P.S. ARTS is excited to announce our upcoming Artist Educator Connect session on March 19 at 3:30 pm focused on Special Education in the Arts. This conversation will feature an inspiring panel at the intersection of arts education, accessibility, and inclusion.
Panelists include:
Dr. Kristen Paglia, Executive Director of The Fox Foundation and renowned arts education advocate and educator, will join us to share her insights and experience in supporting inclusive arts learning environments.
Marisa Hamamoto, founder and creative director of Infinite Flow Dance, whose work champions disability inclusion and representation in dance, will be on the panel, sharing about her experience and work.
This session will offer an opportunity to learn from their perspectives, explore strategies for inclusive arts education, and engage in meaningful dialogue about expanding access to the arts for all students. We hope you’ll join us for what promises to be a thoughtful and inspiring conversation.
About the panelists:
After fourteen years as CEO and Director of P.S. ARTS, Dr. Kristen (Kristi) Greer Paglia now serves as Executive Director of The Fox Foundation, continuing her leadership in the Greater LA nonprofit community. A recognized advocate and educator, she has contributed to state and national arts education initiatives, taught at University of California, Los Angeles, Claremont Graduate University, and USC Marshall School of Business, and holds advanced degrees from Harvard University and UCLA.
Named People Magazine “Women Changing the World”, Marisa Hamamoto is an award-winning transformation movement artist, speaker, and founder of Infinite Flow Dance, a disability-led, award-winning professional dance company with a mission to reimagine possibilities, one dance at a time. Marisa is a spinal stroke survivor, late diagnosed autistic, and 4th generation Japanese American.
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