Bridging Art and Disability
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ezzell Floraniña began The Rainbow Players – a group comprised of people with varying levels of disability labels – in 1999 in Western…
National Dance Institute of New Mexico: Making Dance a Reality
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The National Dance Institute – New Mexico is an organization that goes into the public schools and teaches dance classes to kids. For…
National Dance Institute of New Mexico: Teaching Teamwork and Effort
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Emily Lowman is the Santa Fe Outreach Artistic Director of the National Dance Institute – New Mexico, an organization that goes into the…
Rehabilitation through the Arts: An Act of Bravery
An Interview with Ricki Gold Ricki Gold, deputy director of Rehabilitation through the Arts, shares some of the highs and lows working within this unique organization…
The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture: “Why Don’t We Have One?”
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Adam Horowitz’ easy-going personality belies the scope of his work. The original dreamer and schemer behind the United States Department of Arts and…