For more information on any of the NYSAAE recognition programs, please contact Lainy Slyder at 1.800.ARTS.N.ED or by email at lainy@nysaae.org.

Summer Music Institute

The Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute is a 4-week summer music program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, for student instrumentalists.  The program is open, by recorded audition, to students who are seriously considering orchestral music as a career and are in grades 9 through 12 or are a college freshman or sophomore.  Nominations are due to NYSAAE in late winter.  Five winning applicants from New York State will go on to the Kennedy Center for a further selection process.  To view the 2007-08 Summer Music Institute application, click here.

Superintendent Recognition Award

Believing that the influence of school superintendents is a major factor in improving arts education in school systems across the state, NYSAAE presents the Annual School Superintendent Recognition Award to a New York State school district superintendent who demonstrates outstanding support for and commitment to high-quality sequential arts education programs in their schools.  This is one way of recognizing an exceptional school superintendent and to attract public attention to school-based arts education.  

School Board Recognition Award

The School Board Recognition Award is an annual award presented to a New York State school board that has demonstrated support for and commitment to high-quality arts education in its school district and community. This state-level award recognizes districts that have included all four major artistic disciplines – visual arts, music, theater and dance – in their programs.  The final selection from New York State is sent to the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN) to be included in a national pool of nominees.  The national Award is administered by KCAAEN and National School Board Association.  State-level nominations are due to NYSAAE in the fall.  To view the 2008 School Board Recognition Award application, click here.

Creative Ticket School Awards

The Creative Ticket “Schools of Excellence” Awards are annual awards presented to schools that exemplify arts integrated education, specifically the role schools play in providing a creative learning environment for outstanding student achievement.  State winners are submitted for consideration at the national level, where winners receive a modest honorarium to support their programs, a plaque for display in their building, and the opportunity to perform at the Kennedy Center as part of KCAAEN events.  State-level Creative Ticket nominations are due to NYSAAE in the spring.  To view the 2007-08 Creative Ticket application, click here.