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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman
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WHAT:NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan will give remarks at the plenary session of the Arts Education Partnership Spring 2010 Forum. This is the first time in the 15-year history of the Arts Education Partnership that the current NEA Chairman and Secretary have appeared together at the Forum. Arts Education Partnership (AEP) is a federal agency partnership between the Arts Endowment and the U.S. Department of Education in cooperation with the Council of Chief State School Officers. AEP was created in 1995 in response to the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. AEP convenes national forums and serves as a clearinghouse for research and dissemination of national and state arts education policy. The AEP consortium includes more than 130 national organizations in the arts, education, government, and private-sector. For the full schedule of the AEP Spring 2010 Forum, "States of Change: New Leadership in Arts and Education," visit http://www.aep-arts.org/forums/dc2010.html.
WHO: Featured speakers and participants are: NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman; U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Sandra Ruppert, director, Arts Education Partnership; Jonathan Katz, executive director, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies; Gene Wilhoit, executive director, Council of Chief State School Officers; Rachel Goslins, executive director; President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities; The Saints Band, Sitar Arts Center.
WHERE: Palladium Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC
1:00 p.m. |
Sandra Ruppert, director, AEP - welcome and overview of the day |
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1:25 p.m. |
Rachel Goslins, executive director, President's Committee on Arts and Humanities - introduction of Sitar Arts Center |
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1:30 p.m. |
Performance: The Saints Band, Sitar Arts Center |
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1:50 p.m. |
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Jonathan Katz, executive director, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies - introduction of Rocco Landesman, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts |
1:55 p.m. |
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NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman - remarks and Q&A |
2:25 p.m. |
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Gene Wilhoit, executive director, Council of Chief State School Officers - introduction of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan |
2:30 p.m. |
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U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan - remarks and Q&A |
3:00 p.m. |
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Session Adjourns/Photo Opportunity |
CONTACT: Media may RSVP to Sally Gifford, NEA Public Affairs,
(202) 682-5606 or giffords@arts.gov
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