Children can be humbling and inspiring in so many ways. Their creativity and determination can surprise us all. Kennedy, a second grader from California, is one of those surprises. After hearing of the gulf oil spill, she was determined to help. With her parents assistance, her simple idea of selling the artwork she created has now [...]
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 [...]
What are you doing this summer? In Anne Arundel County, Maryland teachers will be learning art, songwriting, mime and dance in efforts to better teach students in math, science and other subjects in the fall. These teachers will be attending a summer development program that allows county elementary and middle school teachers to take art lessons and [...]
For one autistic kid, art gets him talking. Seven-year-old Jalyn Weston loves sharing his artwork with anyone who wants to see. This summer, one of his drawings will be displayed in a national traveling exhibit with the 2010 International VSA festival, The International Organization on Arts and Disability. His mom Pam explained the importance of [...]
Ines Lozano, principal of the International Christian School, knows the healing power of art. That’s why he helped put together “Through the Eyes of a Haitian Child,” a project that has him and three other educators visiting Haiti to teach art and photography to homeless and orphaned children. “Art could be a great therapy [...]
When Washington, D.C.-based artist Kevin Reese moved to Wausau, Wis. last fall, he wasted no time launching his $30,000 project “Mobilizing the Community.” Reese visited various Wausau schools and had the students create miniature mobiles. He took photos of them all, studied them and then recreated the students’ ideas into 12 large mobiles. The mobiles [...]
