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CREEDE AND TELLURIDE WIN GOVERNOR’S ARTS AWARD

A total of 13 Colorado cities were nominated

The towns of Creede and Telluride were honored at a ceremony at the Denver Art Museum on Friday, February 26, as part of Arts Advocacy Day. The annual Governor’s Arts Award recognizes a Colorado town or city for their collective efforts to enhance their community and their economy through strategic use of the arts. Governor Ritter joined Creede Mayor Rex Shepperd and Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser in unveiling the a

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Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on March 8, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Arts Supply Drive Benefits Denver’s Low Income Schools

DENVER – During its 2009 MAGIC Arts Supply Drive, Think 360 Arts provided art teachers i

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Four Bills Address the Arts & Creative Industries This Legislative Season - Show Your Support!

Arts for Colorado

Call to Action, February 2010

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Give us $__5 to Keep the Arts Alive!

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Governor’s Presentation of Arts Award to Highlight Arts Advocacy Day

February 26 event celebrates role of arts and creative industries in Colorado

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Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on February 11, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

America SCORES Denver and Think 360 Arts unite to bring poetry to life

Think 360 Arts and America SCORES Denver have partnered to present the Inspired Art Project, a project in which local artists create original works inspired by poems written by Denver's youth.

Modeled off of projects in Bay Area, California and Chicago, Illinois, the… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on February 10, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

7 Tips On How To Write A Research Paper

There are various tasks accomplished by students in various academic standards and Research Paper writing is among those most complicated tasks provided to students. Below you will find out the fundamentals of writing custom research papers which can actually win an “A” grade for you… 1. Make sure that the selected view point of your custom research paper is the same of your supervisor’s viewpoint or else the probability of getting a nice grade is… Continue

Added by Dianna Rose on February 10, 2010 at 6:38am — No Comments

Halloween “Thriller” Dance Benefits Think 360 Arts

Dance studio leads “Thriller” dance on Denver’s 16th Street Mall and raises money for arts education Vicky Fields Dance, Inc. and DanzArtz Studios, a 21st-century dance studio, offered a series of group classes for (adults and children?) to learn the choreography from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and perform in zombie costumes on Denver 16th Street Mall on Halloween weekend 2009. Ten percent of the proceeds from the Thriller tribute/fundraiser were donated to Think 360 Arts, a Denver-ba… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on January 22, 2010 at 8:32am — No Comments

Think 360 Artist Training Institute 1/20 & 1/21

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Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on January 12, 2010 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Colorado Art Education Association Announces 2009 Art Education Awards

The Colorado Art Education Association has named the winners of its 2009 Art Education Awards during its annual fall conference in Breckenridge. The CAEA gave 14 nods for outstanding achievements in Art Education this year, including naming Joe Holliman, an art teacher at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, as Colorado Art Educator of the Year. Holliman has also served as CAEA treasurer and on the Littleton Schools Art Council since 1993, as well as serving as chair of the district’s curriculum… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on January 6, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Arts Supply Drive to Benefit Low-Income Denver Public Schools

Arts Supply Drive to Benefit Low-Income Denver Public Schools Public Drop Off Locations Ready to Accept Items DENVER — November 18, 2009 — Think 360 Arts, the state’s leading provider of arts education programs and services, is seeking donations of new and gently used arts supplies during the 2009 MAGIC Arts Supply Drive, November 14 – December 5. MAGIC (Making Arts Great in Classrooms) provides music, dance, theater and visual arts supplies to thousands of students in Title I s… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on November 18, 2009 at 9:40am — No Comments

Scholarships available for young musicians to attend 2010 Kennedy Center's Summer Music Institute

Application Deadline: Friday, January 22, 2010 KENNEDY CENTER/NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NATIONAL TRUSTEES’ SUMMER MUSIC INSTITUTE (June 28-July 26, 2010) The following information will introduce you to the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Summer Music Institute (SMI). Through an initiative of the NSO National Trustees, youn… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on November 18, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

The search is on for a Colorado School District to nominate for Kennedy Center Arts Award!

Each year the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts in Education Network (KCAAEN) and NSBA recognize one school board for outstanding support of the arts in education. KCAAEN and NSBA are looking for school districts that have incorporated the arts into local educational reform efforts by including the consideration of the national standards for arts education, th… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on October 28, 2009 at 10:05am — No Comments

Best Practices in Visual Art Education by Cheri Isgreen

The following are exerpts from the report Best Practices in Visual Art Education by Cheri Green, In Collaboration with Connie Stewart This paper reports a synthesis of the discussion held on 09 May 2009 among twenty-one visual art educators who convened at the Denver Art Museum and continued discussions via email about promising practices for visual art teachers.1 The goal of the discussion and this paper is to demonstrate the alignment of best practices in visual art education w… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on October 26, 2009 at 10:26am — No Comments

Think 360 Artist Spotlight: Jane Page (Theatre)

Think 360 Artist Spotlight: Jane Page (Theatre) The seed for theatre was planted in Jane Page at an early age. When Jane was in second grade in Wichita, Kansas, her teacher introduced her to what would soon grow into a love for theatre. “Our classroom was alive with energy and everything turned into a play,” says Jane. “Miss Shir… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on October 1, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Think 360 Affiliate, Young Audiences Arts for Learning is pleased to announce the launch of its first blog, Arts for Learning

Young Audiences Arts for Learning is pleased to announce the launch of its first blog, Arts for Learning: Connecting the Arts with Literacy, Learning and Life, on Thursday, October 1st, 2009. http://artsforlearning.wordpress.com The idea for the Arts for Learning blog emerged during discussions with freelance education writer Susan Shafer about how to stimulate productive attention to important issues at the intersection of arts… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on October 1, 2009 at 12:58pm — No Comments

2nd Annual Kids Photo Week announced for the first week of October

kidsphotoweekFINAL (2).pdf Denver, CO- October 1-7, 2009 - In 2008, Governor Bill Ritter proclaimed the first week of October as Kids Photography Week on behalf of Working with Artists. This second annu… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on September 29, 2009 at 9:52am — No Comments

Opportunity for students to showcase artwork for CDE's "Living Museum"

SHOWCASE STUDENT ARTWORK! The Colorado Department of Education is pleased to announce its First Art Call-Out To encourage and showcase student creativity and imagination as a strategy for educational success, the halls of the Colorado Department of Education’s main building at 201 E. Colfax and the agency’s Web site will become… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on September 17, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Arts in Action: VSA Arts International Young Soloists Award - call for entries

Announcing the 2010 VSA arts International Young Soloists Award Call for Entries Since 1984, the VSA arts International Young Soloists Program has been seeking to identify talented musicians who have a disability. The VSA arts International Young Soloists Award is given annually to four outstanding musicians, two from the United States and two from the international arena. The award provides an opportunity for these emerging musicians to each earn a $5,000 award and a performance in Washi… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on September 15, 2009 at 11:59am — No Comments

Migrant students get a taste of college life

Summer Migrant Institute offers Think 360 Arts workshops, networking and more opportunities More than 80 Colorado high school students from migrant families completed the annual Summer Migrant Youth Leadership Institute July 26-31 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. The purpose of the Institute was to help migrant students develop confidence and build leadership and teambuilding skills, while networking and finding scholarships. During the six-day event, participants got a ta… Continue

Added by Think 360 Arts Staff on September 10, 2009 at 11:54am — No Comments