HISTORY
In 1991, the Trustees of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust authorized a grant for the endowment of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for the Arts. In 1992, the Kenan Fund for the Arts established the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
For nearly fifteen years it has been a means for partnering in the future of the arts, particularly through collaborations with other organizations that have potential for significant impact. Under the leadership of its visionary and dedicated Board of Advisors, the Kenan Institute for the Arts has strengthened its association with the North Carolina School of the Arts through its projects and initiatives, while also maintaining its contacts and collaborations with other arts organizations nationally and internationally. The ultimate goal for most of its projects is self-sufficiency.
PREVIOUSLY SPONSORED PROJECTS
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Planning phase for an exhibit offering a unique perspective on the art behind the moving image with a retrospective of the work of a major film production designer. |
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A regional gathering of invited participants featuring nationally recognized panelists and keynote speaker on issues in contemporary digital arts. |
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Internet 2 collaborations between the NCSA School of Music, the New World Symphony Orchestra, and others. |
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Regional gatherings of invited NCSA alumni centered around a panel presentation by leading artists and arts professionals on contemporary topics in the arts today. |
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Collaborative partnership between the Southern Arts Federation, Carnegie Mellon University and NCSA to provide ways in which to address lack of training for arts “presenters."
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A partnership with The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem, the New Horizons Performance Series will produce four events per season to include workshops and readings. |
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Workshops and lectures by Ellen Dissanayake and Suzanne Lacy in conjunction with the 26th Annual Tri State Sculptors Conference, October 7-9, 2004.
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Shakespeare Lives!, a nationally recognized teacher development program, is designed to give public high school and middle school English teachers strategies to make Shakespeare's writings come alive in the classroom. |
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Intensive coaching for NCSA/Fletcher Opera Institute students to work directly with the opera coaching staff at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, each spring. |
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With the help of the Kenan Institute, NCSA dancers had the unique opportunity to work side-by-side with an internationally recognized choreographer and the original cast from her new ballet. |
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Film students apply their talents to the needs of non-profit organizations in the Piedmont region. |
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A 1993 initiative, created to fill a longstanding need to build a connection with other liberal arts educators teaching in performing arts conservatories and to sustain this connection through biennial conversations. |
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The Kenan Institute assisted in planning and establishing a new graduate program at NCSA. |
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The Kenan Institute helps establish a new film festival in Winston-Salem. |
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A comprehensive school reform begun in 1994 that views the arts as fundamental to how teachers teach and how students learn in all subjects. |
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A conference to explore the potential for creative economies in Appalachia. |
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The Kenan Institute and NCSA hosted the first national conference of conservatory leaders in 2002. |
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In 2002, the Kenan Institute initiated a gathering of dance professionals to address issues in the training and professional lives of young dancers. |
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A project with the Durham (N.C.) Arts Council from 1995-2000 that investigated the feasibility of using the arts to address issues of at-risk youth. |
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A national conference held in 2000 to assess the current state of ethical decision-making in Hollywood and to determine how ethical considerations can be integrated into a film school or program curriculum. |
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