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May 28, 2013

Testimonial #22: Joel Kahn, Math Teacher/Graphic Artist

How are the arts re-igniting your community and sparking innovation and creativity in your local schools? My wife is a public school art teacher who has been plugging away at…

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April 23, 2013

Every Child Needs This: Learning Bravery with Compass Creative Dramatics

By Cathlyn Melvin, Development Director Compass Creative Dramatics My summer vacations as a kid were a whirlwind of gymnastics practice, camping across mosquito-infested Wisconsin, and terrifying just-after-dark sessions of “Ghost…

April 23, 2013

Testimonial #21: Cathlyn Melvin, Director Compass Creative Dramatics

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 23, 2013

Testimonial #21: Cathlyn Melvin, Director Compass Creative Dramatics

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 12, 2013

Sir Ken Robinson – Educating the Heart and Mind

[youtube Sir Ken Robinson speaks during the Dalai Lama Center's Educating the Heart Series. He discusses the importance of an education that educates not just the mind, but also the…

April 9, 2013

Ask YoYo Ma About Arts Education

[youtube= Panelists will discuss why they believe arts education is important for today's generation, and question what needs to be done in society to ensure the arts play a prominent…

April 9, 2013

Arts Advocacy Day 2013: Why is it important?

[youtube= Each year, Arts Advocacy Day brings together a broad cross section of America's cultural and civic organizations, along with grassroots advocates, to underscore the importance of developing strong public…

April 3, 2013

Lindsay Shield’s Classroom

My students need your help! We just got a sewing machine donated to our drama program, but we don't have any thread or notions! Give back to NYC education. For…

April 3, 2013

National Arts Advocacy Day

National Arts Advocacy Day is on Tuesday, April 9. Americans for the Arts Action Fund is in the final stages of preparing to welcome more than 500 arts advocates to…

March 28, 2013

What is the Difference between Knowing and Understanding?

Rosie Kerr, MEd Blogger - The Artistic Edge I recently read a discussion on LinkedIn about this question and it reminded me of why the arts are so important to…

March 17, 2013

March is Save Our Schools Month

[youtube= "I had incredible teachers. As I look at my life today, the things I value most about myself — my imagination, my love of acting, my passion for writing,…

March 8, 2013

WAM COALITION, INC. (WOMEN IN THE ARTS & MEDIA) ANNOUNCES THE 2013 COLLABORATION AWARD: WOMEN WORKING WITH WOMEN

Request for Submissions... WOMEN IN THE ARTS & MEDIA COALITION, INC. will present the 2013 Collaboration Award recognizing Women Working with Women. The $1,000 award is designed to encourage professional…

March 8, 2013

International Women’s Day

Today is International Women's Day, an occasion celebrated every year on March 8 to pay tribute to the social, political and economic achievements of females across the globe. There are…

March 8, 2013

International Women’s Day

Today is International Women's Day, an occasion celebrated every year on March 8 to pay tribute to the social, political and economic achievements of females across the globe. There are…

February 28, 2013

The Madrid’s Edie Falco on Carmela, Jackie and the High School Musical That Launched Her Career

By Kathy Henderson Twitter @KatH_NY February 27, 2013 Read more... Role That Changed My Life “I was a shy, awkward kid—I didn’t know how to be popular and never wore…

February 22, 2013

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February 21, 2013

Testimonial #19: Lynne Harrington-Crick, Self-employed free lance photographer-filmmaker/ retired elementary school teacher

[youtube= is something people will always remember and be grateful that they had stuck it out learning to play or sing. It is something one carries with them all their…

February 13, 2013

Designing for Deep Space | News | About | RISD

[vimeo RISD's artists and designers are attempting to answer a question that's had NASA engineers scratching their heads for decades: how do you make a glove tough enough to withstand…