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A conversation between Class Acts Arts artist Karim Nagi and Executive Director James E. Modrick highlights the important role of the arts to create bridges of cultural understanding.
On Wednesday, April 3 at 11:00 a.m., the mural “Flower Dreams” will be unveiled in the heart of the Long Branch neighborhood, a vibrant ethnic cultural center. Mural created by Project Youth ArtReach of Class Acts Arts.
Class Acts Artists Kim and Reggie Harris brought their Music from the Underground Railroad show to students at Chapel District ES. Using song and story, the acclaimed duo brought to life the inspiring triumph won by a network of slaves and committed citizens from all walks of life. Read more and see video
Class Acts Artist Dakshina Dance offered a world dance treat to students in Easton MD yesterday with their lively program, "Dancing Around the World." Read more
Cantaré musicians Cecilia Esquivel and Dani Cortaza performed for students at the Blow Pierce Junior Academy Friday morning. Their musical offerings highlighted holiday music from Latin America and its indigenous, European, and African roots. Class Acts Arts, Inc. and Capital One Bank sponsored the performance.
Class Acts Arts annual celebration of the arts will feature collaborations by national and internationally renowned DC-based artists.
Claire Schwadron, Director of Project Youth ArtReach, an award-winning positive youth development program for youthful offenders and incarcerated adults, received the Education Award from the Montgomery County Executive's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities which was held at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center on Monday night.
Project Youth ArtReach Director Claire Schwadron received the Education Award at last night's Montgomery County Executive's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.
Class Acts Arts of Silver Spring, MD, presents its 3rd annual FIESTA! Feasting and Fêting the Arts fundraiser on Friday, November 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center (7995 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD.)
Project Youth ArtReach, a part of Class Acts Arts, is featured in Gazette article: Boyds prisoners find focus, new lives through art program
The board of directors of Class Acts Arts announces the appointment of James E. Modrick as the organization’s next Executive Director
Class Acts Artists are making an impact in the community this summer.
Project Youth ArtReach (PYA), a program of Class Acts Arts that brings art programs to youth in correctional settings in Maryland, is partnering with Weisser Gallery and Glass Studio to exhibit artwork made during residencies by inmates at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) in Clarksburg, MD. The exhibition, titled “In Our Hands,” opens on May 11th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Weisser Gallery, and will be on display through June 13th, 2012.
