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Why We Love Visiting Art Galleries (and You Should Too!)
"Art galleries are a place that everyone should visit a least once in their life.Visiting an art gallery is not just for those who have a passion for the arts, it can be enjoyed by anyone and everyone." https://themarshall gallery.com
How the Arts Develop the Young Brain
How the Arts Develop the Young Brain -
Every culture on this planet has art forms. Why is that? Neuroscientists continue to find clues as to how the mental and physical activities required for the arts are so fundamental to brain function.
Certain brain areas respond only to music while others are devoted to initiating and coordinating movement from intense running to the delicate sway of the arms. Drama provokes specialized networks that focus on spoken language and stimulate emotions. Visual arts excite the internal visual processing system to recall reality or create fantasy with the same ease. www.asaa.org
Art, Medicine, and a Real Education
Art, Medicine, and a Real Education- More and more doctors today are using methods taught in art class to help diagnose their patients. wwww.jewishjournal.com
Senate Passes Act That The Arts Are Considered Core Subjects
Senate Passes Act That The Arts Are Considered Core Subjects - On July 16, the United States Senate passed its bipartisan Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization proposal, the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), by a count of 81 to 17, according to a press release distributed by NAfME. This is a huge step for the students currently attending schools. This act allows any student from any school in the nation to learn the magic of Arts Education. Also with this step, the Senate has acknowledged that with the No Child Left Behind Act, the current school curriculum is narrowing its field and is actually dismissing Arts Education as a whole. www.theodysseyonline.com
The Incredible Ways Art Is Helping Charleston Unite After Church Massacre
The Incredible Ways Art Is Helping Charleston Unite After Church Massacre -
Early last week, a few artists painted murals on the walls of a warehouse around a vacant lot in Charleston, South Carolina, preparing for a celebration intended to fill the neglected space with sunlight, art and joy.
Then they learned about the racist attack at Emanuel AME Church, a historic black institution, that killed nine residents of their city.
Reeling from shock and sorrow, leaders of the community arts nonprofit organizing the event had to decide whether to cancel festivities planned for the solstice. It was a clear choice, Enough Pie executive director Cathryn Zommer told The Huffington Post.
“We felt that more than ever, the community needed to come together,” Zommer said. They added a vigil with candle lighting, songs and prayer. Artists made changes to their pieces. On Saturday, people gathered for an experience that mixed joy with sorrow, surrounded by art. www.huffintonpost.com
TURNAROUND: ARTS creating success in schools
TURNAROUND:ARTS creating success in schools- The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) will expand its successful Turnaround Arts initiative into five additional school districts, as the program continues to successfully help....www.turnaroundarts.pcah.gov
Art, Policy, and Wellness
Art, Policy, and Wellness - What would a policy that incorporates our ideas of medicine look like? On Friday, May 1, Artist Roundtable (A.RT) sought to answer this question during its third event, hosted by the World Policy Institutes's Arts-Policy Nexus. www.worldpolicy.org
HAPPIER STUDENTS, HIGHER SCORES: THE ROLE OF ARTS INTEGRATION
HAPPIER STUDENTS, HIGHER SCORES: THE ROLE OF ARTS INTEGRATION - The arts have always had a secondary place in K-12 learning. If you doubt that statement, think of the first programs to go whenever budget cuts are implemented – music, fine arts and even physical fitness which includes dance. I’ve yet to hear of a school board or administrators discussing the way cutting math programs could help the school’s bottom line. There is a hierarchy of academics in America, and arts education tends to fall pretty low on the totem pole. www.theedadvocate.org
Stories, art help students explore legacy of residential schools
Stories, art help students explore legacy of residential schools - There are few things that can silence a group of 400 chattering school students.
But the moment the Mountain Soul drummers pounded their sticks on a giant drum covered with buffalo hide, the children circled around them stopped talking.
They had come from five northern Alberta communities to a gym in Calling Lake to learn about their country’s past and absorb ideas their teachers hope will shape a different future. www.edmontonjournal.com
