ArtsConnection
Dionne Thornton is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in arts management, community engagement, and educational programming. Currently serving as the Director at ArtsConnection since January 2020, Dionne has held various leadership roles including Associate Director of Teen Programs and Community Engagement and Program Manager. Prior experience includes working as the Art & Social Justice Project Liaison at the Brooklyn Museum, where responsibilities encompassed overseeing museum-school partnerships and providing mentorship in educational settings. Additional roles have spanned freelance consulting in strategic partnerships, marketing initiatives at Butter Beans, Inc., and directorial positions in events and corporate relations at notable organizations such as the International Center of Photography and Carnegie Hall. Dionne holds a BA in History with a minor in Music from Middlebury College.
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ArtsConnection
ArtsConnection is a nationally recognized non-profit arts education organization with a 40-year history of giving New York City public school students, pre-kindergarten through grade 12, the skills, motivation and positive reinforcement they need to succeed academically and personally. Our award-winning arts programs support literacy and foster communication, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. We direct our work to the most high-needs communities, and each year reach 45,000 students through partnerships with over 120 public schools across the 5 boroughs and through after-school and weekend initiatives that engage middle and high school students in the cultural resources of New York City. Children and teens are learning to better understand themselves and the world around them through our music, dance, theater, media and visual arts programming led by a faculty of over 125 specially-trained professional artists who share their distinctive artistic perspectives to inspire, guide and teach students.