Welcome to the Art in Action newsletter. Connect with current happenings at Art in Action, museum shows, local events, and fun activities for kids. Art in Action enriches lives through art. 72 schools now offer our programs in 871 classrooms. We train 1,900 teachers and classroom docents to teach more than 20,000 students. More than 800 children attended our summer ARTcamp, and local libraries display over 3,000 works of student art every year. Experience art today!
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ArtsVote 2008
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| Local Libraries Feature 1st Grade Art
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 The second in a series of monthly Art in Action library art shows will feature 1st Grade artwork based on masterpieces by Bearden, Monet, Miro, Pollock and Seurat to name a few. Through December 9, stop by and enjoy art created by our young artists!
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Holiday Gift-Making Workshop a Huge Success!
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Art in Action parents, volunteers, librarians, ARTcamp interns, trainers, docents, and friends joined us last week for our holiday gift-making workshop. Sparkling jewelry, beautifully hand painted glassware and marbleized paper were just some of the fabulous pieces created by our artists. We can't wait for our next workshop in February 2008!
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| Art in Action Welcomes New Schools
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Art in Action welcomes the following new schools: Marjorie Tobias School, Daly City; Arundel Elementary, San Carlos; Washington Elementary, Burlingame.
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| Bring Back the Arts
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Extensive research during the past
decade now confirms that the arts improve academic and personal
success. Join the PTA's efforts to build advocacy for quality arts
education at every school in California by helping parents, teachers
and legislators understand the importance of the arts. For more
information visit SMARTS: BRING BACK THE ARTS
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| E-magination is a monthly art resource for parents and teachers using the Art in Action program. To suggest events, submit articles, ask questions or give feedback, contact us on-line or call 650.566.8339. |
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Thank you!
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Art in Action thanks Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Fund for their recent grant of $12,500. Funded through the Silicon Valley Community Foundation,
Hurlbut-Johnson's donation will continue to assist us in bringing art to students in many of the Bay Area's Title I schools. Because of ongoing supporters like them, we have been very successful in achieving our mission of bringing a quality visual art program to children in the Bay Area. Many thanks to the Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Fund and others for making a difference.
A long overdue thank you: Once a month, for the last 9 months, Art in Action has been fortunate to host a team of One Brick volunteers to help us pack ARTboxes. One Brick, a San Francisco-based organization, is a non-profit run entirely by volunteers who organize other groups of volunteers to support other Bay Area non-profits. Their efficient work and cheerful attitudes have been invaluable in packing hundreds of ARTboxes this year. We really can't thank One Brick enough, and look forward to continuing our work with them in the months to come!
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Gallery Highlights
de Young Museum
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The de Young Museum presents The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend. This exhibit, a mixture of sculpture and works on paper, weaves together the relationships between several different histories: Nevelson's personal experience as a woman artist, the history of Jewish migration to this country, and the history of 20th century art, including major movements such as Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Minimalism.
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Diamond Awards
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Each year the Peninusla Arts Council Diamond Award presentations recognize individuals and organizations for their artistic achievements and contributions to the arts in San Mateo County.
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