BREATHE – The Creative Challenge Project A new initiative created to provide a means for the teaching artist faculty at the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) to design collaborative, multidisciplinary summer intensive projects.
	Fellowships – Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The William R. Kenan, Jr. Performing Arts Fellowships at Kennedy Center provides NCSA graduates with opportunities to broaden their experiences as designers and directors and to work with an extensive network of professional theatre artists
	Fellowships – Lincoln Center Institute The William R. Kenan, Jr. Fellowships at Lincoln Center Institute provide opportunities in the field of arts in education for NCSA graduates that expose them to aesthetic education practice in preparing them to work in schools as teaching artists.
	Fellowships – Penland School of Crafts The William R. Kenan, Jr. Fellowships at Penland School of Crafts is a program for alumni of the NCSA Visual Arts that promotes life-long learning, stimulates experimentation and skill development, and extends career development.
	International Organ Tour The planning phase for a tour in 2008 that would give organ students at NCSA the unique opportunity to see, hear, and play some of the most important historic organs in Europe.
	Kenan Conversations Informal gatherings throughout the academic year designed to gather arts leaders of the NCSA campus and local Winston-Salem communities to talk about their work.
	Kenan Writers' Encounters: The Arts and the Environment The Kenan Writers' Encounters is a series of inspiring events which brings renowned and emerging writers, artists and thinkers to an innovative forum on the intersection of the arts and the environment.
	LINKS – Commissioning Project in Music A commissioning fund to support the creation of significant new repertoire and link with professional artists outside the North Carolina School of the Arts to enhance the reputation of the school as a vibrant center for artistic creativity.
	Magnolia Baroque Festival Magnolia Baroque Festival will present its third season of concerts June 17-22, 2008 highlighting the historical significance of early Salem to classic music in America.
	National Assembly of Conservatory Leaders The Kenan Institute for the Arts will convene a second national assembly of conservatory leaders, artists and arts journalists to imagine the future of performing arts education in America.
	Open Dream Ensemble A professional outreach program of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Open Dream Ensemble creates original multidisciplinary performances and residencies that integrate live music, dance and drama to support public school curriculum.