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(Duxbury/Hingham/Hanover, MA) September 4, 2019 – South Shore Conservatory (SSC) Board of Trustees Chairman Derek Spence announced today in an email to the community that SSC President Kathy Czerny will step down from her position of 15 years, retiring after 32 years in arts education. Her last day at SSC will be August 31, 2020. “Kathy has been a remarkable visionary leader who has led the expansion of SSC’s overall mission, broadening access to the arts across the South Shore through our award-winning ImagineARTS programming, as well as the creation of a robust Creative Arts Therapy department,” said Spence. “As we reach the milestone of our 50th Anniversary in the year ahead, we cannot help but acknowledge the indelible mark that Kathy has left on SSC and the South Shore arts community.” Under Czerny’s leadership, enrollment at SSC’s two campuses in Hingham and Duxbury has nearly doubled. Additionally, SSC has developed new programs and partnerships that have expanded its geographic footprint and created greater access to music and the arts for people of all ages, socioeconomic backgrounds and abilities. In 2012, SSC launched ImagineARTS – an arts-integrated literacy program in partnership with public schools in Brockton, that reaches more than 750 kindergarteners, using music, drama, dance and stories to increase pre-reading skills. SSC’s Creative Arts Therapy department, now in its 10th year, reaches more than 500 residents of all ages with developmental and emotional challenges, offering programs tailored for those with learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries and Alzheimer’s. A third campus, opening in Hanover in 2020, will be dedicated to SSC’s CAT programs; The Glick Family Center for Creative Arts Therapies will be the only one of its kind in the state. “SSC is an incredibly special place. I will cherish the year ahead, working alongside so many dedicated professionals who strive every day to create community around the arts.” said Czerny. “I’m grateful to everyone on the South Shore and beyond who supports our work and shares our passion for music and the arts. I’m also looking forward to celebrating our 50th Anniversary and so many signature music and arts programs and performances with the community before my departure.” SSC’s Board of Trustees has formed a search committee to conduct a national search for Czerny’s replacement. About South Shore Conservatory Celebrating 50 years in 2020, South Shore Conservatory (SSC) is committed to providing access to music and the arts for South Shore residents. Recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, SSC is the largest, nonprofit community school for the arts in Massachusetts, serving more than 4,500 students of all ages at two beautiful campuses in Duxbury and Hingham, and a new satellite location at Laura’s Center for the Arts in Hanover. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama. With more than 100 exceptional musicians on faculty, SSC offers over 200 professionally produced concerts and performances annually. Through innovative partnerships with schools, social services and community agencies throughout the South Shore, SSC brings music and the arts out to the community to enrich the lives of residents. A third campus in Hanover – The Glick Family Center for Creative Arts Therapies – is scheduled to open in the summer of 2020, offering the benefits of music and the arts to people with developmental and emotional challenges. For more information, visit https://sscmusic.org/. In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
(Duxbury/Hingham/Hanover, MA) September 4, 2019 – South Shore Conservatory (SSC) Board of Trustees Chairman Derek Spence announced today in an email to the community that SSC President Kathy Czerny will step down from her position of 15 years, retiring after 32 years in arts education. Her last day at SSC will be August 31, 2020.
“Kathy has been a remarkable visionary leader who has led the expansion of SSC’s overall mission, broadening access to the arts across the South Shore through our award-winning ImagineARTS programming, as well as the creation of a robust Creative Arts Therapy department,” said Spence. “As we reach the milestone of our 50th Anniversary in the year ahead, we cannot help but acknowledge the indelible mark that Kathy has left on SSC and the South Shore arts community.”
Under Czerny’s leadership, enrollment at SSC’s two campuses in Hingham and Duxbury has nearly doubled. Additionally, SSC has developed new programs and partnerships that have expanded its geographic footprint and created greater access to music and the arts for people of all ages, socioeconomic backgrounds and abilities.
In 2012, SSC launched ImagineARTS – an arts-integrated literacy program in partnership with public schools in Brockton, that reaches more than 750 kindergarteners, using music, drama, dance and stories to increase pre-reading skills. SSC’s Creative Arts Therapy department, now in its 10th year, reaches more than 500 residents of all ages with developmental and emotional challenges, offering programs tailored for those with learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries and Alzheimer’s. A third campus, opening in Hanover in 2020, will be dedicated to SSC’s CAT programs; The Glick Family Center for Creative Arts Therapies will be the only one of its kind in the state.
“SSC is an incredibly special place. I will cherish the year ahead, working alongside so many dedicated professionals who strive every day to create community around the arts.” said Czerny. “I’m grateful to everyone on the South Shore and beyond who supports our work and shares our passion for music and the arts. I’m also looking forward to celebrating our 50th Anniversary and so many signature music and arts programs and performances with the community before my departure.”
SSC’s Board of Trustees has formed a search committee to conduct a national search for Czerny’s replacement.
About South Shore Conservatory Celebrating 50 years in 2020, South Shore Conservatory (SSC) is committed to providing access to music and the arts for South Shore residents. Recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, SSC is the largest, nonprofit community school for the arts in Massachusetts, serving more than 4,500 students of all ages at two beautiful campuses in Duxbury and Hingham, and a new satellite location at Laura’s Center for the Arts in Hanover. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama. With more than 100 exceptional musicians on faculty, SSC offers over 200 professionally produced concerts and performances annually. Through innovative partnerships with schools, social services and community agencies throughout the South Shore, SSC brings music and the arts out to the community to enrich the lives of residents. A third campus in Hanover – The Glick Family Center for Creative Arts Therapies – is scheduled to open in the summer of 2020, offering the benefits of music and the arts to people with developmental and emotional challenges. For more information, visit https://sscmusic.org/.
In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.