What’s the story behind a painting? For the artwork shown at the “Emotions Exhibition” at the Ulster Cancer Foundation in Belfast, the story starts with the cancer diagnosis. In honor of their 40th anniversary, the UCF chose to display projects from their art therapy program. Judith Cole of the Belfast Telegraph features a few of [...]

  In the quest to increase children’s reading and math scores and to secure financial support from the federal government, schools have severely scaled down and even eliminated their arts programs. What is the real cost in depriving children of an arts education? Tim Gebhart of the Epoch Times reports that arts education has been [...]

More news on the budget crunching of arts programs in schools. How will this effect our future? Santa Rosa schools are grappling with a $5.6 million decrease in their arts budgets. In the pressdemocrat.com on March 21st, Kerry Benefield details the issues they are facing. How is your school doing? Santa Rosa Schools look for ways [...]

– Arne Duncan, on occasion of the opening of the National PTA’s “Reflections” art exhibit at the Department of Education, Feb. 10, 2009. http://www.arteducators.org/olc/pub/NAEA/general/general_page_10.html

In a time of such need, it’s nice to see people helping out. And Giorgio Armani is helping out in a big way. A million dollars big! The fashion giant Armani has announced that he is making a $1 million donation to promote arts programs in the New York City Public School. The money will [...]

Reuters 2/13/2009 Significant improvement in quality of life seen after five sessions-Swedish Researchers find. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29164294/from/ET/