March 24, 2009
Arts organizations invited to series of school district arts ed briefings
The Arts Education Partnership Initiative is a multi-year effort between the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle Arts Commission and Seattle Public Schools to put the arts back in education for all students in the school district. Read more on our Web site.
District arts staff invite representatives of community arts organizations to a series of April meetings broken out by arts discipline. Attendees will network, learn about the district's arts education goals and discuss how they can collaborate with the district to achieve the goals.
Meetings will be held at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence at 2445 3rd Ave. S. Refreshments will be served.
Monday, April 20, 10-11:30 a.m. - Dance Organizations
Tuesday, April 21, 10-11:30 a.m. - Visual Arts Organizations
Wednesday, April 22, 10-11:30 a.m. - Music Organizations
NEW DATE: Tuesday, May 5, 10-11:30 a.m. - Literary Arts Organizations (or programs that integrate with language arts curricula)
NEW DATE: Wednesday, May 6, 10-11:30 a.m. - Theatre Organizations
Under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson and with support from the city of Seattle, Seattle Public Schools has revitalized its commitment to arts education. Click here for more information on SPS Arts or to sign up for the SPS Arts eNews.
Teaching artists sought to participate in national research
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs is a co-sponsor of Seattle-area research by the Teaching Artist Research Project (TARP). TARP is the first national study designed to document the impact and best practices of individual teaching artists. The study is surveying artists and program managers in 12 communities, including the Seattle area. TARP is looking for help in two ways:
- Please register now for the survey if you are a teaching artist or if you manage a program for which teaching artists work. Just go to teachingartists.uchicago.edu.
- Then forward this bulletin or send your own e-mail to five, 10, 20 or more friends and colleagues—artists with whom you've worked, good program managers, other educators. Urge them to register and invite their friends and colleagues. A personal word of encouragement will help a lot.
Everyone who completes the survey will receive a free CD with two remarkable stories about teaching artists' work from the archives of Ira Glass' This American Life.
Image: Jordan Bolden (left) and Taylor Brown (right) in the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center musical, Snow White & The 7: Each One Teach One. Photo by Keith Williams, Flyright Productions.