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U.S. Senate Confirms Presidential Appointment of Sphinx Founder
 Aaron Dworkin, Founder and President of the Sphinx
Organization was confirmed
Tuesday, August 2 by the U.S. Senate to serve on the National
Council on the Arts.
Dworkin was President Obama's first nominee to the National Council on the Arts in December 2010. Read The Washington Post article.
The council is the advisory body to the National Endowment for the Arts and approves grants and agency policies.
“I am deeply honored that I was considered and selected by the President
and confirmed by the Senate,” Dworkin said. “It is my hope
that I can play a role in advocating for the arts in our society and
access for all young people." Read more in the Detroit Free Press.
Dworkin founded the Sphinx
Organization
in 1996, and was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2005 in
recognition of his work in bringing diversity to classical music. This year, the Sphinx Organization celebrates its 15th Anniversary and works to build capacity for artistic education and sustainability for educational programming.
September 19| Mercer College - Macon, GA
September 21| New World Center - Miami, FL
September 23| Sarasota Community - Sarasota, FL
September 25| Beaches Fine Arts Series - Jacksonville, FL
September 27| Central Michigan University - Mount Pleasant, MI
September 28| Interlochen Center for the Arts - Interlochen, MI
October 2| Harris Theater - Chicago, IL
October 4| University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
October 7| University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Greensboro, NC
October 12| Carnegie Hall - New York, NY
October 19| Stanford Lively Arts - Stanford, CA
November 4| Charlotte Concerts - Charlotte, NC
The
tour has been made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with
additional support from Target and the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation.
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