Arts Educators,
Below you will find information on the Engaging Adolescents Institute, 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards applications are open, two new videos from Art21, The Arts and Human Development presents evidence based claims of the effect of the arts on the health and well-being of children, adolescents and young adults, and older adults, Getting In On the Act: How Arts Groups Are Creating Opportunities for Active Participation, and one job opening.
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Beck
Beck McLaughlin Education & Web Services Director Montana Arts Council PO Box 202201 Helena, MT 59620-2201 406-444-6522 Arts in Education Hotline 800-282-3092 http://artscounterbalance.wordpress.com/
Engaging Adolescents Institute
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 9:00am - 4:30pm
Music Center of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA
Music Center of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA
Sponsored By: NAMM Foundation
High-quality arts education programs can address adolescents' developmental needs by supporting the acquisition of artistic and life skills, positive self-image, and a sense of belonging. Yet recent research by the National Guild indicates that many arts education providers are challenged to sustain teens' involvement in robust out-of-school time programs.
The Engaging Adolescents Institute will illuminate how you can increase teen participation by revealing what teens want, what they need, how to engage them, and how to sustain their involvement in the arts. Join top youth arts leaders from across the country as we explore:
· The purposes and goals of arts education for adolescents
· Key tasks of adolescent development
· The conditions necessary to maximize youth participation
· Model programs
· Effective methods of engagement
During the institute, we'll examine case studies of remarkable youth arts education programs that produce extraordinary results for teens, organizations, and communities. Come prepared to contribute to the dialogue and get ready to roll up your sleeves to develop an action plan for your organization.
The Institute curriculum is derived in large part from the Guild's recently released Engaging Adolescents: Building Youth Participation in the Arts. This guide has been designed and published as an e-book and is available free online. We encourage you to review it prior to attending the Institute. To do so, go to http://tinyurl.com/engagingadolescents. (The file is high resolution and may take a while to load.)
Registration Rates - Early (by 1/20/2012)
$100 Members/$125 Nonmembers
$100 Members/$125 Nonmembers
Apply for 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is pleased to invite applications for the 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. The 12 award-winning programs this year will receive $10,000 and an invitation to accept their award from the President's Committee's Honorary Chairman, First Lady Michelle Obama, at a ceremony at the White House. After-school and out-of-school time arts and humanities programs sponsored by museums, libraries, performing arts organizations, educational institutions, arts centers, community service organizations, businesses and eligible government entities are encouraged to consider submitting an application. Programs applying for the award must meet all of the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards eligibility criteria. The deadline for application submissions is January 31, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Contact info@nahyp.org or 202-682-5571 with questions regarding the application.
Cao Fei: Building "RMB City"Exclusive Episode #146: In her Beijing studio, Cao Fei discusses the inspirations, process, and challenges behind developing and building a virtual urban environment within the digital realm of Second Life for her project, "RMB City" (2007).
An-My Lê: "Trap Rock"Exclusive Episode #147: Commissioned by Dia:Beacon, artist An-My Lê makes photographs of the Trap Rock basalt quarry on the Hudson River with her large-format camera.
NEA Announces Research, Interagency Task Force on Arts and Human Development
On November 30, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) released a white paper summarizing current research relating the arts to positive cognitive, social and behavioral outcomes. The Arts and Human Development presents evidence based claims of the effect of the arts on the health and well-being of children, adolescents and young adults, and older adults. The white paper also identifies research gaps and makes recommendations for future research. State arts agencies, researchers and arts education specialists will find the concise summaries of studies within the white paper to be helpful for advocacy and case making.
WolfBrown Reports on Participatory Arts Practices
A WolfBrown report commissioned by the Irvine Foundation examines new trends in arts participation. In Getting In On the Act: How Arts Groups Are Creating Opportunities for Active Participation, the authors give a helpful overview of participation's role in today's culture ecology, the benefits of participatory arts practice, and the kinds of programs and activities that have used these practices. Central to this report is WolfBrown's newly developed spectrum of participation, ranging from spectating to audience-as-artist, that gives artists, organizations and funders a way to easily define the audience's role in a performance. Also included are successful participatory arts practices case studies across a range of disciplines.
JOB OPENING
Ucross Foundation
2012 Internship (Paid)
Deadline: January 31, 2012
Main duties:
Assistance to the Residency Manager with Resident needs, including but not limited to town trips, airport pickups and returns, scheduling, attending orientation sessions, Selection Committee meeting arrangements, assisting with Fall 2012 invitation mailing, and other duties.
General office assistance may include newsletter writing and proofreading, bulk mailing assistance, attendance at staff meetings, art gallery reception work and helping out at public events including July 3 community fireworks event.
Qualifications Needed: BA degree in Fine Arts, Communications or other related degree. Excellent computer skills, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word. Due to our rural location, the intern will need his/her own personal transportation.
Dates of employment: flexible, generally six to eight months. Position open as of February 1, 2012.
Work requirements: 35 hours per week
Benefits: Monthly stipend and housing. See attached PDF for more info
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