Children's Art Schools in the Context of the State Cultural Strategy

The most important task of the state cultural strategy is to preserve and develop the three-level system of arts education (children's art school — college — creative university), which is unparalleled in the global educational space and has nurtured more than one generation of great figures in art and culture. Particular attention should be paid to children's music schools, which allow every child to unlock their creative potential and find their place in the big world of art. In today's reality, children's art schools should become the basis for the continuous process of self-development of a person as a subject of culture and activity, providing various opportunities for children's educational and social achievements. During the strategic session, leading representatives of various education systems will discuss important issues related to this sector, including the most pressing issues of staffing and material and technical support for children's art schools.

Moderator:
Alla Nikitina, Russia. Director, St. Petersburg Children’s School of Arts named after M.I. Glinka.

Speakers:

1. Galina Grinchak, Director, Children’s School of Arts “Okhta Center for Aesthetic Education,” St. Petersburg;
2. Natalya Kozyreva, Head of the Education Sector in the Sphere of Culture, Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg;
3. Natalya Suvorova, Honored Cultural Worker of the Russian Federation, Chair of the public organization “Union of Children’s Theatre Schools and Theatre Departments of DShI,” Director, A. Kalyagin Children’s Theatre School, Vyatskie Polyany, Kirov Region;
4. Irina Domogatskaya, PhD in Pedagogy, Head of the Center of Competence, “M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov State Musical Pedagogical Institute” (Moscow), education expert, Editor-in-Chief of the ArtResource portal;
5. Natalya Klecheva, Director, “Regional Resource Center in the Field of Culture and Arts Education,” Yekaterinburg;
6. Anna Poltoratskaya, Director, Municipal Budgetary Institution of Supplementary Education “Central Children’s School of Arts of Mariupol”;
7. Svetlana Tsyganova, Chair, All-Russian Trade Union of Cultural Workers, Moscow (remote participation);
8. Natalya Ryzhakova, Director, Municipal Autonomous Institution of Supplementary Education “Koltushi Children’s School of Arts,” finalist of the All-Russian competition “Best Children’s School of Arts” 2022, Leningrad Region, Vsevolozhsk.