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Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center Announces New Board of Directors Members
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Emily Genetelli
- Board expands to increase children’s exposure to the arts -
ATLANTA, December 7, 2010 – Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC), Georgia’s leading provider of in-school arts-in-education programming, today announced that Kim Schuessler and Catherine Tabor have been elected to the organizations’ governing board of directors.
“The addition of Kim and Catherine to YAWAC’s board of directors ensures that the organization will continue to benefit from a diversity of perspectives and experiences as we transform the lives and learning of young people through the arts by bringing local, professional artists and arts experiences to children in schools and community organization,” commented Virginia A. Hepner, interim executive director of Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center.
Schuessler is an artist whose paintings are exhibited at Atlanta’s Pryor Fine Art, and she previously served on YAWAC’s supporting board of directors. She has also taught elementary art in the Fulton County school system. Schuessler was appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to serve as a member of the Georgia Council for the Arts Advisory Board.
Tabor is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sparkfly, a marketing technology company that specializes in targeted mobile and social promotions. She was named one of Atlanta’s top female chief executive officers by Atlanta Woman Magazine. Tabor’s company has grown into an innovative leader in loyalty marketing with clients including The Coca-Cola Company, Aflac, Emory, and SunTrust.
“I am the mother of a four year old daughter and have witnessed first-hand the positive impact Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center makes through programs they provide to her school,” said Catherine Tabor. “I want to do what I can to ensure more children have the opportunity to experience these programs. It is up to the community to preserve the teaching of the arts in our schools and, I am proud to be a part of this wonderful group.”
About Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center
Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is an affiliate of the nation’s largest arts-in-education organization, Young Audiences, Inc. and Georgia’s leading provider of educational arts programming. Since 1983, YAWAC has pursued its mission – to transform the lives and learning of young people through the arts – by bringing the power of live arts experiences in music, dance, theatre, literary, and visual arts to young people from preschool through high school. Each year YAWAC’s curriculum-based programs reach more than 700,000 students in schools, recreation centers, libraries, museums and other community venues throughout the entire state of Georgia.
About Woodruff Arts Center
Over the past 40 years, the Woodruff Arts Center has distinguished itself as one of the premier cultural centers in the nation, a unique institutional model where individual arts institutions unite to form a collaborative, inspirational, and supportive environment for the arts and education. The Woodruff Arts Center campus, located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta houses four renowned arts organizations including Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art, and Young Audiences. Since 1968, Woodruff Arts Center has served more than 30 million patrons and annually offers more than 3,300 performances and exhibitions. In addition to its role as a cultural beacon and hub of the Southeast, the Center serves as a critical economic, educational, and social catalyst for Atlanta and the region. For more, visit www.woodruffcenter.org.
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CONTACT:
Emily Genetelli
404.733.4574
emily.genetelli@woodruffcenter.org
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