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A Debate on Arts Education Will our culture suffer if we don't do more to teach the arts? December 1-5, 2008 For decades, as teaching of the arts has been cut back in our public schools, alarms have been raised about the dire consequences for American culture. Artists and arts organizations stepped in to try to take up some of the slack. Foundations funded programs to take art into the schools. But producers of art aren't primarily in the education business. Schools increasingly focused… Continue

Applications for the 2009 Artist-in-Residence program at Acadia National Park will be accepted until January 5, 2009. Artist-In-Residence Program at Acadia The Artist-In-Residence Program offers professional writers, composers, and all visual and performing artists the opportunity to pursue their particular art form while surrounded by the inspiring landscape of the park. In the spring and fall, the park provides housing to participants for two-week to four-week periods. No additional s… Continue

Town Hall Meeting in Colorado Springs Wednesday, Dec. 3 on Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness The Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Higher Education will jointly host a town hall meeting in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 3 as part of the ongoing effort to establish a description of “postsecondary and workforce readiness.” The meeting will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. at the El Pomar Foundation’s Penrose House (1661 Mesa Ave.) in Colorado Springs. Educa… Continue

SOURCE: Times Union By DANIELLE FURFARO, Staff writer First published in print: Sunday, November 16, 2008 "As Greenville High seniors, Brittany Case and Emily Valentine have taken every art class offered at their small-town school. Now, both participate in independent study, Case focusing on graphic design and Valentine on photography. "They really offer only the basics here," said Valentine,17, who plans to attend the Hallmark College of Photography in Turners Falls, Mass., in t… Continue

SOURCE: People You Need to Know "Gilbert Young, the world-renowned artist, is a friend of mine. While at lunch one afternoon, he shared an interesting story about his childhood. Gilbert told me that when he was in elementary school, a teacher labeled him as a slow learner; he was then placed in their Special Education Program. When Gilbert was in the sixth grade, another teacher came along who really believed in him and discovered he had artist… Continue

The Illinois Arts Alliance released Committing to Quality in Education: Arts at the Core, an arts education guidebook specifically designed for Illinois teachers, principals, superintendents, parents, and community partners. Arts at the Core offers direction and tools to assist stakeholders in strengthening arts education. It is a follow-up to Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student, a ground-breaking study that revealed widespread inequities in arts education in Illinois.… Continue

Libraries and Schools Encouraged to Apply to Bring Great American Art to the Nation’s Classrooms and Libraries Washington, DC—Libraries and schools now have until November 14, 2008, to apply for an innovative, free teaching tool called Picturing America. Picturing America, presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), provides high-quality reproductions of great American art to public libraries and K-… Continue

Think 360 Arts, the state’s leading provider of arts education programs and services, is seeking artists and ensembles statewide to apply for the Think 360 Artist Directory. Selected artists will be added to the 2009 Artist Roster and will be eligible to conduct educational performances, workshops or residencies for Think 360 Arts in schools and libraries throughout Colorado. Artists of all disciplines, including visual, performing, literary, media, folk arts and architecture are encouraged to a… Continue

The Arts, Creative Learning & Student Achievement We are excited to see the wealth of press coverage surrounding the recent study on the state of arts education in Colorado sponsored by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and Colorado Council on the Arts (CCA). The study is a first of its kind, and was undertaken with the goal of quantifying the level, type and scope of arts education offered and delivered to Colorado public school students. Among other findings, the st… Continue

Fall 2009 marks a new beginning for Kunsmiller, a spacious school crowning a lovely park. This former middle school will reopen to become a K-12 integrated arts school. It will open first as a K-7 school in starting 2009-2010, adding grades and ever increasing arts opportunities until it reaches capacity at 12th grade. It will serve students as a Denver Public Schools' magnet with regional priorities, 75% of students coming from the areas feeding Kennedy High School, Lincoln High School and Gran… Continue