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In This Issue
- State Legislature Consider Changing Law to Qualify for Federal Funds
- Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center Introduces Kids to Arts
- Kids and the Arts Fun Run in Ventura
- Any Given Child Program Seeks Solid, Consistent K-8 Arts Education
- Background Music in the Classroom
- State Art Councils See Reductions for FY10
- Arts Education Flourishes in Nashville Schools
- Shift From Left to Right Brain Required in the New Economy
- Arts Programs in Academia Cut
- Webinar, Stimulus: The Second Wave
- New Publication about Museums and Young People
- Students Essay Winners Describe the Value of Music
CONFERENCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Charting a Course for the Arts and 21st Century Learning AEP Forum
- CETA Conference Features Jason Alexander
RESOURCES, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- NAMM Foundation Grants and Scholarship Opportunities
- CVS Caremark Community Grants Program
- NEA Masterpieces: Performance, Exhibitions, and Tours
- NEA Masterpieces: Arts Presenters
- NEA American Masterpieces: Chamber Music
- NEA American Masterpieces: Dance
August 12, 2009
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Summer
Renewal and the Road Ahead
Dear Advocates,
This summer I had an extraordinary opportunity, thanks to the Irvine Foundation and their Leadership Advancement Award, to attend a program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The course, Senior Executives in State and Local Government, unfolded gradually at first, then in a rush of insight as the 70 participants grappled with what it means to exercise leadership in the public sector.
As one of the few nonprofits represented in the group, and one of only two arts-related agencies, it was thrilling to be dissecting policy and program issues with state and local elected and appointed officials.
The course encouraged an intense self-examination of the capacities of leadership. Using historical readings such as the Federalist papers as well as case studies of more current events (the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates occurred during this time), we examined issues of leadership and authority, technical vs. adaptive leadership, and leadership vs. “followship.”
The exhortation to “be in the balcony” as well as “on the dance floor” was a favorite metaphor, one that suggests that exercising leadership means holding multiple perspectives in mind simultaneously. I was also reminded that we must be both optimistic and realistic in order to move forward - apt advice for the challenges we currently face in arts education in California today.
I returned from Harvard just as the state budget standoff was resolved, leading to devastating cuts to public programs, including education. We are talking every day to districts and educators who are experiencing cuts to the arts because of the budget crisis. At the same time, the Alliance is gearing up for a new school year, strategizing about how to continue building advocacy communities at the local level, creating new tools to help you make the case for arts education, and keeping arts education on the agenda with our state and local policymakers. That work reflects our optimism that now, perhaps more than ever, we can and must succeed in ensuring that every child in California has access to the arts as a core part of their education. The opportunity to step away for a moment and reflect on our work, in the company of leaders from all over the country, helped renew my energy for the battles ahead and appreciate anew the tremendous resource we have in all of our statewide advocates.
Thank you!
Laurie Schell, Executive Director
California Alliance for Arts Education
Santa
Clarita Performing Arts Center Introduces Kids to Arts
The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center K-12 Arts Education Outreach
program exposes students to the arts with performances that meet or exceed
state VAPA standards. The program anticipates reaching 10,000 children
this year alone. Read
more.
State
Legislature Consider Changing Law to Qualify for Federal Funds
The state Senate will hold hearings later this month to determine if
legislators need to change a California law governing the use of student
test scores in order to qualify for competitive federal education reform
dollars. Read
more.
Kids
and the Arts Fun Run in Ventura
A Kids and the Arts Fun Run on September 26th in Thousand Oaks will raise money
for the Thousand Oaks Alliance for the Arts Kids and the Arts School Outreach
Program. The outreach program provides children from low-income families with
the opportunity to see live theatre – for many, the only experience they will
have to attend an arts educational program of any kind. Hueneme Elementary School
District Superintendent Jerry Dannenberg says the program helps to fill a void
created by cuts to state and federal funding. Find
out more.
Any
Given Child Program Seeks Solid, Consistent K-8 Arts Education
In a recent editorial in the Huffington Post, Michael Kaiser, President
of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, asks what if any
good are we doing by teaching the arts in an “episodic manner that cannot
foster consistent, quality learning” and talks about his Any Given Child
project. Read
more.
Background
Music in the Classroom
This blog discussion about the role of music in kids’ social, emotional
and character development just came to our attention, with ongoing comments
from educators about using background music in the classroom. View
discussion.
State
Art Councils See Reductions for FY10
The National Assembly of State Art Agencies recently released a fiscal
year 2010 fact sheet estimating legislative appropriations to the nation’s
56 state and jurisdictional arts councils. Although the information is
preliminary, they estimate that state arts budgets will decline from
$328 million in FY09 to $304 million in FY10. Download
fact sheet.
Arts
Education Flourishes in Nashville Schools
During the 2008-2009 school year, all Metro Nashville Public Schools offered
visual arts and music to all students. The schools achieved a 98% graduation
rate for students heavily involved in performing arts, with 85% attending a four-year
college or university. The district also has 99% certified arts instructors.
Read
more.
Shift
From Left to Right Brain Required in the New Economy
A recent USA Today story suggests that the jobs of the 21st century require a
shift in thinking and “flights of creative fancy rather than rote skills.” Read
more.
Arts
Programs in Academia Cut
Students at colleges and universities around the country are finding that arts
programs and courses have been cut, due to budget constraints. Administrators
say the way arts programs are structured amplifies the cuts. Read
more.
Webinar,
Stimulus: The Second Wave
The U.S. Department of Education is gearing up to award $5 billion in
Race to the Top, innovation, and other competitive grants from the federal
economic-stimulus package. This Ed-Tech webinar, Thursday August 20th,
at 11 am PST, features two high-level officials from the education department
and a key state education commissioner, as they discuss the details of
those competitions and the education reform challenges ahead for K-12
leaders. Find
out more.
New
Publication about Museums and Young People
This new book contains practical, inspirational case studies written
by senior museum and gallery professionals and academics from the USA,
Europe and Africa. Examining best practice, it shows how imaginative,
responsive services for children and young people can have a transformational
effect on a museum and its visitor profile as a whole. More
information.
Students
Essay Winners Describe the Value of Music
Each year, School Band & Orchestra Magazine holds an essay contest
for students from grades 4-12 throughout the United States. The subject
of the 9th annual contest was: How Does Music Unite Cultures Within Your
School and Community? Read
what the winners had to say.
Conferences, Professional Development
Charting
a Course for the Arts and 21st Century Learning AEP Forum
Registration is open now for the Arts Education Partnership Fall National
Forum on October 2-3, 2009 in Cambridge, MA. This meeting will be hosted
by Lesley University and features exciting discussions with leaders in
arts education, as well as artists and performers. Find
out more.
CETA
Conference Features Jason Alexander
The theme of this year’s California Educational Theatre Association fall
conference, held in conjunction with the Educational Theatre Association,
is: The Power of Leadership: Shaping the Future of Theatre Education.
The meeting takes place September 10-13 in Anaheim, and Seinfeld actor
Jason Alexander will be among the featured speakers. Learn
more.
Resources,
Funding Opportunities
NAMM
Foundation Grants and Scholarship Opportunities
The NAMM Foundation has opened its 2010 request for grant proposals.
NAMM Foundation Program Grants support non-profit public service organizations
that provide innovative music learning programs to reach new audiences
with new protocols, and that further the NAMM Foundation’s mission of
creating more active music makers of all ages. Phase I Letter of Inquiry
submission deadline: Sept. 10, 2009. Learn
more.
CVS
Caremark Community Grants Program
The CVS Caremark Community Grants program awards funds to nonprofit organizations
for programs targeting children with disabilities; programs focusing
on health and rehabilitation services; and public schools promoting a
greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular
programs, and initiatives that give greater access to physical movement
and play. Read
more.
NEA
Masterpieces: Performance, Exhibitions, and Tours
Through American Masterpieces, the National Endowment for the Arts will
sponsor performances, exhibitions, tours, and educational programs across
all art forms that will reach large and small communities in all 50 states.
Through the creation and touring of major exhibitions. Americans
will experience art of the highest quality in communities across the
nation. Grants will range from $30,000 to $300,000. Find
out more.
NEA
Masterpieces: Arts Presenters
This category is for projects that embrace multiple arts disciplines.
Projects must consist of either a single multidisciplinary project or
a multidisciplinary series comprised of several different single-discipline
presentations. The Arts Endowment anticipates awarding up to 40 grants,
generally ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. Application deadline: October
8 2009. Find
out more.
NEA
American Masterpieces: Chamber Music
The Arts Endowment plans to support a range of projects that reflect
the breadth of chamber music, particularly projects that have at least
one performance and two educational activities. Projects may include
recordings and broadcasts. Grants will range from $5000 to $75,000. Application
deadline: October 8, 2009. Find
out more.
NEA
American Masterpieces: Dance
Grants will be awarded for dance companies, presenters, and festivals
for the reconstruction or restaging of significant American dance works
and their performance at home and on tour. Application deadline: October
8, 2009. Find
out more.
KCAAEN
Program Manager, National Partnerships
The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN) National
is expanding the staff to include the new position of Program Manager
for National Partnerships. The main responsibilities for this position
include managing the Alliance for Arts Education program and the touring
resources provided by National Partnerships, including the full range
of Seminars for Teaching Artists. Apply by August 14th. Find
out more.
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