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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
U.S Dept of Education Awards $13.4 Million in Arts Education Grants
U.S Department of Education Awards $13.4 Million to 34 Orgranizations to Enhance Teaching and Learning Through Arts Education -
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $13.4 million to 34 organizations to help arts educators grow and improve arts instruction, and share effective models of arts in education that support student achievement in the arts and other areas.
"The arts are an essential part of a well-rounded educational experience, and all students deserve access to high-quality arts instruction," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "Great arts educators can help students grow and succeed inside and outside of the classroom." www.ed.gov
Review blasts patronising, vague arts curriculum
Review blasts patronising, vague arts curriculum - The national arts curriculum is banal, bloated and demonstrates a distrubing ignorance about the Asian and indigenous cultures it is supposed to promote, experts say. www.smh.com.au
These 12 Childhood Art Techniques Can Help Adults Relieve Stress
These 12 Childhood Art Techniques Can Help Adults Relieve Stress - Making art doesn't necessarily sound like a stress reliever. Finding inspiration, keeping concentration, finding your artisitic voice www.huffingtonpost.com
Teaching art to engineering students
Teaching art to engineering students- Typically, engineers receive little or no education in the arts. Very rarely do engineering faculties at universities offer courses in art history, architecture or the apprecation of beauty. This is almost unique within university facilities. www.universityworldnews.com
National Arts and Humanities Month
The arts are a part of our lives each and every day, but we take the whole month of October to commemorate the arts in a big way. It is National Arts & Humanities Month - the largest annual celebration for the arts and humanities in the nation! www.americansforthearts.org
art, culture, preservation should be included in Kid's education
Art, culture, preservation should be included in Kids' education - as school began this year, parents bought books, backpacks and clothing. Parents may also want to include supplies for their child's after-school needs for creativity. www.jamestownsun.com
The Da Vinci Initiative
The Da Vinci Initiative: The stone has been thrown. The splash is being made and as the repercussions are across the surface of the representational revolution, they are intercepted as inspiration, as ideas, and The Da Vinci Initiative is capitalizing on them. www.huffingtonpost.com
Why the kids who most need arts education aren't getting it
Why the kids who most need arts education aren't getting it - Though the benefits of art education are very real (see here for a list of 10), it is one of the big, unfortunate casualties of the high-stakes testing era, with its laser focus on math and English Language Arts — especially in schools with big populations of students who live in poverty. www.washingtonpost.com
