In This Issue
- Conference Recap & Update on Arts Block Grant Funding
- Thanks to Ambitious Music Education Program
- Are Educators and Executives Aligned on Creative Readiness
- Study Reports on Public-Private Efforts to Restore Arts Education
- Accoountability in Arts Education
- NAMM Foundation Names Best Communities for Music Education
- 2008 GRAMMY Camp Applications
- Stages: Young Artist Theatre Series
- Propose Workshop, Panel Discussion, or Program Showcase
- North American Music Monday
CONFERENCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- 2nd Annual Teaching Artist Institute
- SNAP Summer Institutes and Programs
- 2nd Annual TCAP K-12 Courageous Creativity Conference
- TCAP Regional Centers: 2008 Summer Prof Development Institutes
- International Professional Development Opportunity
- National Arts Ed Training on System Change
- Arts Education: Taking Stock of the Future
- Arts LINC
- SouthCAP Summer Institutes
- OC Performing Artscenter Summer Leadership Institute
SCHOLARSHIPS, CONTESTS & AWARDS
- The Coastal America Ocean Art Contest
RESOURCES,
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
- MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Grants
- Executive Director, The Image Bus Project
APRIL 30, 2008
Conference
Recap and Update on Arts Block Grant Funding
The State of the Arts Leadership in Education Conference – Reinvigorating
Arts Education in California: What’s the Story?- was in full bloom
in Sacramento on April 21-22, co-sponsored by the Alliance (CAAE) and
the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
(CCSESA).
The conference opened with an uplifting keynote address from Randy Nelson, the “dean” of Pixar University, the in-house creative/professional development wing of Pixar Animation Studios. Randy’s perspective brought the insight and experience of an institution which nurtures innovation, leadership, flexibility, the spirit of collaboration, and discipline in its workforce. He stressed the critical need for students who come to the professional world prepared to meet the challenges that are the inherent domain of arts education. In these challenging times, he stressed the importance of investing in public education and challenged his audience to bring our unique understanding of the role of the arts to the larger community.
Breakout sessions featured teaching practices from the four arts disciplines, as well as a panel discussion on career technical education, which helped articulate the pathways growing between arts education and the opportunities that career technical education funding may offer.
In preparation for visits by conference attendees to their local legislators, Richard Zeiger, chief of staff to Senator Tom Torlakson (D-Antioch) offered an insider’s perspective on the current budget crisis and the role of local advocacy in advancing arts education. Then the persuasive powers of ours attendees were unleashed on the Capitol, as over sixty visits were made to legislators’ offices by advocates carrying the message that arts education funding must continue.
A seminar in storytelling was offered to participants by the storyteller and Kora musician, Asha’s Baba, demonstrating strategies for creative and personal storytelling as a component of advocacy.
The evening reception was ignited by a performance by the Oakland-based Cultural Heritage Choir, singing a mix of gospel, roots, rhythm and blues to a happy crowd of music and dance lovers.
The second day began with an address by Secretary of Education, Dave Long, and a recorded message from State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell, followed by a panel discussion by the Education Coalition, including representatives of the California Teachers Association, the California School Board Association, the Association of California School Administrators, the California State PTA, and CCSESA. They articulated their different perspectives on the importance of arts education, the challenges arts education faces in becoming part of the core curriculum that every school site offers, and possible strategies for the future in a challenging budget year.
Breakout sessions throughout the day featured the work being done by Regional Arts Leads and Partner Organizations and school districts throughout the state.
For those seeking an image of a lifetime of dedication to arts education, the wondrous Carol Channing and her husband Harry Kullijian were honored with an award, and spoke movingly about their love for each other…and arts education.
It was a nourishing feast for the arts education advocate! For those of you who attended, thank you for joining us at the table. And for those who missed the conference, there’s always next year…
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE CAPITOL…
The legislative wheels continue to turn as legislators and the Governor approach the formidable challenge of a budget with a deficit that seems to grow weekly. No decisions have been made on any of the legislation that’s been proposed. Expectations are growing as to what the Governor’s revised budget, known as the “May Revise”, may hold. It is expected to be released in the middle of the month.
We anticipate a long, challenging campaign to help ensure that the arts education block grant continue to be funded in the coming budget, and will turn to you for your support when the time is right. If you have not yet written to your legislators and to the Governor in support of the Arts and Music Block Grant Funds, click here for an easy-to-access, customizable letter.
Thanks
to Ambitious Music Education Program, Kids Across the City Know How
to Listen and Learn
Adventures in Music, a program of the San Francisco Symphony, was created
twenty years ago. The program provides 22,000 students in 93 schools with in-school
ensemble performances, as well as formal S.F. Symphony concerts at Davies,
books, CDs, posters and learning materials that focus on connecting music with
a different subject area - science, language arts, social studies - each year.
All is provided to the schools for free. To read the article in full, click
here.
Are
Educators and Executives Aligned on the Creative Readiness of the U.S.
Workforce?
In an effort to discover how to foster creativity in new entrants to
the U.S. workforce, the Conference Board and Americans for the Arts, in partnership
with the American Association of School Administrators, surveyed public school
superintendents and American business executives to identify and compare their
views surrounding creativity. Employers say problem-identification or articulation
best demonstrates creativity, while school superintendents rank problem-solving
first. These revealing discrepancies, along with several others, suggest a need
for greater dialogue within and across all sectors to better understand and align
efforts to foster creativity in current and future U.S. employees. For
more info, click here. (Source:
Americans for the Arts)
Study
Reports on Public-Private Efforts to Restore Arts Education in Six Urban
Areas
A soon-to-be released RAND Corporation report -- commissioned by the The Wallace
Foundation and titled "Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide
Coordination" -- will evaluate six sites where public-private coordination
has made it possible for more children to benefit from arts learning: Boston,
Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles County, New York City and Northern California (Alameda
County) . For more information, click here.
Accountability
in Arts Education: Building a Statewide System of Reciprocity
The California Alliance for Arts Education is pleased to announce a new policy
paper which focuses attention on the issue of accountability. To improve the
quality and consistency of school arts programs, and to guarantee public confidence
in the State's recent investments in arts education, an appropriate system of
accountability must be established. To access a PDF copy, click here.
NAMM
Foundation Names the Best Communities for Music Education
The NAMM Foundation today announced the results of the ninth annual "Best
Communities for Music Education" survey, which includes 110 school districts
across the U.S. The designated programs exemplify community commitment to include
music education as part of a quality education for all children. The NAMM Foundation
and its music education advocacy efforts work to ensure that all children have
access to quality music education programs that encourage lifelong participation
in music making. This year's roster of musical schools represents 29 states with
New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia representing the
most districts. To view the complete roster of "Best Communities," click
here.
2008
Grammy Camp Applications Due April 30
The deadline to apply for the GRAMMY Foundation's 4th annual GRAMMY Camp
is April 30, 2008. GRAMMY Camp, which runs from July 12 – 26, 2008, is an extraordinary
program for young people that provides an immersive experience across a range
of music industry career tracks. All tracks culminate in media projects, CD recordings
and/or showcase performances. GRAMMY Camp will be held at the University of Southern
California Thornton School of Music and other professional venues throughout
Los Angeles. It is open to all high school students and needs-based financial
assistance is available. For an application, click here (http://www.grammyintheschools.com/gits_loader.html)
For more information call 800-423-2017 ext. 8682, or email grammycamp@grammy.com.
Stages:
Young Artist Theatre Series
The current application for Stages: Young Artist Theatre Series – Center
Theatre Group’s summer intensive training program for “theatre-interested” high
school students – is now available for downloading, just click here.
Stages provides a well-rounded overview of the theatre profession with classes and workshops ranging from performance to production, writing, design, directing and marketing. This is not a program just for actors, but for aspiring stage managers, writers, directors, designers, and stage-hands, too. Need-based scholarships are available. For more information, please contact Dan Harper, CTG Educational Programs Associate at 213-972-7587.
Stages:
Propose a Workshop, Panel Discussion, or Program Showcase
The Conference for Community Arts Education features dozens of professional
development workshops, roundtables and program showcases tailored specifically
for leaders in the field. Sessions are organized into progressive tracks to provide
delegates in-depth training in best practices for addressing some of today's
most critical issues in community arts education.
To propose a session, complete the Session Proposal Form and return it by May 31.
For program updates, sponsor/exhibitor opportunities, or to download a proposal form, click here.
North
American Music Monday
On Monday May 5, 2008 at 1:00pm EST (6:00pm GMT) you can join with thousands
of other music programs, school choirs, rock bands, jazz ensembles, symphony
orchestras and anyone who loves music by participating in the North American
Music Monday event. On Music Monday, which is celebrated on the first Monday
in May, school children across North America are united by performing the same
piece of music at precisely the same time.
Conferences, Professional Development
2nd
Annual Teaching Artist Institute: Yes Child, No Child, Whose Child, Every
Child
The Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership, California College
of the Arts' Center for Arts and Public Life, and the Alameda County Arts
Commission are pleased to present: The 2nd Annual Teaching Artist Institute Yes
Child, No Child, Whose Child, Every Child on May 15, 16 & 17 from
8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
SNAP
Summer Institutes and Programs: Deadline for Reduced Registration Fee Extended
to June 1
This summer SNAP is offering two unique and dynamic
professional development opportunities for teachers and the Courageous Creativity
Conference at Disneyland for your administrators! You can see all the details
for these programs and download the registration forms on the SNAP website,
click here for
more information, or contact SNAP Director, Christine Monroe 530-752-9683
or SNAP Administrative Assistant, Staci Garcia 530-752-0576 for questions.
2nd
Annual TCAP K-12 Administrator Courageous Creativity Conference
June 23-25, 2008, held at the Disney Paradise Pier® Hotel,
Anaheim. This exciting conference provides administrators with leadership
supports for standards based arts education and insight into arts careers
in action. Keynote speakers include Martin Sklar, Disney’s “Imagineering
Ambassador” and international speaker on leadership and creativity, and a
special panel of Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Artists. The conference
includes behind the scenes tours of arts careers in action and breakouts
focused on supporting administrators in leading standards based K-12 arts
education. Register Early! Click here or
call 909-537-7542 for more information and a registration form.
TCAP
Regional Centers: 2008 Summer Professional Development Institutes and Programs
TCAP regional centers offer customized professional development
programs, yearly institutes, leadership development, support for assessing
and developing arts education plan and programs, and other arts education
related services. Click here to
find your regional TCAP Professional Development Center and Summer 2008 Institutes
and Programs.
International Professional Development Opportunity in Arts Integration The Artist/Teacher Institute International (ATI International) is a project of Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance and the Maryland State Department of Education. ATI International is a week-long residential program in Adelphi, Maryland, from July 20-26, 2008. Participants attend performances, discussions, and hands-on workshops that enable them to explore the various roles of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts in teaching and learning. The arts are discussed as separate content areas as well as the manner in which they can be integrated with other academic subjects. ATI International is open to educators from within and outside the United States. Registration and payment deadline is Friday, April 18 2008. For a program brochure and registration form, click here.
National Arts Education Training on System Change
Americans for the Arts annual arts education conference takes place this year
in Philadelphia, PA, June 20-22, 2008. The conference features research
and coaching on systemic arts education change, including new creative workforce
research, RAND research on systemic provision of arts education, and Dick Deasy
discussing arts education in his final weeks as director of the Arts Education
Partnership. For the first time ever, Americans for the Arts will host the
Teaching Artist Strand at the National Convention - a program for and by teaching
artists, in partnership with the Dana Foundation. For more information,
click here.
Arts
Education: Taking Stock of the Future, Save the Date: June 24, 2008 in
Washington, DC
This one-day symposium will engage participants in an interactive discussion
of major advances in arts education that have occurred since the Arts
Education Partnership was founded and in recommending areas of focus
and actions needed to advance the field in the future. The symposium
will be hosted by the U.S. Department of Education at their Barnard Auditorium. An
evening event will follow to honor and celebrate the exceptional leadership
of Richard J. Deasy. For more information, click
here.
Arts
LINC (Arts and Literacy in Nebraska and California)
An Arts Education Model Development and Dissemination Project
is hosting a three-day outreach, June 25-27, 2008 in San Diego. The event is
co-sponsored by the San Diego Natural History Museum. The focus is on integrated
literacy instruction with the arts and science. Space is limited. For
more information or registration materials, please email: Nancy.Andrzejczak@leusd.k12.ca.us.
SouthCAP
(TCAP) Summer Institutes
SouthCAP, a regional site of The California Arts Project, is offering
five institutes this summer for educators from Orange, San Diego and Imperial
Counties. These offerings are for the elementary classroom teacher as well as
the arts teacher, K-12. All institutes offer Continuing Education credits and
some scholarships are available. For a discounted price apply by April 1st, and
due to the current budget constraints in many districts, payment may be deferred
to the next fiscal year. For more information, click
here or contact
Helena Hanna at 619-594-6647 or hhanna@projects.sdsu.edu.
Orange
County Performing Artscenter Summer Leadership Institute Accepting Registrations!
Join fellow educators for an inspiring week of arts learning experiences
at the 4th annual Arts Teach Summer Leadership Institute presented by the Orange
County Performing Artscenter in partnership with the Orange County Museum of
Art, Orange County Department of Education and UC Irvine Extension. The goal
of the Institute is to provide meaningful, authentic, proven tools and techniques
that will enable any classroom teacher to feel confident in integrating the arts
into their personal teaching style and classroom objectives for each year, even
if they have not had specific training in music, dance, theatre or the visual
arts. Continuing education units will be available through UC Irvine Extension.
On-line registration available, click
here.
Scholarships, Contests & Awards
The
Coastal America Ocean Art Contest
The Aquarium of the Pacific announces a nation-wide contest
aimed at increasing ocean literacy in our youth and the general public. Students
of all ages, from kindergarten through the university level, are encouraged
to submit work to express the importance of the ocean, and have the opportunity
for their work to be displayed at the new Smithsonian Ocean Hall in Washington
DC. Each submission will receive a complimentary ticket for a future visit
to the Aquarium (with submissions limited to one per student.)
Artwork is due to the Aquarium of the Pacific by 6:00pm on May 30, 2008 along with the completed submission form. For submission form, rules and more information, click here.
Resources, Funding Opportunities
MetLife
Foundation Partners in Arts Education Grants
The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and MetLife
Foundation have announced the renewal of the MetLife Foundation Partners
in Arts Education Program. The goal of the program is to enhance arts learning
in K-12 Public Schools by supporting exemplary Community School of the
Arts/Public School partnerships. In 2008, the program will award
grants of up to $20,000 to support exemplary arts education partnerships
during the 2008-2009 school year and present an arts education partnership
training institute in conjunction with the 2008 Conference for Community
Arts Education in Philadelphia, PA, on October 29.
Executive
Director
The Imagine Bus Project
www.imaginebusproject.org
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