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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
Ohio Board of Education votes to remove mandate for art, gym teachers
Ohio Board of Education votes to remove mandate for art, gym teachers - Ohio's state education board approved a policy change Monday that opponents argued could gut elementary school music, art, nursing and counseling offerings statewide. http://www.wlwt.com/
Zimbabwe: Why Most Visual Artists Are Poor
Zimbabwe: Why Most Visual Artists Are Poor: I would like you to imagine the following scenario. A business person calls a plumber and asks the plumber to do some work for free..www.allafrica.com
Arts Education Poised for Comeback in Nation's Largest School Districts
Arts Education Poised for Comeback in Nation's Largest School Districts - After years of budget cuts, and a narrowing of curriculum at public schools across the country, urban school districts, such as New York and Chicago, are taking bold steps to expand the school day curriculum and once again invest in arts education. www.huffingtonpost.com
Top 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2015
Top 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2015 - With the arts advocacy season fully upon us, the following is my updated “10 Reasons to Support the Arts.” Changes this year include updating #3 with the BEA’s new Arts in the GDP research, #8 to include a statement about the benefits of the arts in the military, and #10 includes the new Creative Industries data (now current as of January 2015). www.http://blog.artsusa.org/
Funding the arts is good for the nation
Funding the arts is good for the nation- On the 50th anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), it is time to correct a long-standing misconception that has infected the political debate on funding for the arts: www.thehill.com
Research shows cutting arts education a loss to all
Research shows cutting arts education a loss to all - Teaching of the arts is sometimes viewed as an optional extra, but some of the most successful educational systems see it as essential. www.theage.com.au
Teachable Moments from a Conference on Art and Education
Teachable Moments from a Conference on Art and Education - Last month, ART21 hosted an intricately interdisciplinary affair: Creative Chemistries: Radical Practices for Art + Education, a conference designed to probe the intersections of art and education. Jessica Hamlin, ART21’s director of educational initiatives, and Joe Fusaro, the organization’s senior education advisor, outlined some of the questions the event sought to tackle in an article for ART21 Magazine: hyperallergic.com
Creativity and the arts being 'squeezed out' of schools, report claims
Creativity and the arts being 'squeezed out' of schools, report claims - Creativity and the arts are being “squeezed out” of schools, with pupils from low-income families being hardest hit, according to a major report.
A commission led by the University of Warwick to examine the value of culture in British society warns that the most deprived students are missing out on opportunities in the creative industries.
The report, drawn up by academics and cultural leaders, calls for evidence of “excellent cultural and creative education” to be a prerequisite for schools to be graded outstanding by Ofsted, as well as a dedicated arts and culture pupil premium similar to the £450 million physical education premium currently on offer. www.news.tes.co.uk
