PANadelphia invites everyone to the party–the ArtParty, that is. Kaley Iacovetta from The Weekly Press writes about PANadelphia and its grassroots art movement that seeks to shatter stereotypes of artists being eccentric, unapproachable and elitist. The group invites everyone to channel their inner artist at ArtParty, a monthly event that supports the community creating together. ArtParty consists of [...]
When singer Josh Groban transferred to Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, he gained not only an art education, but also an art community. “[The school] really helped give me the foundation for everything that I did in the future,” he said. “I had come from a couple of school systems that were [...]
Abrakadoodle’s annual survey of its art and creativity programs throughout the United States reveals 90 percent of customers are satisfied and/or highly satisfied with Abrakadoodle’s programs. The international art franchise delivers comprehensive art classes, camps, workshops, in-school field trips, birthday parties and special events that exceed national and state standards for art education. Award-winning Co-founder [...]
The National Art Education Association held its annual conference April 14-18 in Baltimore, Md., and more than 4,000 art teachers attended this year. One of the attendees, Melissa Techman from the School Library Journal, learned that art teachers play a key role in developing 21st century skills. According to Techman, art education has a major [...]
Several schools in Quebec, Canada, are participating in a research study looking at art’s effect on student behavior and engagement. The schools all make use of a program called ArtsSmarts, a learning strategy that relies on artistic activities as a way to foster students’ growth as creative thinkers. The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation launched [...]
What’s the story behind a painting? For the artwork shown at the “Emotions Exhibition” at the Ulster Cancer Foundation in Belfast, the story starts with the cancer diagnosis. In honor of their 40th anniversary, the UCF chose to display projects from their art therapy program. Judith Cole of the Belfast Telegraph features a few of [...]
Art education does more than just teach kids how to draw and paint. According to Tom Jacobs from Miller-McCune, research in education shows children need more than just math and reading skills to succeed later in life. Schools who neglect arts in their curriculum will graduate students who lack fundamental social skills and are unprepared [...]
In celebration of the 23rd annual Arts Advocacy Day, Americans for the Arts is asking everyone on Twitter to include “#arts” in their tweets today. The goal is to push “#arts” into today’s trending topics on Twitter and in turn, spread awareness about the importance of the arts and art education. To find out more [...]
Side Street Projects is on the move. With its mobile, self-sustaining headquarters—travel trailers, two woodworking buses, and a converted FEMA trailer being used as a vertical garden, the artist-run nonprofit seeks to “give artists of all ages the ability and the means to support their creative endeavors.” Corey Bridwell from Southern California Public Radio put [...]
The Arts Education Partnership is sponsoring a conference April 9-10 in Washington DC. Arts Education Partnerships’ main focus is on “the student, in assisting every student to reach high levels of achievement and competence in the arts and in the other subjects and skills essential to their success in school, life and work.” The Partnership provides the [...]
