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New Study on Participation of the Arts
National Endownment for the Arts just published the 2020 Arts Basic Survey, featuring U.S. & state-level estimates of arts participation rates during the pre-pandemic period of Feb 2019-Feb 2020. Find the report & interactive state map: www.arts.gov
"Art Everywhere" Launches in Times Square
"Art Everywhere" Launches in Times Square- New Yorkers in Time Square today (August 4) will be the first to enjoy the fruits of a coast-to-coast US Program Known as "Art Everywhere" www.news.artnet.com
Study Says Making Art Is Good For Your Brain
Study Says Making Art Is Good For Your Brain, And We Say You Should Listen - "Art washes away from the soul the dust of every life," so Pablo Picasso once famously proclaimed. www.huffingtonpost.com
Art is Freedom
Art is Freedom - a recent high school grad says public schools need more art education www.artery.wbur.org
Tony Bennett: Hire More Art Teachers Now
Tony Bennett: "HIre More Art Teachers Now" - According to the Daily News, Tony Bennett and his wife,Susan Benedetto, say that "the only way to make lasting gains for disadvantaged New Yorkers on this critical educational front" is by hiring more art teachers. Mayor de Blasio seems to agree. Last month, he added $23 million in arts education funding to the city's annual budget- which is a step in the right direction after the recent years of art cutbacks. www.broadwayworld.com
Teaching Artists Help a School District Restore Arts Education
Teaching Artists Help a School District Restore Arts Education - Can the work teaching artists do in school districts impact a district’s long-term arts programming? Absolutely!, as illustrated by the Twin Rivers Unified School District in northern Sacramento, California. www.blog.artsusa.org
Taking Note: The Arts and Subjective Well-Being Measurement - See more at: http://arts.gov/art-works/2014/taking-note-arts-and-subjective-well-being-measurement
Taking Note: The Arts and Subjective Well-Being Measurement - At a social science research gathering a few years ago, I was treated to a dazzling series of presentations about the measurement of subjective well-being. I saw results from life-satisfaction surveys and findings from time-use diaries that attempted to record the daily experiences people regard as the most or least pleasurable.
www.arts.gov
Harvesting Local Art
Harvesting Local Art : Arts Organizers follow community-supported models to create and dispense locally produced art
www.citybeat.com
Committee On The Arts And Humanities Announces Expansion Of Turnaround Arts Program
Committee On The Arts And Humanities Announces Expansion Of Turnaround Arts Program -Committee On The Arts And Humanities Announces Expansion of The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) will expand its successful a program designed to help turn around low-performing schools, narrow the achievement gap, and increase student engagement through the arts, announced the committee’s co-chairs, George Stevens Jr. and Margo Lion today.
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