In tandem with its 50th anniversary, Americans for the Arts has published a ten year study (1998 — 2008) evaluating the health of the arts industry in the United States called the National Arts Index. The first of its kind, this study was designed to measure 76 national-level research indicators which were broken into nine [...]

In Stephany Rigoni’s letter to the editor in the Daily Herald, Ms. Rigoni points out the decrease in art education and it’s effect on students. Please read below…what do you think about the public education in your area? Are your schools funding art education? Are they providing art supplies to support the teachers?
“As a product of [...]

Lauren Perelmuter, of Torrance, Ca., started a workshop 9 years ago addressing art and it has turned into a program serving over 900 students in the area.
Students recently spent  an afternoon participating in a lesson provided by Art to Grow on Children’s Art Center Inc., a program that brings art education into local classrooms. For inspiration, [...]

In an article published last week in the San Angelo Standard Times, Christy Youker addresses how science can inspire art.
“The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts always has emphasized the art in our community, including our natural surroundings. SAMFA celebrates this in many ways, whether it is through our annual Eco Fair event or through [...]

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, as many as 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. With no known cure, many therapists are looking for new ways to help those who are suffering. People with Alzheimer’s experience memory and/or speech loss and often develop problems communicating their thoughts and feelings.
Recent research has shown that integrating [...]

A group of Art Workshops have been started this month to help children express their emotions when dealing with  mothers or fathers who have gone through or are currently being treated for breast cancer.
“When a parent has breast cancer, it causes a big change in a child’s life,” said Dr. Michelle Schmidt, assistant professor of internal medicine at [...]

October is National Arts and Humanities Month – a nationwide celebration of culture and art organized by Americans for the Arts. The purpose of National Arts and Humanities Month is to bring people together and to help expand awareness of the importance of art in our daily lives.
Throughout the month of October, a variety of [...]

In a recent segment on ABC7 Los Angeles, the healing benefits of art therapy were explored. “When you start doing art and you’re using a different part of your brain, and you’re using both of your hands, you forget about the pain,” said Art As Therapy instructor Lisa Brown. People from all walks of life [...]

A group of youth offenders in the UK spent this summer participating in an arts program designed to provide an alternative to continual law breaking. Courses in painting, fashion, dance, and drama gave these troubled youth a productive outlet to channel their energy and a distraction from the temptation to break the law. Seven out [...]

The Arts and Art education are often the first areas in a community and schools to feel budget cuts.  Across the country states are slashing budgets and programs are being reduced or eliminated.
David Twitty writes in his article “Arts an easy target as many states cut budgets” for Associated Press states:
“States across the country are [...]