What is the relationship of the arts to Henry Street Settlement?
Settlement founder Lillian Wald realized early on that a community is enriched by exposure to the arts and to opportunities for creative expression. During the first half of the 20th Century, Lower East Side residents benefited from local theater productions, training in arts and crafts, as well as the Settlement’s renown Music School, which has produced hundreds of concerts and operas and trained thousands of musicians since its inception in 1927.
