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News | May 12, 2017
Usdan’s exciting new collaboration with artist Pedro Lasch was highlighted in a recent post on Artforum.com.
It highlighted Lasch’s role as Usdan’s first-ever Artist-In-Residence – and revealed details about the three-year art engagement, launching this summer on Campus.
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News | May 12, 2017
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts has confirmed two high profile music collaborations with International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE ) for Junior Chorus and Lisa Bielawa for Senior Orchestra programs, kicking off in Summer 2017.
Composer-performer Levy Lorenzo will team with his colleagues...
News | Apr 17, 2017
Usdan recently added a key member of their senior administration team: Andrew Navarette as director of development.
Andrew is a Fundraising and Nonprofit Management expert with a deep appreciation for the Arts and a strategic and effective leader in the New York arts community. He joins...
News | Mar 31, 2017
Last month, Usdan student Jasmine Shayla Modeste’s talent was on display. Her work was included in an ArtsAlive LI exhibition featuring work of African-American artists.
It started when the Westbury Arts Council asked for volunteers to assist in painting a mural in the kids play area at...
News | Mar 3, 2017
Through the 50+ years that Usdan has been open, more than 40,000 students have passed through Usdan’s gates, many thanks to need- and talent-based scholarships. Every year, Usdan gives over $1 million dollars in need- and talent-based scholarships.
News | Mar 2, 2017
On Saturday, February 11, Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts conducted its first-ever formal off-campus Information Session. The successful and informative session took the Usdan experience to the streets of NYC, drawing a solid group of new and familiar faces – may of whom signed up to return once...