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Dee Boyle-Clapp, Director of the Arts Extension Service at UMass Amherst, shares her reflections on the organization's 50th anniversary

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Mark Auerbach, host of ArtsBeat for Westfield Community Programming (WSKB 89.5 FM and WCPC 15), Southwick Community Television, and Agawam Media, recently interviewed Dee Boyle-Clapp about the 50th anniversary of AES.

Pam Korza reflects on her time as a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Washington DC and how her experiences helped her shape AES' framework.

Maryo Gard Ewell describes the effects that Arts Extension Service's Peer Advising Network advisors had on families, community engagement, nonprofits and facilitating retreats in Colorado.

Craig Dreeszen, Ph.D., reflects on his time with AES and the impacts of the Peer Advising Program on local arts agencies and community arts.

Bob Lynch describes his long history working with AES and the creation and effects of State and National Arts Advocacy Methods incubated by AES.

William "Bill" Cleveland recounts the formation process of AES and how it planted the seeds for community arts leadership training programs in four other U.S. communities.

Dorothy Chen-Courtin tells the story of Stan Rosenberg, former Massachusetts Senator and AES Advisory Board Member, and how he helped form AES's legacy.