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 [...]
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 [...]
“The Salaam Baalak Trust—an organization founded by the proceeds of Mira Nair’s 1988 film on street children, Salaam Bombay—gives rise to a whole generation of photographers, musicians, dancers, thespians and puppeteers.” This trust believes in art education as a means to provide these children with a potential livelihood. Many students don’t arrive at the schools [...]
The Neighborhood Big Draw takes place Saturday October 9th. This fun event is a wonderful activity to get neighbors together-drawing (also a great way to get children interested in art), promote community and learn more about where you live. There will be a large one in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood, in Roswell, New Mexico, city-wide in Nashville, in [...]
As mentioned in a prior post, this week is Arts in Education Week. At the Art and Culture Center in Hollywood Arts in Education is celebrated everyday. Through a variety of programs the Center reaches many children who otherwise might not have the opportunity to participate in visual and performing arts. The Center runs programs [...]
The Neighborhood Big Draw takes place Saturday October 9th. This fun event is a wonderful activity to get neighbors together-drawing (a great way to get children interested in art), promote community and learn more about where you live. Go to the below link to get the details and get started in organizing your “big draw”. http://Neighborhood Big [...]
The Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum believes art plays an important part in a child’s develpment. In a June 2005 Harris Poll, “93 percent of Americans think that the arts are vital to providing a well-rounded education.” Additional research supports that getting an early start in the arts can make a real difference in the lives of children. Art [...]
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 [...]
Did you know 2.3 percent of children under 18 in the United States have at least one parent in prison? Since 1993, Marilyn Gambrell, a former parole officer, has been running No More Victims Inc., a nonprofit founded to support children of parents serving time. Her goal is to utilize art therapy to help these [...]
