Outreach
THE CENTER'S TRADITIONS OF COMMUNITY
One
of the hallmarks of the Center for the Arts is its community outreach.
For more than a decade the Center has been involved in public service
arts and educational enrichment programs that improve the quality of
life for Western New Yorkers. Primary examples of outreach initiatives
include the Center's:
Dance Residency outreach program
that brings professional dance companies into area grade schools, high
schools and art academies for workshops, demonstrations, and
performances -- more than a dozen successful visiting artists have
provided free dance performances and workshops for more than 30,000
students in grades K-12. These annual professional dance residencies
often last up to three weeks.
School-Time Adventure Series
that provides quality live musical theater and dance performances for
children beginning with Pre-Kindergarten. This live theater experience
is an important introduction for young audiences, designed to develop
and grow an appreciation for the arts. The Series brings over 7,000
children each year into the Center's Main Stage Theatre - many on buses
funded by a transportation stipend program;
Explore the Arts
is a unique, one-week intensive summer program focusing on the
technical and performance aspects of theatre for youth in grades 5-8.
Classes are taught by University faculty and the Center's professional
staff. Full scholarships are provided for children from underserved
communities (transportation, meals, supplies and tuition);
Technical Theatre Summer Program
provides technical theater training for WNY adults, college and high
school students, taught by the Center's professional production staff on
the stages and behind the scenes at the Center for the Arts.
LIVE @ The Center
is an award-winning weekly series featuring a unique blend of
cutting-edge Western New York musicians and visual artists. Each event
is free and open to the public. A multiple-camera crew captures footage
for half-hour television episodes broadcast on WNED's Think Bright TV
and New York Network and WNLO-TV and has reached over 750,000
households.
Arts in Healthcare Initiative integrates
innovative arts-focused programming in the hospital setting. This
unique collaboration with both Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
and Roswell Park Cancer Institute will focus on encouraging the spirit
to thrive in the face of physical and emotional difficulties.
All of our outreach programs are supported by the gifts of individual donors. Please consider making a donation to help us continue to offer these programs.
