NATIONAL GUILD OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

YEAR FOUNDED: 1937

Jonathan Herman
Executive Director

520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 302
New York , NY 10018
Phone: (212) 268-3337
Fax: (212) 268-3995

E-mail: jonathanherman@nationalguild.org
Website: www.nationalguild.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Gayle Morgan
Chairman

Lowell Noteboom
Vice Chair

Lydia Kontos
Secretary

Raymond L. Rusnak
Treasurer

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

Joyce Altman
Eric Bachrach
Dorothy Baker
Jo Ellen DeVilbiss
Phyllis Feder
Cynthia Fisher Miller
Alan Fox
Elaine Kaufman
Kristen Murphy
Robyn A. Newhouse
G. David Peters
Carol Ross
George Schermerhorn
Katherine Schumacher
Peggy Senter
Evan Shapiro
Winifred White Neisser

PURPOSES AND GOALS:

To provide service, advocacy and leadership for a diverse constituency of community-based, non-profit, non-degree granting institutions which offer high quality instruction in the performing arts and visual arts to all persons, regardless of age, aptitude, race or ability to pay.

MEMBERSHIP:

Individuals: 76
Business Affiliates: 22
Chapters: 12
Organizations: 330

Description of Membership:

Institutional membership consists of community schools of the arts located in metropolitan, urban, suburban and rural locations throughout the country. These arts education institutions serve over 500,000 students in 45 states. Business Affiliate membership is open to individuals, organizations and corporations (other than a school) that may be involved in the industry of arts education. Individual membership is open to all persons who wish to keep informed of current developments in the field of community arts education and/or those seeking employment.

PUBLICATION(S):

Newsletter: Guildnotes

Membership Directory

Surveys, Studies, Manuals and Resource Materials (listed in the Guild's Publications Catalog )

Description of Publication(s):

Guildnotes is mailed bi-monthly to Institutional, Individual, Business Affiliate members and to selected member school trustees. The Publications Catalog is available upon request. The annual Membership Directory provides a descriptive profile of each member organization with disciplines and programs offered; names of key administrators; school's address, telephone, fax and e-mail.

DESCRIPTION OF MAILING LIST:

Institutional Member mailing list is rentable. List count is 330 and can be sorted by zip code.

Date and Site of 2005 National Conference:

October 18-21, Pittsburgh , PA