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September 12, 2014

The Survivor Tree Poem: Arts Advocating Healing

"There is nothing so bad that we cannot survive it." The Survivor Tree is a children's poem on behalf of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. It's the story…

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September 11, 2014

Commemorating the 13th Anniversary of 9-11

[youtube= Today, we honor the thousands of innocent men, women, and children who were taken from us too soon thirteen years ago. At the 9/11 Memorial in New York City,…

September 2, 2014

At STEAM Schools, Arts Are Woven Into The Curriculum

The idea behind STEAM - science, technology, engineering, arts and math - is to find ways to integrate the “A” into all class subjects, believing the fusion of arts and…

August 27, 2014

Real farm life, at the intersection of arts and agriculture

by Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media “Art is to stop and make you think,” she said. “That’s the goal of what we do, right? Is to put something out there…

August 18, 2014

Artists Discuss Actions After Week of Protests in Ferguson

Artists Gather at RAC to Discuss Possible Actions.Credit Willis Arnold/St. Louis Public Radio By

August 12, 2014

Mayor De Blasio Gives $23 Million Boost to Arts Education in NYC

Mayor Bill de Blasio at arts education press announcement at the Bronx Museum of the Arts (July 1, 2014). Photo: Ed Reed, courtesy the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio.New…

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August 12, 2014

Mayor De Blasio Gives $23 Million Boost to Arts Education in NYC

Mayor Bill de Blasio at arts education press announcement at the Bronx Museum of the Arts (July 1, 2014). Photo: Ed Reed, courtesy the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio.New…

August 12, 2014

P.S. Art 2014: Student Artworks at The Met

As a teacher I have witnessed firsthand the transformative powers of The Arts. Students learn to express themselves in ways that could never be accomplished through an algorithm or literary…

August 12, 2014

P.S. Art 2014: Student Artworks at The Met

As a teacher I have witnessed firsthand the transformative powers of The Arts. Students learn to express themselves in ways that could never be accomplished through an algorithm or literary…

June 30, 2014

DEAR MOM is coming to NYC!

written by Jay Falzone & Nancy Holson Based on actual letters written by real daughters to their mothers

May 29, 2014

Testimonial #38: LindaAnn Loschiavo, Journalist, Dramatist, and a long time magazine columnist

How has your life been indelibly touched by a teacher who utilized the arts for whatever reason and acknowledge how they were instrumental in breaking the mold to allow you…

May 29, 2014

Diamond Lil, Queen of the Bowery

[youtube= by LindaAnn Loschiavo, Dramatist My entire childhood was influenced by The Arts. Even before I entered first grade, I worried that I could never oil paint as well as…

April 30, 2014

Today, Children, We’re Not Going To Do A Show

"This isn’t about a single group of kindergartners, but about our core values for all students – that the arts are not disposable, that they are not frivolous, and that…

April 15, 2014

Testimonial #37: Edwina Issa, BBO Jordan

How has your life been indelibly touched by a teacher who utilized the arts for whatever reason and acknowledge how they were instrumental in breaking the mold to allow you…

April 11, 2014

A Work Based Learning Program at Vital Theatre

“What I learned is I can’t go through my life silent. Everybody has something in them.” Caitlin Perkins, Grade 11 Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School

March 22, 2014

Testimonial #36: Yvette Heyliger, Playwright/Individual Artist/Teaching Artist

How has your life been indelibly touched by a teacher who utilized the arts for whatever reason and acknowledge how they were instrumental in breaking the mold to allow you…

March 20, 2014

How Theater for Young People Could Save the World

Windmill Theatre's Wizard of Oz. Jude Henshall. Photo by Tony Lewis.Dramatist and theater essayist

March 12, 2014

March is Arts in Our Schools Month

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