How are the arts re-igniting your community and sparking innovation and creativity in your local schools? I have been especially impressed with the programs in both music and the visual…
Over the past year, arts education has been the subject of news stories across the nation featuring both the opportunities and the obstacles to ensuring the arts are an essential…
Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 10th, is primary election day here in New York City. The results could have a significant impact on the education of New York City's 1.1 million schoolchildren.…
Orchard Gardens, a school in Roxbury, Mass., had been plagued by bad test scores and violence -- but one principal's idea to fire the security guards and hire art teachers…
“It’s been a long road . . . but there is actually a moment when you choose to say, ‘THIS is what I’m going to be doing with the rest…
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…
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…
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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
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…
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…
[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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
