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March is Save Our Schools Month: Matt Damon Speaks

March is Save Our Schools Month: Matt Damon Speaks

 

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Testimonial #45 Adam Crane: StringQuest.com

Testimonial #45 Adam Crane: StringQuest.com

[youtube= 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…

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Testimonial #44: Victoria Orvañanos Archer, Writer Televisa

Testimonial #44: Victoria Orvañanos Archer, Writer Televisa

  "Every time my mother punished me, locked me in my room and hit me yet again, I would listen over and over again to 'The Phantom Of The Opera'…

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What is the value of performing arts in society?

What is the value of performing arts in society?

  "It's well and good that arts -- and performing arts especially -- are part of our society, but they're not the vital part of our society." ~Board President Daniel Gomes …

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7 Ways Michelle Obama Positively Influenced Education in 2014

7 Ways Michelle Obama Positively Influenced Education in 2014

"Arts education isn't something we add on after we've achieved other priorities, like raising test scores and getting kids into college," said the First Lady. "It's actually critical for achieving…

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Geena Davis Examines Females in Film on a Global Scale

Geena Davis Examines Females in Film on a Global Scale

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Testimonial #43: Julie Angelos, Staff Writer at Jbulie’s blog/an Online Journal

Testimonial #43: Julie Angelos, Staff Writer at Jbulie’s blog/an Online Journal

How are the arts re-igniting your community and sparking innovation and creativity in your local schools? When I was just a kid, like second grade, my teacher assigned me the…

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An Introduction to the State Policy Pilot Program

An Introduction to the State Policy Pilot Program

[youtube= Americans for the Arts Narric Rome, Vice President of Government and Arts Education Affairs for Americans for the Arts, introduces the exciting new State Policy Pilot Program which will…

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chandra Thomas: Complete Sentences

chandra Thomas: Complete Sentences

[youtube= First Online With Fran is committed to featuring those ordinary people doing extraordinary things in The Arts.  It never ceases to amaze me how the passion for our work continues to…

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Arts Education Transforms Societies

Arts Education Transforms Societies

Robert L. Lynch Become a fanPresident and CEO, Americans for the ArtsPosted: 10/26/2014 10:59 pm EDT Updated: 10/27/2014 8:59 am EDT Do you enjoy the sleek look of your new…

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Actor Frances McDormand: A Star Who Has No Time for Vanity

Actor Frances McDormand: A Star Who Has No Time for Vanity

Frances McDormand will star in “Olive Kitteridge,” a four-part mini-series, based on Elizabeth Strout’s book, that will air November on HBO. Credit Alison Cohen Rosa for The New York Times…

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National Core Arts Standards

National Core Arts Standards

[youtube=   The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) will be joined by singer-songwriter and arts education activist, Ben Folds to host a formal launch of the new National…

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Ten Things I’ve Learned from Poetry

Ten Things I’ve Learned from Poetry

Jonathan Katz. Photo courtesy of NASAA October 7, 2014By Jonathan Katz, CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies   As a young faculty member in the English department of Wichita…

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Testimonial #42: David Morehead, Executive Director, Calling From The Dream

Testimonial #42: David Morehead, Executive Director, Calling From The Dream

“I did not have a teacher that influenced me to actually pursue the arts. My decision to do so was pretty much pre-determined genetically at an early age. Music, acting,…

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WOMEN IN THE ARTS & MEDIA COALITION ANNOUNCES VintAGE

WOMEN IN THE ARTS & MEDIA COALITION ANNOUNCES VintAGE

The Women in the Arts & Media Coalition is producing VintAge, one of its two Signature Events, supporting the voice and vision of women in the arts & media as…

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Testimonial #41: Joseph Crawford, Creative Producer/Artist

Testimonial #41: Joseph Crawford, Creative Producer/Artist

“The reality of the Arts as an industry is that you will be made to work hard, adapt to foreign situations, work for free (for a bit), and take your…

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Art Teachers or Security Guards?

Art Teachers or Security Guards?

Heather Mullinix

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Celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month!

Celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month!

President Barack Obama declared October 2014 as National Arts and Humanities Month! "Cultivating the talents of our young people and ensuring they have access to the arts are critical to…

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