NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Paul Kassel, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at NIU was the guest on Arts Engines with Aaron Dworkin, a weekly TV show that, “seeks to share the most valuable advice and input from arts administrators who tell their stories of creative problem-solving, policy, economic impact, crisis management and empowering the future of the field.”

Arts Engines is a partnership with Detroit Public Television, Ovation TV, The Violin Channel and American Public Media that reaches more than 100,000 viewers per week.

The College of Visual and Performing Arts is one of Arts Engines “creative partners” alongside institutions such as Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Opera America, Ravinia, Juilliard, Northwestern Bienen School of Music, Yale School of Music, University of North Texas School of Music, Interlochen Center for the Arts and others.

Kassel and Dworkin discussed collaborating with the arts ecosystem of a city.