Arts Abilities Conference
Innovative & applicable teacher training
Museum of Modern Art Educator Gordon Sasaki, pictured above, will present workshops on inclusion and universal design in the classroom at the 2012 conference.
Friday, May 4, 9am-4:30pm
Asbury Hall at Babeville
Focusing on utilizing arts integration strategies - across all curriculum topics - as a tool for supporting young people at risk of educational failure, the Patricia Cotsen Arts Abilities Conference is designed to engage a diverse group of attendees including educators, artists, human service workers, instructional leaders, mentors, teachers, and parents.Workshops featured throughout the day exemplify best practices and explore opportunities for working with young people with disabilities, those with special needs, immigrant and refugee communities, incarcerated youth, and others at risk of educational failure. "I believe art is a springboard to a world of new ideas for everyone," said conference presenter Nancy Spector, Associate Curator of Education at Albright-Knox Art Gallery. "Looking at or creating works of art creates an opportunity for people from different backgrounds and ages to come together, learn from each other, learn about themselves, and stretch the boundaries of their experience."
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Upcoming Events
NEXT FRIDAY!
May 4, 9m-4:30pm: The Patricia Cotsen Arts Abilities Conference returns to Asbury Hall at Babeville. This conference focuses on utilizing arts integration strategies - across all curriculum topics - as a tool for supporting successful outcomes for young people at risk of educational failure. May 4, 5-7pm: Kris Crosson's Hands on Arts at Albright-Knox Art Gallery. For this drop-in workshop, youth participants will create radial designs called mandalas, exploring rhythm and pattern.
Free Admission. May 12, 1-2pm: Rodney Appleby's "Trick the Devil" at the Downtown Central Library. A one man play, rooted in storytelling and music, describing one's personal journey to the truth.
Free Admission.
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