asn enews 2012
issue # 71 feb 27   |   2012
we are a non-profit association founded in 1981, dedicated to serving arts schools leaders
in this issue
sponsors thank you
asn happenings and gatherings
good luck and god speed quote
best practices committee chair's message
nea community-based project grants deadline march 8
nast handbook changes comment period ends march 22
2013 venice international arts exhibition planning
national ballet of spain is born
disney pixar releases trailer
aep spring forum
afta arts advocacy day
scae arts and education forum
hugo oscar watch

MEMBER SCHOOL
spotlight  

 

abbotsford school of integrated arts (ASIA) north poplar campus

british columbia, canada 

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North Poplar is one of several choice schools in the Abbotsford School District and has an instructional focus based on the meaningful integration of the fine arts, including dance, drama, music, visual arts, digital arts, and creative writing. What makes our school distinct from other schools is that all of our enrolling teachers have a post-graduate qualification, with either a degree in one of the core arts or an equivalent professional arts experience. In addition to these art qualifications, over 70 percent of our staff has, is working toward or has already completed post-graduate work specializing in arts integration. The teachers work in pods representing each of the art specialties and are given time on a weekly basis to meet and plan the core arts curriculum.

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Students at our school learn the core curriculum through arts integration in the classroom and are also given specialized instruction in each of the arts specialties every week. Students are also exposed to artists-in-residence on a yearly basis, which is supported by our Parent Advisory Council. At each grade level, an outside artist is brought in to work with students on a specific project or learning goal. These opportunities provide students with authentic experiences and allow teachers to learn and grow as well.

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Students at ASIA North Poplar are given various opportunities throughout the school year to demonstrate their learning experiences in an audience setting. Students also participate in a school-wide winter arts production in December and a pod performance in the spring that is a demonstration of arts-integrated learning. The students also host an Arts Integration Evening annually to teach parents and/or guardians the lessons they have learned and the importance of integrating the arts.
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Last year our school-wide theme was Africa. Throughout the year, every student integrated Africa into their core academic subjects as well as focusing on the integration of Africa through art, music, dance, drama, and digital arts. The culminating project was a school production of The Lion King, in which every student from kindergarten to grade five participated. The integrated visual art was sold at an art show in support of the program. A silent auction was held with all proceeds going to our sister school in Kenya, as we are part of Project Kenya Sister Schools, delivered by two of our teachers this past summer.

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Visit Abbotsford! 

FY2012 

sponsors to date 

thank you!

  

$75K and higher

Columbia College Chicago, IL


Disney

  

$65K

Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Santa Fe, NM

   

$20K

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, FL

 

$5K

NobleHour

 

SoundTree

 

Webster University Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO

 

Wenger Corporation, Minneapolis, MN

 

$2.5K

Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, San Francisco, CA

 

Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, D.C.

 

Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Friends, Houston, TX

 

$2K

CalArts, Valencia, CA

 

Harrison School for the Arts, Lakeland, FL

 

Howard W. Blake High School of the Arts, Tampa, FL

 

Orange Grove Middle School of the Arts, Tampa, FL

 

Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL

 

The Hilda Sutton and William D. Blanton Charitable Foundation, Lakeland, FL

 

$1K

Denise Davis Cotton, Ed.D., Sarasota, FL

 

Interlochen Center for the Arts, MI

 

Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA

 

 

$500-$1K

Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA  

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2012-2013 officers & board of directors
officers

 

President

Craig Collins, Ed. D.
Principal, Harrison School for the Arts,
Lakeland, FL

 

First Vice President

Rory Pullens

CEO, Head of School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, D.C.

   

Second Vice President

Pamela Jordan

Head of School, Chicago Academy for the Arts, IL

 

Treasurer

Donn K. Harris
Executive Director, Oakland School for the Arts, Oakland, CA

   

Secretary

Patricia Decker

Director of Recruitment, New York University - Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY

 

Immediate Past President

Ralph Opacic, Ed.D.

Executive Director, Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA

  

 

board of directors

  

R. Scott Allen, Ph.D. (2012)

Principal, HSPVA, Houston, TX

 

Douglas Ashcraft, D.M.A. (2012)

Dean of the Arts, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA

 

Bill Barrett (2013)

Executive Director, Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design, San Francisco, CA

 

Kim Bruno (2012)

Principal, LaGuardia Arts HS, NYC

 

Jackie Collins (2012)

Principal, Idaho Arts Charter, Nampa ID

 

Jackie Cornelius (2013)

Exeutive Director of Fine Arts, Duval County Public Schools; and Principal, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, FL

 

Denise Davis-Cotton, Ed.D. (2013) Founder of Detroit School of Arts (retired), College of Education, Argosy University, Sarasota, FL 

 

 

Dottie Marshall Englis (2013)

Chair, Conservatory of Theatre Arts, Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

 

David A. Flatley (2012)
Executive Director, Center for Community Arts Partnerships, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL  

 

Roy Fluhrer, Ph.D. (2013)

Director, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC

 

 Suzy Highland, Ed.D. (2012)

Dean of Student Services & Instructional Programs, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts|Riverfront, New Orleans, LA 

 

Sally Gaskill (2013)

Associate Director, Strategic National Arts Alumni Project, Bloomington, IN

 

Carol Kim (2013)

Vice President of International Affairs, CalArts, Valencia, CA

 

William Kohut (2012)

Principal, Denver School of the Arts, Denver, CO

 

Mary Martha Lappe (Founding Director)

Executive Director, HSPVA Friends, The High School for Performing & Visual Arts, Houston, TX

 

Terri Milsap (2012)

Principal, ChiArts, Chicago IL

 

Valerie Morris (2013)

Dean, School of the Arts, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

 

Scott M. Rudes, Ph.D. (2012)

Principal , Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts, Tampa, FL  

 

Tom Sherry (2013)

Architect, AIA, LEED, AP, Design Principal, Hamilton Anderson Associates, Detroit, MI

 

Tim Wade (2013)

Vice President of Student Affairs, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI

 

 

 

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asn calendar of events and gatherings

 

may 2-6, 2012 board of directors' meeting, columbia college, chicago, il

 

october 15-19, 2012 conference chicago, chicago academy of arts, chiarts, columbia college, chicago, il

 

october 2013 conference new york city, nyu tisch, nyu steinhardt, laguardia

 

october 2014 conference denver, co, denver school of the arts 

 

 

good luck and godspeed 

Martin Scorsese, Director (born 1942)

On his new film, Hugo, the re-creation of Brian Selznick's illustrated children's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret

 
"For children there's always a sense of magic," he says. "There's always a sense of something beyond the natural when you see the images move that way."

 

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best practice committee chair's message

Dear ,

 

The ASN Best Practice Committee (BPC) is working overtime to provide meaningful programs for its ASN membership. As the chair of this committee, I am excited and proud of the work being done through ASN.

 

Best practice is defined as a teaching or instructional method that has been demonstrated by research to be an effective learning tool. By following educational research, teachers may offer students better learning programs that can improve academic achievement. We know that there are best practices happening in our member schools and in classrooms of teachers on those campuses, and we want to recognize those efforts.

 

The BPC has recently updated the Exemplary School Application. ASN promotes high quality arts education by acknowledging the values embraced by member schools. Schools that submit an application for recognition and meet the Arts Schools Network's Principles of Exemplary Practice are awarded an Exemplary School designation and certificate of exemplary practice,symbolizing their commitment to excellence. The updated application brings the entire process online, and supporting documents are submitted to the committee electronically. Components have also been added to the application which focus on students and their achievements in the arts at those schools applying for the prestigious designation. Please remember that elementary, middle and high schools are eligible to apply for the recognition.

 

Certificates of Exemplary Practice are issued at the annual ASN Conference to individual schools in recognition of excellence evidenced in the Exemplary Schools Application. The designation indicates that a school has successfully completed a self-evaluation in the areas of strengths, areas for improvement, consistency with school-wide or program purposes, reflective questions, strategic goals, and future challenges. Campuses are encouraged to apply in order to be considered as a 2012-2013 ASN Exemplary School.

 

A new initiative through the BPC is the Best Practices in the Arts Spotlight. We want to hear from teachers on our member campuses about best practices in your classroom! If you have practices that you would like to share with other arts educators across the country, just complete the Spotlight template, get your principal's signature, and submit it to the BPC. Selected best practices will be featured on the Best Practices section of the ASN website. Please remember to submit an electronic photograph of you as we want to show who is doing great things for students through individual best practices.

 

The BPC is also in the process of working on a Teacher Fellowship Exchange Program. Plans are underway to unveil a program that allows member schools to host outstanding arts teachers from other campuses. ASN is about networking, and what better way to learn from one another than having our teachers sharing best practices live and with teachers and students in different classrooms across the country? Details are being ironed out, but components such as daily blogging and possible Skype sessions are under consideration. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months.

 

The Best Practice Committee is working to spotlight best practices and exemplary work in our member schools and their classrooms. Don't miss your opportunity to showcase the great things happening on your campus and in your classrooms!

 

scott allen

 

Sincerely,

R. Scott Allen, Ed.D.

Chair, ASN Best Practices Committee

Principal, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee members include: Kim Bruno, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and Performing Arts; Tracie Fraley, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts; Rory Pullens, Duke Ellington School of the Arts; and Dr. Ralph Opacic, Orange County High School of the Arts.

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national endowment for the arts community-based projects grant deadline march 8

nea logoNEA Grants for Community-Based Projects

March 8, 2012, Application Deadline

 

Community-based projects include activities and training in the arts that occur outside of the school system. Activities must occur outside of the regular school day, and may take place in a variety of settings. These activities may be offered by arts organizations or by other community-based, non-arts organizations or agencies in partnership with artists and/or arts groups. Projects could take place in locations such as arts organizations, community centers, faith-based organizations, public housing, tribal community centers, juvenile facilities, or school buildings.

 

While not formally linked to schools or their instructional programs, projects must be based on a curriculum that aligns with either national or state arts education standards and include assessment of participant learning.

 

Guidelines and application instructions for community-based arts education projects can be found on the agency's web site.

national association of schools of theatre

handbook changes proposal

comment period ends march 22

Your attention is requested regarding proposed revisions to the NAST Handbook scheduled for action by the board of directors and membership during the 2012 Annual Meeting.

A proposal for handbook revisions has been posted to the website for final review and comment covering the bylaws and standards for accreditation.

If you wish to comment on these proposals, please follow the instructions listed on the document's cover page. We encourage you to share the attached message with your colleagues and members as you see fit.

Please follow the link above to access the official announcement and download the proposal.

Thank you and best regards,

 

Sam Hope, Executive Director

 

 

About NAST, NAST is an association of approximately 170 schools of theatre, primarily at the collegiate level, but also including postsecondary non-degree-granting schools of theatre. It is the national accrediting agency for theatre and theatre-related disciplines. The association also provides information to the public. It produces statistical research, provides professional development for leaders of theatre schools, and engages in policy analysis.

54th la biennale de venezia, international arts exhibition planning underway for 2013

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The Venice Biennale

 

Since 1895, multi-disciplinary today

The Venice Biennale, which has its offices at Ca' Giustinian (San Marco, 1364/A), has for over a century been one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world. Ever since its foundation in 1895, it has been in the avant-garde, promoting new artistic trends and organising international events in contemporary arts. It is world-beating for the International Film Festival, for the International Art Exhibition and for the International Architecture Exhibition, and continues the great tradition of the Festival of Contemporary Music, the Theatre Festival, now flanked by the Festival of Contemporary Dance.

 

 

The birth of the Venice Biennale

Headed by its mayor, Riccardo Selvatico, the Venetian City Council passed a resolution on 19th April 1893 to set up a biennial exhibition of Italian art, to be inaugurated on 22nd April 1894. However, the event took place in 1895, two years later than it had been planned. On 30th April, the 1st International Art Exhibition was inaugurated.

 

More than a century of history

A consolidated success over the years

The Venice Biennale is world-beating for the International Film Festival, for the International Art Exhibition and for the International Architecture Exhibition, and continues the great tradition of the Festival of Contemporary Music and of the International Theatre Festival, flanked in the last ten years by the Festival of Contemporary Dance.

 

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the struggle for the national ballet of spain

as reported by pri the world

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by gerry hadden

feb 17 2012

view, listen, read the entire story here

 

Imagine you're a soloist with one of the world's best ballets. You've been there for years. The pay's great. The travel. The company is established and stable.

 

And then you hear about this start-up. The first new major classical ballet in a generation. Anywhere in the world. Funding for it is uncertain. And it's setting up shop in Spain, whose economy is in tatters. What do you do?

 

If you're British dancer Aaron Robinson, who was with the Birmingham Royal Ballet for six years, you go for it. Even if your peers say you're nuts.

 

"Well, at first they were trying to convince me not to. That in Spain the crisis was really bad. And if any companies were going to go down, it would be the smaller ones. I was like, fair enough, I'm gonna give it a go anyway," Robinson said.

 

Because how often do big-league classical ballet troupes spring up these days? The kind that attract top shelf dancers and great reviews? The answer: basically, they don't.

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"It's really exciting. You feel like you're contributing to this new project. I just really hope it gets the support it should because, you know, Paris, London, they all have big companies I don't see why Barcelona shouldn't. it should be up there with the top companies, you know."

 

Actually, Ballet of Barcelona is. In a way. It has achieved critical acclaim in just four years. Mainly because of one guy. Angel Corella. A Spaniard himself. He's the founder and artistic director. A lot of Americans might know him too. He danced as a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre in New York for 16 years.

 

One day, around 2001, he said, he realized he wanted to come home. Start his own company. The problem was the funding. In the US, he said, it's much easier.

 

Visit National Ballet of Spain website


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disney pixar releases trailer for animated film

bravepixar times

feb 23, 2012 

view the trailer clip here 

 

As promised, early this morning, Disney/Pixar released a new Brave trailer exclusively through iTunes Movie Trailers. The trailer, though, is essentially an extended clip from the film - a moment which sets the stage for Merida and her journey. On display are her impressively sick archery skills, which would put any one of us to shame. Watch the 2 1/2 minute clip, called "The Prize," in high resolution after the jump!

 

Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In Brave, a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts.

 

Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (voice of Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (voice of Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (voice of Robbie Coltrane). Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch (voice of Julie Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it's too late.

 

Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and produced by Katherine Sarafian, Brave is a grand adventure full of heart, memorable characters and the signature Pixar humor enjoyed by audiences of all ages. The film takes aim at theaters on June 22, 2012, and will be presented in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.

arts education partnership spring forum

arts evidence and the road to student success

aep spring forum 2012Fasten your seat belts and hit the road to Washington, D.C. for the AEP Spring 2012 National ForumAre We There Yet? Arts Evidence and the Road to Student Success, April 12-13 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Dupont Circle Hotel. This theme acknowledges a growing body of evidence that learning in and through the arts contributes to educational excellence. We will explore the implications and impact of research on education policy and practice and identify future directions for research.

 

Two new navigation aids will be previewed to help guide our journey: The U.S. Department of Education's report on the status and condition of American students' access to arts learning; and ArtsEdSearch, a kind of 21st-century GPS for education research and policy. These tools will help us keep track of our destination by answering some compelling questions: Do we now have the research to move the needle on education policy? Do advocates and policymakers have the will to steer American education in a new direction? Can children born today expect a complete education that includes the arts? Are we there yet?

 

Visit the AEP Spring Forum website!

 

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national arts advocacy days april 16-17 

arts ad day 2012

The 25th annual Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that brings together a broad cross section of America's cultural and civic organizations, along with hundreds of grassroots advocates from across the country, to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts.

  • LEARN new ways to make the best case for the arts to decision-makers.
  • NETWORK with other attendees from your state and across the country.
  • BE HEARD by your members of Congress when you visit them to make the case for the arts and arts education. 

Visit the Arts Advocacy Day website!  

southeast center for education hosting 5th national arts and education forum

sceaThe Southeast Center for Education in the Arts fifth national Arts & Education Forum Walking the Talk: Pathways to Quality Integration will take place on the campus of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on May 18-19, 2012. We will explore pathways to quality arts integration, the way in which various arts integration programs have followed these paths, and the impact on programs when these paths are taken.

 

Guiding us in "walking the talk" of quality arts integration will be Dr. Bennett Lentczner, president of RealVisions, and Drs. Linda Whitesitt and Elda Franklin, authors of a new book on arts integration - The ARTS Book: Designing Quality Arts Integration with Alignment, Rigor, Teamwork and Sustainability. Detailed information is available on the SCEA website.

 

Call for Panel Proposals 

 

The Forum will include four panel sessions:  ....* Alignment and Rigorous Program Design and Evaluation  ....* Rigorous Professional Development  ....* Rigorous Curriculum and Instruction  ....* Teamwork and Sustainability.

 

Each panelist will have seven minutes to address questions related to the focus of the session. The remainder of the time will be devoted to moderated questions and discussion with Forum participants.

 

To apply to participate as a panelist, download the Call for Panel Proposals.

 

This document describes the four panel sessions and provides focus questions for your presentation and subsequent group discussion. You may choose to submit a proposal to participate on more than one panel.

 

Return your completed Call for Proposals form via email to [email protected] by February 25, 2012.

 

If you have questions, contact Kim Wheetley at 423-425-5205 or [email protected].

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oscars watch: hugo nominated in eleven categories for academy awards

oscars ceremony feb 26, 2012

oscar 2012 sunday

hugo nominated in eleven categories, or 10 plus 1 or 12 minus 1 

 

Category

Recipients and nominees

Best Picture

Graham King and Martin Scorsese

Best Director

Martin Scorsese

Best Adapted Screenplay

John Logan

Best Cinematography

Robert Richardson

Best Original Score

Howard Shore

Best Art Direction

Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Best Costume Design

Sandy Powell

Best Visual Effects

Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning

Best Film Editing

Thelma Schoonmaker

Best Sound Editing

Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

Best Sound Mixing

Tom Fleishman and John Midgley

 

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