Art in the Community » field trips http://www.artally.org Helpful articles, links, comments about art in the community Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:27:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Western Pennsylvania is Bucking the Trend! http://www.artally.org/index.php/art-education/western-pennsylvania-is-bucking-the-trend/ http://www.artally.org/index.php/art-education/western-pennsylvania-is-bucking-the-trend/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:02:01 +0000 lytlec http://www.artally.org/?p=145  Arts thrive as region bucks national trend in education.

Western Pennsylvania is bucking a national trend depicted in a recent study showing a lackluster picture of arts education, advocates say.

“Pittsburgh routinely outperforms national trends in arts participation,” said Mitch Swain, CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.

“This area has been great at recognizing that the arts is key to the development of creative skills.”

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