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NJ.com
April 15, 2018
Two Newark public school piano teachers watched arts programs cut by the school budget ax and decided to start a program of their own. The late Saunders Davis and Stella Lass knew the need was there. And the desire. Their first classes drew 75 students, who were taught by 17 teachers on ... arts
Dallas News (blog)
April 15, 2018
For the third year in a row, the Dallas Art Fair Foundation Acquisition Program has selected works from artists exhibiting at the Fair for the museum's permanent collection. The grant, made possible with funding from the foundation as well as private donors, has tripled in size since 2016, from $50,000 ...
Hawaii News Now
April 14, 2018
Johnson was visiting the elementary school in Waianae as part of the Turnaround Arts, a program dedicated to encouraging art education in schools through resources and other creative tools. "Turnaround Arts is really important to me because when I was a student at Kahuku High School, I had ...
San Francisco Examiner
April 14, 2018
SFUSD takes control of program placing artists in classrooms at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts ... relationships across the district," wrote Payne, adding that the decision was made after considering several issues, "including the need to fully supervise programs in compliance with California Education Code.
Artsy
April 14, 2018
Full-time MFA programs traditionally take two years, though some require three. That's a serious time commitment, especially when life gets in the way. "We really expect our students to be mostly focused on the program and their studio practice throughout the course of their time here, and if they have a ...
The News Tribune
April 12, 2018
Our performing arts program does amazing things with what we have, but we spend a whole lot of money to rent equipment twice a year, money that could be better spent on our students. Wouldn't it be great to have a fully functional performing arts facility that could be a hub for our community, a place ... Harbor
The Daily Titan
April 12, 2018
Ongoing budget cuts for art programs are doing significant harm to students; schools at all grade levels need to fund art programs to ensure low-income artistic students are able to express themselves creatively and increase their learning capacities. Brown University is setting a good example by starting ...
Artsy
April 5, 2018
The program paid him to stage an unusual performance with imaginary can openers in 2015 for a small audience of local art patrons. ... Community-supported art programs--first developed in 2010 by the Minnesota-based nonprofit Springboard for the Arts--provide the same kind of pledged ... Artists
Oregon Daily Emerald
April 4, 2018
According to the dean of the College of Design, Christoph Lindner, the AAD program merged with the PPPM school during the restructure because they seemed compatible. "The driver of the decision [to merge] was to create a sustainable future for Arts and Administration as a discipline in the College ...
Traverse City Record Eagle
April 2, 2018
“It's everything from fine arts to visual arts to storytelling.” Grants from the Youth Advisory Council allow for after-school programs in Leelanau, Benzie, Kalkaska and Antrim counties. Hudson said these “promote a safe place and mental health.” Another longtime program is Kids on the Block, a nationalÃÂ ...
Marietta Times
April 2, 2018
For the most part local officials think it could be a good move and possibly strengthen arts education in West Virginia. ... the arts. It is a very competitive program for high school juniors and it is unique to West Virginia.” ... “I also hope he will make sure to consider arts programs and art education for children.
Austin Monitor
April 2, 2018
Originally the Latino Arts Residency Program, the initiative was eventually expanded to the Dougherty Arts Center. ... Despite this momentary pause in the initiative, Laura Esparza, manager of museums and cultural programs for the Parks and Recreation Department, told the Parks and Recreation Board onÃÂ ...
artnet News
April 2, 2018
The most popular PhD program was the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, with three graduates: Carol Eliel of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Nora Burnett Abrams of the MCA Denver, and Sabine Rewald of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Columbia University, the University ofÃÂ ...
Valley News
April 2, 2018
The group serves as a resource, promotes and markets Portsmouth's art and cultural programs, according to Mike Teixeira, ARTspeak's president. “It's a vital bridge that needs to happen between cultural members and the city,” he said in a phone interview on Thursday. On the public arts front, ARTspeakÃÂ ...
Inside Higher Ed
April 2, 2018
“Elimination of the history program,” reads the letter from the Organization of American Historians, “means the elimination of a university's capacity to teach … critical ... Too many general-education programs rely on courses that are introductions to liberal arts majors, even as they enroll primarily nonmajors.
Seacoastonline.com
April 1, 2018
Great Bay's fine arts and digital media programs are thriving. Cohen has taught at the college for 18 years and built the program from a single class into a two-year degree program with transfer opportunities. The college offers associate degrees in fine arts and digital design, and both are designed toÃÂ ...
WILX-TV
March 31, 2018
I feel like I'm learning a lot," said another student. Many of the students have either finished school or are home schooled with little to occupy their free time. The program's coordinator hopes the class gives the students a sense of fulfillment and brings them out of their shells. "We try to put in social skills intoÃÂ ...
Richmond Register
March 31, 2018
The 12 other programs were not granted such grace. Among theatre programs the council voted to retain were certificates in theatre performance and theatre design and technology, along with minors in theatre arts and theatre arts teaching. The arts program was the first voted for retention and was metÃÂ ...
Berkshire Eagle
March 31, 2018
Egremont: Councils on Aging host art program. Posted Friday, March 30, 2018 12:48 pm. The Egremont and Mount Washington Councils on Aging invite all seniors to their complimentary lunch and program, "Yes, You CAN Draw! Part 2" with Great Barrington artist Eunice Agar, at noon Wednesday, April 4, at the EgremontÃÂ ...
Asheboro Courier Tribune
March 31, 2018
Call for sibling discounts. To register or for more information about the events, call the program director at 336-629-0399, ext. 22, or come by the Randolph Arts Guild, 123 Sunset Ave., Asheboro. For more information about this event or others, visit www.randolphartsguild.com or our Facebook page.
Los Angeles Times
March 30, 2018
Six area students were named semifinalists in the Music Center's 30th annual Spotlight program, a scholarship and arts training program for teens. The students were selected in seven categories: acting, ballet, non-classical dance, classical voice, non-classical voice, classical instrumental and jazzÃÂ ...
wwlp.com
March 30, 2018
The Trust raised $4.5 million but they still need about $1.5 million to finish construction and pay off loans. Congressman Jim McGovern and the members of the art community toured Northampton's Community Arts Trust on Hawley Street Wednesday. It's a $7-million renovation project to convert a formerÃÂ ...
Rochester City Newspaper
March 28, 2018
The Photography & Digital Arts program at Flower City Arts Center this month celebrates 20 years of its Studio 678 youth photography program with an exhibition at City Hall. Open to Wilson Foundation Academy middle school students, the 24-session after-school photography program is free to the kidsÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 28, 2018
Fortunately, New York offers stimulating alternatives: Here's a roundup of programs to occupy children's minds in the coming week, when city public school ... Children can make rubbings of the memorial's carved names and explore the activities in the 9/11 Memorial Art Cart, which include writing andÃÂ ...
Patch.com
March 28, 2018
It will be fun to see students put down their phones to raise money for their art departments," said Ed Jaroszewicz, SouthPark Mall's marketing director. "And we encourage parents, school alums and the community to participate and show their support to ensure the Strongsville City Schools have theÃÂ ...
wwlp.com
March 28, 2018
The trust raised $4.5 million but they still need about $1.5 million to finish construction and pay off loans. Congressman Jim McGovern and the members of the art community toured Northampton's Community Arts Trust on Hawley Street Wednesday. It's a $7-million renovation project to convert a former gymÃÂ ...
AZFamily
March 28, 2018
With instructors there for guidance and judging, they are a focused group. The program is open to kids ages 10 to 17. They come in and learn the fundamentals of shooting. There has never been an accident with safety being of the utmost importance. Not many people realize participation in the sport canÃÂ ...
Fairfield Daily Republic
March 28, 2018
“We're so excited that Solano Town Center is using their space and resources to encourage the arts in our schools. In this case, the greatest benefit will come to students participating in one of the lowest funded sections of our music programs, which are vocal or choir programs,” said Tim Goree, executive director ofÃÂ ...
SFGate
March 28, 2018
Monteiro worked on her project in March at the Outside the Lines art class for veterans of all ages at the Nicolaysen Art Museum. The new class is designed to help veterans adjust to civilian life and encourage them to explore their creativity, said the museum's curator of education Zhanna Gallegos andÃÂ ...
Crain's Detroit Business
March 28, 2018
"The project shares Heidelberg Project's mission to use art as a catalyst for change," Lijana said. "It uses this program to reach people in a different way, especially in schools where funding and programs have been cut. This is truly a foundation of that mission." The program covers three topics including ArtÃÂ ...
Bedford + Bowery
March 27, 2018
When Silent Barn, named the city's Best DIY art space by New York magazine, announced that it was losing its headquarters of the past five years, it cast ... The fundraising campaign, which will help ELM expand its curriculum of performing and visual arts programs for the neighborhood's underserved youthÃÂ ...
Arizona State University
March 26, 2018
Fourteen voices chanted these lines, hands clapping and feet pounding on carpet inside the repurposed chapel of Estrella Jail in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon. Those fourteen voices came from female inmates, the participants in the ASU Gammage-supported program Journey Home, an arts experienceÃÂ ...
Lowell Sun
March 26, 2018
Matthew Andrea, who recently won a full scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design, said, "Lowell Catholic's arts program inspired me to better my skills each year. Working with Ms. Falardeau and learning different techniques prepared me to pursue a career path of architecture and interior design.
UpperMichigansSource.com
March 25, 2018
The foundation aims to invigorate the American art exhibition program across the U.S. by providing this access to works of American art. ... “Thanks to the Art Bridges grant, we have the opportunity to develop programs that will enhance the viewing of this exceptional exhibit,” says Bonifas Gallery andÃÂ ...
Omaha World-Herald
March 25, 2018
The Hanson family — from left, Hal, and Jeffrey — served as keynote speakers at the Children's Respite Care Center's "Silver Ribbon: The Heart and Art of Caring" fundraising event March 10 at the Scoular Ballroom, 2027 Dodge St. They talked about Jeffrey's optic nerve glioma, a rare cancer typicallyÃÂ ...
Tribune-Review
March 25, 2018
"There's obvious benefits to being in an arts program," said Leechburg choir director Logan Orange. "Whether that be a visual art or the music program, studies have shown that students involved in any kind of art definitely benefit academically and anywhere else in their life from that kind of program.".
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
March 25, 2018
Stephanie Enjaian, Culinary Department chairwoman and instructor at the Kennebec Valley Community College culinary arts program at the former Good Will-Hinckley school in Fairfield, and student Alex White, of Athens, discuss the menu for the day's meals during quiet time Thursday in the kitchen.
Broadway World
March 24, 2018
Lincoln Theater Celebrates Spring With Diverse Arts In April Programs Lincoln Theater celebrates the 6th annual Arts in April with a packed program of exciting events that reflect the richness and diversity of our community. From Beethoven and Ranchera singers to eurythmy dance and the premiere of aÃÂ ...
Suffolk News-Herald
March 23, 2018
Not only will art be on display but also students have the opportunity to perform at the gala. Nansemond River High School's jazz band will be present, and King's Fork Middle School's chorus will return to perform songs from “Annie.” Mitnick and the rest of foundation wanted to involve all of the art programsÃÂ ...
Consequence of Sound (blog)
March 23, 2018
As part of its proposed fiscal budget for 2018, the Trump Administration sought to end federal funding for government arts programs, including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), as well as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
Hyperallergic
March 22, 2018
“It has been proven that exposure to art not only increases a child's cognitive abilities, but also increases empathy.” A third program, “Art in Jails,” aims to serve by offering programs in penal institutions. Art from all of these programs will be exhibited — in local coffee shops, the Columbus Museum and theÃÂ ...
New Times SLO
March 22, 2018
As part of a grant from the California Center for the Book, free copies of The 57 Bus will be available in selected libraries in March and April. The library will also offer teen arts programs based on themes from the book and a community panel discussion that includes the author at the Atascadero Library onÃÂ ...
Berkshire Eagle
March 22, 2018
Other participating local arts organizations include the Berkshire Theatre Group, Berkshire Pulse, the Boston Symphony (which will offer reduced-price tickets for cardholders at Tanglewood this summer), Chester Theatre Company, Chesterwood, Clark Art Institute, Hancock Shaker Village, Mass MoCA, theÃÂ ...
WANE
March 21, 2018
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) City councilmen voted 6 to 3 Tuesday night to approve the formation of a public art program and commission. It would require businesses that receive government tax breaks to contribute to a public art fund that would give out private grants and donations. Thirteen volunteersÃÂ ...
Dothan Eagle
March 21, 2018
Both Paoletti and Morelli said they have worked to get the word out about scholarship opportunities in the performing arts programs at Wallace – even if you don't plan ... McGinnis wants to expand the theater program by possibly adding a summer production or even delving into the technical side of theater.
University of Michigan News
March 21, 2018
ANN ARBOR—Ann Arbor community leaders Philip and Kathy Power have created the Power Family Program for Inuit Art at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, a program that will position the museum as a national leader in the curation, exhibition and understanding of Inuit art. Their transformativeÃÂ ...
Brooklyn Paper
March 21, 2018
The Brooklyn Arts Exchange will celebrate the 25th year of its Artists in Residence program with a festive gala and a series of performances at Roulette on March 25. Many artists have passed through the Park Slope performing arts center, but they never stray too far — something its executive director andÃÂ ...
The Bryan Times
March 19, 2018
28 meeting of Association Recognizing Talented Students (ARTS) are, seated from left, Linda Maeis, Marge Hazlett and Susan Wammes; standing, Cynthia Wise, Karen ... The Association Recognizing Talented Students (ARTS) met at Seasons on the square for lunch and program for its February meeting.
Herald-Mail Media
March 19, 2018
Teacher Dave Ryan's goal of growing the theater-arts program at Martinsburg High School recently got a boost when the school received a $10,000 NBC R.I.S.E. ... The grant program, which is an acronym for Recognizing and Inspiring Student Expression, was named after “Rise,” a new NBC series about aÃÂ ...
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