As the economy and job market continue to suffer, we are looking for any signs of hope we can find; especially those who dream of being a professional artist but are scared to take the leap for fear of becoming the dreaded “starving artist”. The good news is, there are recent studies that prove there is [...]
2011 is the 20th anniversary of the George Lucas Foundation, Edutopia. Edutopia.org “spreads the word about ideal, interactive learning environments and enables others to adapt these successes locally”. With art education quickly being diminished from many elementary schools, it is so great to see that on Edutopia.org, they are teaching and inspiring successful art [...]
In several schools in Howard County, located in Baltimore, MD, school officials have taken a new approach to their students’ learning. In almost every subject, math, science, language arts, social studies, etc., teachers are infusing art, dance, drawing, and painting. Teachers are already saying that they can see a difference in their students since the [...]
Help keep the arts alive by participating in the Pepsi Refresh Project. Nine organizations have entered this contest in hopes of winning up-to $250,000 to help make a difference to the arts in your community. These nine organizations are all part of the 111 Arts Coalition. Some of the organizations include NAMTA, The Dave Project, [...]
Forget going door to door selling candy, magazines, etc., art based fundraisers are the way to go! Brian Summers makes some great points as to the benefits of holding an art based fundraiser rather than a traditional one. For example, parents do not have to worry about the safety of their children going door to [...]
Funding for art education is not only disappearing in the U.S. but all across the world, and society is fighting back. The proof is in this picture taken at Trafalgar Square in London. Seen above, UK demonstrators marched against a new proposal by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, to raise college tuition fees and cut funding for art colleges [...]
NAMTA, the International Art Materials Trade Association, is in the running for receiving funding of 250K from the Pepsi Refresh Project. NAMTA is a strong supporter of art education and they have developed a plan to help provide 25 different schools with the necessary funds to build a successful art program. Should NAMTA receive enough [...]
National Art League instructor Rhoda Lowinger continually stresses the importance of art in a child’s education. “Many parents don’t realize the overall impact art education has on child development, allowing gains in math, reading and science, as well as increasing cognitive ability and critical reasoning skills,” Lowinger said at a ceremony this month displaying students [...]
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In speaches made regarding the education of our children in the United States our programs are often compared to those in Finland, Singapore and Canada. Here is what Education Secretary Arne Duncan had to say August 25th. “Today, there are many different approaches to strengthening the teaching profession — both here in America and in [...]
