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Georgia Students – smARTer with the ARTS

ArtsGeorgia announces that The Georgia Alliance for Arts Education, Inc. (GAAE) is our new affiliate organization for arts education and arts in education. Reactivating the GAAE as a vibrant new partner will allow us to focus and strengthen statewide support for arts education with GAAE as the lead organization in Georgia for arts education advocacy. […]

January 3, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Public Art Database – Good News in 2014

Americans for the Arts is launching a Public Art Year in Review Database in late February 2014. It will feature details and images of the outstanding works of public art that were recognized in the Americans for the Arts Public Art Year in Review from 2006-2013. After launch, AFTA plans to add even more data, […]

January 2, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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ARTWORKS! | Enjoy the Arts. Support the Arts.

The Art Works tag is available for the artist or arts advocate on your Christmas list. Help create public awareness of the arts. All tag sale proceeds support arts advocacy and arts organizations providing professional development to artists and arts service organizations in Georgia. The Art Works tag was designed by a Georgia artist. The […]

December 14, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Federal Funding of the Arts

Americans for the Arts’ Vice President of Research, Randy Cohen, joined the National Endowment for the Art’s Sunil Iyengar for C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Friday, November 29 to talk about federal arts funding. This 30-minute “America by the Numbers” segment focused on National Endowment for the Arts’ recent survey on public participation of the arts, […]

December 13, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Restore State Arts Funding – The time to ACT is now!

Review Georgia’s budget chart. Taking ACTION is critical!! [ Georgia Budget Cycle: http://1.usa.gov/1bpYygx ] The above link refers to the timeline of the state’s annual budget preparation cycle. The Governor in December is finalizing his recommendations and preparing the FY2015 Budget for the Appropriations Bill which he will introduce in January for the General Assembly […]

December 7, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Restore State Arts Funding – The Time Is Now!

ArtsGeorgia and the Georgia Arts Network, Georgia’s arts advocacy leaders, have jointly drafted a declaration in support of an increase in state funding for the arts for fiscal year 2015. They are calling upon Georgia’s artists and arts organizations to join them in support of this unified effort to appeal to the Governor and state […]

December 3, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Arts Advocacy Day 2014: March 24-25

ArtsGeorgia is a National CoSponsor of Arts Advocacy Day 2014. National Cosponsors help shape the legislative platforms and messages for Arts Advocacy Day. Hosted by Americans for the Arts and cosponsored by 85+ national arts organizations, National Arts Advocacy Day is the largest gathering of its kind, bringing together a broad cross section of America’s […]

December 2, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Restore State Art Funds – The Time Is Now!

The Facts: The Georgia Council for the Arts budget was cut by 90%. The Grass Roots Arts Program was defunded and closed. Georgia ranks 50th in the nation in state arts spending. Georgia’s per capita rate is six cents (.06) for arts funding. The Consequences: Severe cuts in the arts budget has eliminated jobs, cut […]

November 26, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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STEM / STEAM CONNECTOR SESSION | Dec 5, 1:00 pm

Georgia’s students smARTer than you think STEM / STEAM CONNECTOR SESSION | Dec 5, 1:00 pm How can youth media frame its work in the context of STEM or STEAM while staying true to core missions? Join NAMAC for an invigorating panel discussion on ways that youth media organizations can promote their role in STEM […]

November 22, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Georgia Students smARTer than you think!

Article is about using Arts Integration to Enhance Common Core. Arts Integration strategies have a variety of levels, and many can be implemented quite quickly in classrooms. The keys to using Arts Integration successfully are: •Collaboration between arts and classroom teachers to find naturally-aligned objectives •Using an arts area in which the classroom teacher is […]

November 20, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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