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Arts Education and Enrichment Programming
Thanks to the efforts of Representative Helen Miller (Fort Dodge), the Iowa
Arts Council received an appropriation from the 2006 Iowa Legislature to
conduct an interim study of community-based arts education and enrichment
programming for school age children. Due in December, 2006, the study will
evaluate the status of after school arts programming throughout Iowa and
identify curricula and model programs that can be shared statewide. The
IAC will work with the Iowa Afterschool Alliance and other partners to structure
the types of data to be collected.
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Eye on Accessibility
According to the 2003 American Community Survey (published by the Center
for Personal Assistance Services), approximately 411,000 Iowans have a disability
– that’s 15.4% of the population age 5 and over. People with
disabilities may be an untapped audience for your programs and services
– but they are so often excluded, that they may not even know that
your programs are available to them. Make sure your advertising, brochures,
web site, and other means of communication include information about the
access you provide. A good way to start is to include universal access symbols
on your publications. Download these symbols free at http://www.gag.org/resources/das.php.
American School Board Journal Special Issue on Arts Education
www.asbj.com/specialreports/0606SpecialReports/0606index.html
The American School Board Journal, the publication of the National
School Boards Association, has produced a special report on arts education.
The issue includes a lead article by Americans for the Arts Arts Education
Council member Sarah Tambucci on how arts education provides opportunities
for renewal and reform. Other articles in this issue:
• Partners for the Arts: School districts
find collaboration is the key to making the arts an integral part of education,
by Naomi Dillon
• Drawing and the Brain: Visualizing information
is a vital early step in learning to read, by Kenneth A. Wesson
• Arts at the Core: How six school districts
integrate arts education into the curriculum, by Ruth E. Sternberg
Conference for Community Arts Education
The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts will host its 69th national
convention, the Conference for Community Arts Education, in Phoenix, Ariz.,
from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4. 350 leaders of community-based arts education organizations
from 45 states will attend to share information and ideas, learn from experts
in the field, and set the direction for the future of the community arts
education field. Nationally renowned leaders in the fields of advocacy,
arts integration, arts education assessment, board development, curriculum,
evaluation, finance, fund raising, marketing / public relations, management,
partnerships, planning, research, and technology, will lead sessions. Two
pre-conference institutes, on arts education partnerships and outcome-based
evaluation, are also planned.
Staff, faculty, trustees and volunteers at community-based arts education organizations and programs are encouraged to attend. Detailed program, schedule and registration information is available at www.communityartsed.org or by phone at (212) 268-3337 x 18. As the service association for community-based arts education organizations, the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts aims to make high quality arts education available to every interested child and adult in the United States. The Guild’s national network encompasses arts education professionals, organizations, volunteers, and philanthropic supporters. In concert with this network, the Guild researches and promotes best practices, provides opportunities for professional development and dialogue, and advocates for broad access.
