Arts Advocacy Day 2014 | View Nancy Hanks Lecture

Americans for the Arts presents the 27th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy on Monday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s lecture is delivered by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, with introductions by Alec Baldwin. CLICK […]

March 27, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Georgia Students – smARTer with the ARTS!

A Context of Quality: What is Quality Arts Education? National Arts & Education Forum 2014 |Presented by Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and South Arts. May 14-16th, 2014 at the Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga The Forum convenes a national audience on the Univ. of Tenn at Chattanooga campus for the purpose of […]

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NEA Chair Named

President Obama announced Wednesday that he plans to nominate Jane Chu as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts — a position that has remained vacant for more than a year. “Jane’s lifelong passion for the arts and her background in philanthropy have made her a powerful advocate for artists and arts education in […]

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L.A. Board OKs Measure to Step Up Arts Education

“For me, the issue of restoring and growing arts education and integrated arts instruction is a matter of social justice and educational equity,” said Nury Martinez, the LA school board member who authored the resolution, in a press release. L.A. Board OKs Measure to Step Up Arts Education blogs.edweek.org Veteran Education Week reporters Catherine Gewertz […]

October 11, 2012 · admin · No Comments
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Mourning the Loss of a Visionary Leader — Samuel Goldman, PhD

Mourning the Loss of a Visionary Leader — Samuel Goldman, PhD, Executive Director of Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, passed away unexpectedly at his home today. Members of the Georgia Arts Network are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of friend and colleague Sam Goldman, longtime Executive Director of the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. Sam was […]

September 10, 2012 · admin · No Comments
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Every Leader Is an Artist

Leaders as artists, the 12 artistic criteria for judging the art of particular leaders. If leadership is an art, and “creativity” is the most sought-after quality in the job market, maybe we should encourage leadership & creativity by beefing up arts education in our schools. Every Leader Is an Artist blogs.hbr.org The connection between leadership […]

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