In This Issue
Teaching
Resources
A Sampling of Useful Websites
After-School Resources
Knowledge
Institutes/ Professional Development
Advocacy
Funding
Contests
Awards
Current
Research/Media Coverage
New
Publications
Upcoming
Workshops/ Conferences'
Send
us your feedback!
Tell us what you think of the ACA Arts Learning newsletter, send us a
story or suggest something you'd like to see in the next issue.
|
|
This online newsletter from ACA is
published periodically and intends to provide you with current, important
information from the field of Arts Learning and to support vital,
substantive arts learning throughout the State. Please feel free to send
your comments and requests for content information. We look forward to
serving your arts learning interests and needs.
Business leaders in
Washington State Form New Organization to Foster Creativity
Creativity Matters, a new organization that wants to find ways to foster
creativity and imagination in future employees. One of their initiatives
encourages arts institutions to become more involved in public schools.
Read Courting Creativity in the December issue of Teacher Magazine.
http://www.creativitymatters.net/index.php
Partnership for 21st Century Skills Launches First Online Resource
Dedicated
Route 21 Provides Extensive Database on 21st Century Skills-Related
Standards, Assessments, Curriculum, Professional Development and Learning
Environments
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
back
to top
Cleveland Arts
Integration Collaborative Builds and Shares Arts and Literacy Program
Learn how Cleveland's integrated arts and literacy program (Arts is
Education) has developed and find lesson plans for building your
community's art education program.
www.artiseducationcleveland.org
http://www.artiseducationcleveland.org/lessons.php
Online Art Galleries Increase Access to Visual Arts
Artsonia is a free website focused on creating online galleries to
integrate technology into the classroom, develop multi-cultural
understanding, and increase parental involvement in their children's
education.
www.artsonia.com
Let a
Thousand Voices Speak
designed to share information about many projects so that community radio
stations, high schools, non-profit arts organizations and community groups
can start and grow their own youth in radio programs. Let a Thousand
Voices Speak is supported by the Youth Initiatives Program of the Open
Society Institute.
http://www.nfcb.org/projects/nyrtp/index.jsp
back
to top
Taking the Temperature of Afterschool in Arizona
Would you like to voice your opinions on the current state of afterschool
programs in Arizona? Are there things that you would like to see happen
or events or trainings you would like to see take place, but don't know
how or to whom to express your concerns? If so, you should attend Taking the Temperature of Afterschool.
The Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence will be hosting two forums
in Tucson and Prescott Valley. There is no cost to attend.
http://www.azafterschool.org/Taking_the_Temperature.htm
Afterschool Investments
This national profile provides a picture of afterschool programs across
all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It includes information about
promising state and local initiatives as well as information on the
largest federal funding sources.
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/PDFDocs/nationalprofile.pdf
Additionally, Afterschool Investments has created a new checklist
providing frameworks of financing strategies, ideas for after-school
programming and additional resources.
http://www.nccic.org/afterschool/presources.html
back
to top
Offering
Professional Development for Teaching Artists?
New York State's Association for Teaching Artists is compiling
Professional Development and Training opportunities for Teaching Artists.
If your organization offers Professional Development, let them know.
http://www.teachingartists.com
back
to top
Keep Arts In Schools Receives Acclaim for NCLB Toolkit
The popular NCLB toolkit contains great information and resources on
successful arts advocacy approaches.
http://www.keepartsinschools.org/NCLB/index.php
Seattle Arts Education Consortium: Powerful Learning Through the Arts
An advocacy project of award-winning, documentary filmmakers Brian Quist
and Karen Hirsch and six arts education organizations in King County,
Washington, features interviews with students and teaching artists on
their arts experiences.
http://www.artscorps.org/Gallery/video.html
2008 Arizona Arts Congress: Focus on Arts Education and Economic
Development
Mark Your Calendars and plan to be at the State Capitol February 4, 2008
for the 2008 Arizona Arts Congress. This year’s program promises will be
the best yet with dynamic speakers, informative sessions and the
opportunity to tell your legislators face to face how much the arts and
arts education mean for Arizona. The 2008 legislative session will be
difficult by any measure of the word, for any Arizonan who relies on
public funding. The projections range from a $600 million to $1 billion
shortfall in the next fiscal year, it will be critical for our advocates
to make sure that State legislators understand that spending on arts and
arts education must be protected and Arts Congress is your first chance to
make a difference. Registration this year is only $25 and will open
January 7th, 2008. For more information call 602-253-6535.
back
to top
Step into Arts Learning
A new pilot artist residency program intended to introduce schools and
communities that have not received funding assistance from the Arizona
Commission on the Arts in the past 3 years, with particular
interest and support provided for rural and underserved student
populations. The program provides funds and technical assistance resources
for the design and presentation of standards based arts education programs
by teaching artists. These grant dollars are structured with
$1,200 for a mini program and $2,000 for a full program to cover fees for
guest artists to present an artist in residence program, conduct
professional development for classroom teachers or out-of-school program
staff, present a community event and funds for supplies and travel. There
is no cash match required of the applicant. For more information
on the Step into Arts Learning grant
CLICK HERE
Arts Education Grants Available from the Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture!
The Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture (POAC) is committed to making the
arts fundamental to education, particularly in programs that serve Pre-K
to 12th grade students, classroom teachers, teaching artists, arts
specialists and administrators. Arts Education Grants for Schools support
projects or programs that address student learning in, through and with
the arts. Grants support artist residencies (where the classroom teacher
and the teaching artist collaborate), arts projects, after school arts
programming, and teacher training as part of a more comprehensive arts
learning plan. For
more information on how to apply visit
www.phoenix.gov/ARTS/education.html
Airborne, Inc Announces Funds for Teachers Trust
The Airborne
Teacher Trust Fund invites elementary and middle school teachers from
public and private schools throughout the country to submit proposals for
art and music programs that their schools are unable to fund.
http://www.airbornetrust.com/
Grants for Social Change from Ben & Jerry's
Ben & Jerry's Foundation provides support to nonprofit, grassroots
organizations that facilitate progressive social change by addressing the
underlying conditions of societal problems. The Foundation doesn't
prioritize any particular issue area for funding; the focus is on the
types of activities and strategies an organization uses for creating
social change in any number of areas. Grant applicants need to demonstrate
that their projects will lead to societal, institutional, and/or
environmental change; will address the root causes of social or
environmental problems; and will lead to new ways of thinking and acting.
For information, guidelines and deadlines,
Click Here
(Source: News You
Can Use)
Barnes & Noble Announces Sponsorships for Arts Programs
The national bookstore chain provides in-store fundraising opportunities,
sponsorships, and donations to local and regional nonprofit organizations
that focus on literacy, the arts, or K-12 education. Applicants must be
located in communities with company stores and should serve the greater
good of the local community or region. A plan for promoting the program
with Barnes & Noble should be included in the proposal. Applications may
be submitted at any time.
Click
here to
review application information for local and national requests.
back
to top
VSA Arts Upcoming
Contests
VSA Art has announced a handful of opportunities, here are just a few.
For a full listing and application guidelines, visit
http://www.vsarts.org
VSA
arts and CVS Caremark All Kids Can invite children and youth to submit
artwork showing us your creativity. Explore new activities, challenge your
perceptions, discover your inner artist and submit your work of art today!
Deadline: March 14, 2008.
VSA Arts seeks visual artists with disabilities whose work is inspired by
the performing arts. Work must have a visual component. Eligible media
include, but are not limited to two- and three-dimensional art (painting,
sculpture, photography, printmaking, textile, glass, etc.) Applicants from
a wide range of practices, such as digital arts, installation, and
time-based media, are also encouraged to apply. Deadline: March 21, 2008.
Submissions from young writers for the 24th Annual Playwright Discovery
Award. The winning playwright will receive $2,000 and a trip to
Washington, D.C. Deadline: April, 11, 2008.
Adobe Youth Voices/Human Rights Watch Film Festival
The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival and Adobe Youth Voices
are looking for youth produced works on human rights from around the globe
to screen in our newly established YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program. We're
looking for film, video and animated works made by youth (ages 19 and
younger) that focus on human rights and social issues.
Deadline for submissions: January 22, 2008.
http://www.hrw.org/iff/2007/YouthProducingChangeCall.html
Cyberbullying Awareness PSA Competition
Sony Creative Software, the National Crime Prevention Council and the Ad
Council are seeking entries from independent producers and academic
institutions to help end cyber bullying by creating a Public Service
Announcement on the issue. The top submissions will receive a complete
multimedia editing suite for their facility or school. Maximum Award: Sony
software applications and hardware valued at $18,000. Deadline: January 11, 2008.
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/news/cyber.asp
Listen to a Life Essay Contest
The Listen to a Life Essay Contest, sponsored by the Legacy Project of
Generations United, asks students to interview a grandparent or
grand-friend 50 years or older about the older person's hopes and goals
through their life, how they achieved their goals and overcame obstacles
or how dreams may have changed along the way.
Deadline: March 31, 2008.
http://www.legacyproject.org/contests/ltal.html
back
to top
Americans for the Arts
Elects New Arts Education Council Members
Congratulations to Lynn Tuttle, Director of Arts Education with the
Arizona Department of Education who will join the Americans for the Arts,
Arts in Education Council. The Arts Education Council represents the Arts
Education Network—a segment of the professional members of Americans for
the Arts who work to improve access to, and quality of, arts education.
The council provides guidance on the development and execution of programs
and services that meet the needs of the Arts Education Network.
http://www.artsusa.org/services/arts_education/arts_education_006.asp
2008 Governors
Arts Awards Nominations Are Open
Presented by the Office of the Governor, Arizona Citizens for the Arts and
the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the 2008 Governor’s Arts Awards will
be a dynamic celebration of the arts in Arizona. Nominations are now open
for. Click here for nomination forms and guidelines. Look for a Save the
Date and an exciting announcement in the new year.
Nominate Today
Coming Up Taller
Awards
The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) is
inviting nominations for the 2008 Coming Up Taller Awards. In partnership
with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH), we are embarking on the eleventh year of the Coming Up
Taller Awards, which recognizes the accomplishments of exceptional arts
and humanities after-school and out-of-school programs. Coming Up Taller
finalists receive $10,000, an individualized plaque, and an invitation to
attend the Coming Up Taller Leadership Enhancement Conference. A PDF
of the 2008 nomination application is on the web site.
www.cominguptaller.org
back
to top
NEA Budget
Increase! Final Federal Budget Provides $20.3 Million Increase
The FY 2008 Omnibus appropriations bill allocates$144.7 million in funding
for the NEA. With the President's expected signature later this week, the
bill will provide the largest budget increase in 30 years. These funds
will translate into real increases in arts and arts education programs in
Arizona and nationwide
Read More
back
to top
Arts
Education Partnership Releases New Arts Integration Publication
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) recently released the publication,
Arts Integration Frameworks, Research and Practice: A Literature Review by
Gail Burnaford, Ph.D with Sally Brown, James Doherty and H. James
McLaughlin. The publication covers what has been written between 1995 and
2007 in the U.S. and abroad, as well as includes a historical overview,
definitions and theoretical frameworks for arts integration, research and
evaluation studies as well as methods and practices for each of the art
forms. For more information about the publication,
Click Here
Free Online Resource for Professional Development
The publisher of Education Week has launched an exclusive new resource
guide on teacher professional development which includes an exclusive,
interactive directory of more than 200 professional development products
and services.
http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/toc/2007/10/25/index.html
back to top
ArtSource VI
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 10,
2008 for ArtSource VI, an annual gathering of arts education
professionals and arts organizations. This year’s event will be at the
Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. If you would like more information on
ArtSource VI please email
jocelyn.hanson@phoenix.gov
Southwest Arts Conference
Join us on January 25, 2008 at Glendale
Civic Center for SWAC 31. The Arizona Commission on the Arts presents a
day filled with practical and experiential sessions for arts
administrators, teaching artists, and arts educators.
www.azarts.gov/swac
Educator Highlights for 2007
Getting to Know Your Authorizer
Learn who to talk to, how to make connections, and what to say. In this
session we will pull back the curtain to reveal the diverse cast of
authorizers involved in arts learning programming for youth. Join us to
gain useful tips to develop your individual advocacy skills and learn how
to encourage advocacy among parents, educators, and artists. Together we
can ensure the arts remain a part of Arizona’s basic PreK-12 education.
Connections Café 2008 is the place to...Connect, Create, and Collaborate
Join us in the Connections Café for dessert, coffee and networking!
Connect with multiple teaching artists from our Residency Roster available
to provide Artist in Residence and other arts learning programs for your
school or organization. Gather information on their services and learn
about related resources and funding opportunities available. For a list
of artists who will be attending visit
www.azarts.gov/swac/connectionscafe
The Role of Professional Development in Facilitating the Practice of Arts
Integration
Sponsored by the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts at The
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, May
1-3, 2008. This forum is the first of an ongoing endeavor that
aims to explore and analyze current practice in arts integration, with the
goal of refining our work as professional development providers who
facilitate its implementation in the field.
Page to Stage Workshop, Making the National Dance Standards Work for You!
This talented ISU faculty ensemble will share expertise in dance as art
and as important educational tools.
February 8-9, 2008, Idaho State University
http://www.aahperd.org/nda/template.cfm?template=workshop_pageToStage.htm
back to top
|
