Caught Up in the Web: Weehawken tots and Arts Horizons teaching artist John Kaiser experiment with fiber; works on display at Weehawken Public Library.
Arts Horizons' teaching aritst and staff member Bridget Boss works with students from Dater Elementary School in Ramsey, NJ for a week of art in tribute to Gretchen Dater, an art student who died in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988.
A team of teaching artists embark on a specialized training program for arts and autism, in partnership with NYC Department of Special Education D75. The program, SEAA has also been recognized by the National Endowment of the Arts with funding to continue into a 4th season next year.
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Artists-in-Education Consortium announces Opening Reception for Exhibition, "Not North Enough: Slavery in the North," Featuring Work by Teaneck, NJ Students Friday, April 23, 7:00 p.m.
This highly competetive award through the Christopher & Dana Reeve foundation enhances the lives of people living with paralysis and now supports Arts Horizons successful Music in Healthcare Program: ArtBeat!!
The creation and implementation of ATImpact, a blog documenting the Best Practices of teachers inspired by attending the Artist/Teacher Institute, is a featured workshop at two arts conferences in 2010.
Created for teachers by teachers, aTimpact is an online resource of innovative Best Practices in arts immersion and arts integration inspired by participants who have attended the NJ Artist/Teacher Institute (aTi).
Arts Horizons founder, John Devol, recently stepped down from his 31 year run as Executive Director and appointed Elizabeth Halverstam Acting Executive Director. Elizabeth has been working for Arts Horizons for 23 years, and was honored to accept this duty. John remains on staff, now focusing solely on Individual Gifts.
9 Arts Horizons Teaching Artists embark on a training program merging professional development, artist-in-residence practicums, and mentoring. The 'SEAA' endeavors to build best practices in Special Education and the Arts for students with Autism Spectrum in NYC D75 Schools.