Executive Director

Where creative exploration happens with zeal and with purpose, without restraint or presumption, there will thrive a society that not only sustains its people but challenges, connects and enlightens them through the power of bold human expression.

The Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts builds partnerships to support creative projects, many of which are associated with the North Carolina School of the Arts.  As a progressive, thoughtful and broadly capable advocate of the arts and for the individual artist, we believe that providing assistance to innovative and imaginative endeavors – especially those that challenge what is expected, daring to be unconventional in direction – can invigorate and advance the artistic energies of a society in ways that benefit everyone.

1722 South Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
336-722-0030

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Read the remarks of Alexander Bernstein from the March 2008 Arts Education Roundtable at the North Carolina School of the Arts