Arts education has been a Lincoln Center priority since its founding, and the establishment of Lincoln Center Institute in 1975 made Lincoln Center a leader in integrating the arts into school curricula and training teachers to use the arts as a teaching tool. Inspired by a campus redevelopment effort that has succeeded in drawing broader audiences to Lincoln Center’s reimagined physical spaces, Lincoln Center recognized that rethinking and revitalizing its work in arts education would enhance its impact and expand its reach to underserved communities. In September 2012, Lincoln Center welcomed Russell Granet as the Institute’s new Executive Director. A renowned advocate for arts education and a veritable leader in the field, Mr. Granet organized a major planning effort to determine the future of Lincoln Center’s educational programming that included retreats for Lincoln Center staff and Institute Board members; teaching artist town hall sessions; school visits; and meetings with staff, Board and educators. This process led to a new vision and strategic plan for bringing Lincoln Center educational offerings together as the Lincoln Center Education (LCE) family of programs. Operating under the direction of Mr. Russell Granet, Lincoln Center Education encompasses all the institution’s educational activities in schools and in the community. LCE is also launching a variety of new and important projects for bringing the arts to underserved populations and for making advancements in the field of arts education that will help LCE to better serve its audiences and to develop strategies that can be shared nationally and internationally.
