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In This Issue
- Twenty Miles and a World Apart
- California on the Brink
- New PSA from California PTA Makes the Case for Arts Education
- California Student Speaks Out for Arts Education
- Arts Audiences Declining
- Arts Programs Silenced Across the Country
- iPhone Apps Help Fund Wisconsin School’s Art Program
- Arne Duncan Releases Statement on Nation’s Arts Report Card
- Texas Legislature Elevates Arts Education
- Yale Pays Tribute to Music Educators
- New Ford Foundation Report
- A New Report from Harvard’s Project Zero
- Wallace Foundation Issues Report on Increasing Demand for the Arts
- Call for Chapter Proposals
CONFERENCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- AEP National Forum
- Napa Valley Pilot Teaching Artist Training
- Digital/Media/Arts Professional Development Institute
- Early Childhood Music Workshops in Oakland
- Visual Thinking Strategies Training in San Francisco
- Creative Connections Presented by Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
- San Francisco Jazz Course for Teachers
RESOURCES, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- Creative Connections Fund Call for Applications
July 1, 2009
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Winding
Down, Gearing Up
Summer is officially underway, traditionally a quiet time for K-12 education.
But this year, difficult discussions about education funding are likely to continue
right through the summer months. And that means arts education advocates are
well advised to stay vigilant and start building a local network now in order
to keep arts education on the agenda come fall.
Here’s what you can do to build momentum in your corner of California:
- Know the facts. How have arts programs been affected by recent cuts in your district? Are further cuts under discussion?
- Who are your allies in advocating for the arts in your district? Business leaders, artists, parents, politicians and the leaders of local institutions like museums and performing arts centers can all be persuasive proponents of the arts. Reach out and motivate them to join you.
- Work the press. Op eds, personality profiles related to the arts, and media events that call attention to students’ desire for arts education in colorful, engaging ways can all keep the issue in front of your community.
Summer is also a time to renew the creative juices. Below, you’ll find a wide variety of workshops and other events to refresh and inspire your creativity. From teaching artists to administrators, there’s something for everyone. Enjoy your summer!
Twenty
Miles and a World Apart
A recent LA Times story illustrates the disparities in access to education
that exist in California public schools. Read
story.
California
on the Brink
As lawmakers struggle to balance the budget, proposed cuts include $5.3
billion that many expect will decimate arts and music programs. A number
of recent stories and opinion pieces trace the origins of the crisis
to flawed political decision making over the past three decades. Read
more here and
here.
New
PSA from California PTA Makes the Case for Arts Education
The video features celebrities, including Lily Tomlin, Florence Henderson,
and Carol Channing, to inspire advocates to “bring back the arts.” Watch
video.
California
Student Speaks Out for Arts Education
California State Senator Gloria Romero, Chair of the Senate Committee on
Education, called a hearing, held June 23rd, titled "Students First:
Children Speak on the Mission of Public Education." Recent high school
graduate Pepper Youngs of Sacramento made an eloquent statement on behalf
of arts education. Read the full text of her statement on our Facebook
forum.
Arts
Audiences Declining
Visits to art museums, including student field trips, and attendance at
performing arts events are declining, according to two recent studies.
Read
more.
Arts
Programs Silenced Across the Country
SmartMoney takes a look at some of the things public-school students
nationwide will be missing come September. Bands and music programs are
at the top of their list. Read
more.
iPhone
Apps Help Fund Wisconsin School’s Art Program
Facing unprecedented cuts to arts education, students in Wisconsin created an
iPhone app that sells their artworks as cell phone wallpaper to raise funds.
The CMHS App was created by Start Mobile who agreed to donate the profits. Read
more.
Arne
Duncan Releases Statement on Nation’s Arts Report Card
Last issue, we covered the release of the Nation’s Arts Report
Card.
Recently, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released a statement in
response to the report, stating that it urges all of us to make K-12
arts education available to more students. Read
press release.
Texas
Legislature Elevates Arts Education
During the most recent Texas state legislative session, a number of developments
led to a stronger presence for the arts in Texas schools. Read
more.
Yale
Pays Tribute to Music Educators
Actress Lucia Brawley’s keynote address at the Music Educators Symposium
gives eloquent thanks to music educators and talks about the value of
arts education. Read
more.
New
Ford Foundation Report
The OMG Center for Collaborative Learning released Arts
Education for All: Lessons from the First Half of the Ford Foundation’s National
Arts Education Initiative, a seven year effort to address issues of equity and access in
arts education. Access
report.
A
New Report from Harvard’s Project Zero
The Qualities of Quality: Understanding Excellence
in Arts Education, commissioned
by the Wallace Foundation, highlights the importance of focusing on quality
and the need for alignment of purposes. Find
out more.
Wallace
Foundation Issues Report on Increasing Demand for the Arts
This “Knowledge in Brief” describes recent Wallace-commissioned research
on increasing demand for the arts through coordinated efforts involving
schools and other providers and summarizes the policy implications those
efforts have begun to yield. Find
out more.
Call
for Chapter Proposals
20UNDER40—a new anthology of critical discourse—endeavors to collect twenty
essays about the future of the arts and arts education, each written by an emerging
leader under the age of forty. Successful chapter proposals will identify a problem
within the field and pose a solution; highlight a need and articulate a new vision,
and/or; debunk an accepted theory or practice and posit a new one. The deadline
for proposals is August 31, 2009. Get more
information.
Conferences, Professional Development
AEP
National Forum
Registration open now for the Arts Education Parnership Fall National Forum
on October 2-3, 2009 in Cambridge, MA. The theme is “Charting a Course
for the Arts and 21st Century Learning.” Find
out more.
Napa
Valley Pilot Teaching Artist Training
Arts Council Napa Valley invites teaching artists to apply to new Pilot
Teaching Artist Training Course July 17-19, 2009. Teaching artists accepted
into the program will be paid a stipend of $150 to attend this 2 day intensive
covering critical elements to successfully teaching the arts. Find
out more.
Digital/Media/Arts
Professional Development Institute
The Digital/Media/Arts Professional Development Institute is designed for
teachers in visual arts and media, other academic teachers in English language
arts, math, science, and social studies, and school and district leaders
interested in adopting this new curriculum. Location: Helen Bernstein High
School, Los Angeles, CA. July 13-17. Get
more information.
Early
Childhood Music Workshops in Oakland
Holy Names University will host workshops with Helga Dietrich, internationally
recognized in the field of early childhood music education. Dates: July 6 - 10,
2009 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm and July 11 and 18, 2009, 9:30am - 5:00pm. Get
more information.
Visual
Thinking Strategies Training in San Francisco
What do Harvard Medical School and El Verano Elementary in Sonoma CA have in
common? Both use Visual Thinking Strategies, a teaching method that uses visual
art to foster critical thinking, build language skills, and transform the way
teachers teach. The VTS Professional Development Institute is a four-day training
July 14 - 17, 2009 in San Francisco. Find out
more
Creative
Connections Presented by Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Participants will experience instructional strategies for using drama, visual
art, and creative writing to teach language arts and history by Sean Layne and
Melanie Layne, leaders and arts coaches for the Kennedy Center's Changing Education
Through the Arts program. Dates: July 13 - 17, 2009, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Get
more information.
San
Francisco Jazz Course for Teachers
The San Francisco School is presenting a Level II jazz class with Doug Goodkin.
This course is for teachers who have either taken the jazz course, have considerable
jazz experience or have worked extensively with the materials in his book Now's
the Time: Teaching Jazz to All Ages. Date: July 27 - August 1, 2009, 9:00am
- 4:00 pm. Get
more information.
Resources,
Funding Opportunities
Creative
Connections Fund Call for Applications
The Creative Connections Fund (CCF), offered by the James Irvine Foundation,
funds projects to encourage the creation of new work or offer a reinterpretation
of classic works, or to expand, deepen and/or diversify audiences. The fund offers
project grants of up to $50,000, over a maximum of twenty-four months. For the
Fall 2009 round, applications will be accepted until August 3, 2009. Get
more information.
Director
Experience and Programs, Zeum
Zeum, in San Francisco, seeks a Director of Experience and Programs. This
position is responsible for the overall strategic vision, management and
integration of Zeum’s exhibits, visitor experience, and education programs.
Find out more.
Operations
Manager, American Alliance for Theatre and Education
The American Alliance for Theatre & Education in Bethesda, MD seeks an Operations
Manager who can successfully carry out the day-to-day operations of the organization,
implementing the directives of the board while responding to needs of the membership.
Find
out more.
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