"To anyone who ever thought that public school art classes began and ended with construction paper and those infuriating stubby little scissors, Project U.N.I.Q.U.E. is an exuberant, unstoppable howl of protest - an irrepressible voice shouting 'think again'!"

- Mario Cuomo, Former Governor of New York State

AWARDS

Project U.N.I.Q.U.E. and its executive director have been recognized for excellence in arts-in-education through the receipt of the following awards at the national, state, and local level:
 

• 2001 Fanfare Award.  Presented to K. Wieder by the Rochester Philharmonic League, Rochester, NY.
   
• 1994 New York State Governor's Arts Award.  Presented to Project U.N.I.Q.U.E. by Governor Cuomo, New York, NY.
   
• 1992 Individual Arts Award.  Presented to K. Wieder by Arts for Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY.
   
• 1991 Artist of the Year Award.  Presented to K. Wieder by the Pyramid Arts Center, Rochester, NY.
   
• 1990 Commendation for Exceptional Contributions to the Children of Rochester through the Arts. Presented to K. Wieder by the Board of Education, Rochester City School District, Rochester, NY.
   
• 1989 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts/National Schools Board Award to the Rochester Board of Education in Partnership with Project U.N.I.Q.U.E. for Outstanding Leadership in Arts-in-Education.
   
• 1988 National Interdisciplinary Arts for Children Award.  Presented to K. Wieder by State University of New York College at Brockport, Brockport, NY.
   
• 1986 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Arts-in-Education.  Presented to K. Wieder by the Board of Education, Rochester City School District, Rochester, NY.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Common Ground Conference - "Demystifying Research" (April 2007)

Common Ground Conference – Panel Member, “Action Research in Action” (April 2002)

National Association of State Arts Agencies – “Curriculum Development and Assessment in an Empire State Partnership Project,” on behalf
of the New York State Council on the Arts, at Lincoln Center (July 2001)

Empire State Partnerships Summer Institute, sponsored by the New York State

Council on the Arts and the New York State Education Department – “Assessment  of Student Achievement in the V.I.T.A.L. Project (Visual
Integration of Technology, Arts, and Language)” (July 2000)

Performance Assessment in the Arts Conference, sponsored by the University of Rochester – “Assessing Achievement through Different
Learning Modalities” (October 1995)

A World of Learning – Close to Home Conference, sponsored by the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Service and SUNY Oswego –
“Assessing Achievement through Different Learning Modalities” (March 1996)

Common Ground Conference – “Planning for your New York Foundation for the Arts Residency Program” (October 1994)

National Conference of the American Symphony Orchestra League – “Evaluating the Success of Your Educational Program” (June 1993)

New York State Parent/Teacher Convention in Rochester, New York – “Working with Museums in Building Multicultural Understanding” (November 1988)"

Towards Humanizing Education” Conference, sponsored by New York State Education Department – “Promoting Intercultural Understanding in the
Classroom Through the Study of the Black American Musical Heritage” (April 1987)

Arts-in-Education Conference at Saratoga – “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Intercultural Understanding” (July 1986)                              

Arts-in-Education Conference at Saratoga – “Promoting Intercultural ENGAGEMENTS  Understanding Through Dance” (July 1985)

University of Rochester Storytelling Conference – “The Role of Storytelling in the Public School Classroom” (June 1985)

“Towards Humanizing Education” Conference, sponsored by New York State Education Department – “Intercultural Awareness Through Storytelling in the
High School” (April 1985)                            

“Towards Humanizing Education” Conference, sponsored by New York State Education Department – “CETA in the Arts” (April 1978)

“ACE Conference,” sponsored by New York State Administrators in Compensatory Education – “Artists as Classroom Catalysts” (December 1977)

“Towards Humanizing Education” Conference, sponsored by New York State Education Department – “Educational Collaboration of Artistic Resources
in the Rochester Community” (April 1975)

Arts-in-Education Conference at Saratoga – “An Experiential Approach to Creative Dramatics” (July 1974)