Archive for June, 2013

Art Teachers – Teaching Artists – Arts Educators

“Over the last few years, you’ve probably heard business leaders talking about the importance of STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics—education. Now, with designers earning as much respect as coders, people are talking about STEAM, where the “A” stands for Art. Teachers’ requests on DonorsChoose.org reflect this new emphasis on fostering creativity. From 2011-2012, art projects […]

June 28, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Summer Arts: Keeping Cool

The quarterly issue of ArtsGeorgia’s “State of the Arts” newsletter for summer 2013 brings news and stories of the arts in Georgia. The summer issue is a collection of interesting articles with a cover highlighting Headwaters: Didja hear?, an award-winning story play presented in Sautee-Nachoochee; news of SMart, Inc. the ART Station’s award winning arts […]

June 21, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Finding Artists: New NEA Data Search Tool….

Finding Artists: New NEA Data Search Tool…. First in a series of online Arts Data Profiles tallies artists at the state and metro levels, breaks out key demographic characteristics What do we know about the 2.1 million artists in the United States’ labor force? To help answer that question, the NEA today released “Equal Opportunity […]

June 11, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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The pARTnership Movement

The pARTnership Movement The pARTnership Movement is a campaign from Americans for the Arts designed to provide businesses and arts organizations with the resources they need to make meaningful collaborations—partnerships that not only support a healthy, creative, and artistic community, but that also give businesses a competitive advantage. Business Committee for the Arts Coordinator Patrick […]

June 4, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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The Importance of Arts Education: New Issue of NEA Arts Magazine

The Importance of Arts Education New Issue of NEA Arts Magazine – Engaged and Empowered Contents at link below. PDF version here: http://www.nea.gov/about/NEARTS/2013_v1/neaARTS_2013_v1.pdf NEA Arts Magazine, Engaged and Empowered, 2013, Number 1 Whether it was making a pinch pot, performing in a play or dance recital, or singing in the choir, most of us can […]

June 3, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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