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| Letter from the Executive Director
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 Why should we teach our children art? After all, if it's so much fun, it can't be healthy! But it is! In fact, the arts are critical in developing the right brain. Ava, age 9, told me she likes art because she can chose her own colors. Decision making is a high level thinking skill, so when she paints, Ava is practicing critical thinking skills such as intuition, evaluation, and synthesis to design her composition. If Ava has had a good art education program like Art in Action, she will know how color creates mood, unifies a composition, and adds emphasis. Ava will intuitively add yellow to her blue sky to create a warmer day, or place blue next to its complement to add emphasis. As Ava learns to look at art by the masters, she learns to see subtle color variations, to recognize significant contrasts, and to identify the artist's intention. When Ava chooses her own colors, she holistically applies her awareness of depth, harmony, and emotion. According to Nobel laureate, Roger Sperry, the right brain manages complexity, ambiguity and paradox. These are tools needed for tomorrow's leaders as they rescue boat captains, evaluate business trends, or strategize for world peace. As a child learns to imagine, discover, and create, they are developing critical skills for future success.
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Why We Need the Arts Now More Than Ever!
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 Studies of the 1930s have shown how the economic meltdown was accompanied by psychological depression. Going to the movies or listening to the radio could not solve these problems, but they could ease them in the same way that President Franklin D. Roosevelt's intimate fireside chats boosted morale and restored confidence. Read more
April 1, 2009, Los Angeles Times
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| Summer ARTcamp is Here! Baywood Elementary Hosts ARTcamp in San Mateo!
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 Explore the Wild World of Animals
from
puppies and fish to lizards and bugs! Create your own masterpieces
inspired by Matisse, Klee, Gauguin and other artists. Projects include recycled pet sculptures, nature
weavings, fish prints, artist trading cards, bug boxes, birdfeeders, and more! Design a
sketchbook and a reusable pet portfolio to hold your artwork. Weekly
sessions, June 22-July 31, M-F, 9 am -12 pm.
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Peninsula Arts Council Hosts
Arts Forum 2.0, Sat., April 25, 10-2
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Arts Forum 2.0 features an exciting panel of arts leaders including
Keynote Speaker John Anagnostou of Fox Theatres. Arts Forum will bring
together community leaders, policy makers, artists, and arts
organizations to make San Mateo County a destination for the arts.
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| Get $150 Bonus for Your School!
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Help us expand Art in Action to more children. Earn a $150 credit for each referral, which leads to a new school signing up for the Art in Action Program. This could pay part of you school's license fees or ARTboxes for the next school year. Just help us make the connection to the school's principal or PTA. For more information or to download a sample letter.
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6th, 7th & 8th Grade Library Art Shows
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 In the last in a series of library art shows this year, 6th, 7th and 8th grade artwork is on display in four local libraries from April 6 - May 4, 2009. Stop by and enjoy art created by our young artists at the following libraries:
Menlo Park Library - Nativity
Redwood City Library - Adelante, Roy Cloud, Selby Lane, North Star Academy
San Carlos Library - IHM, Notre Dame, St. Charles
San Mateo Library - North Shoreview Montessori, St. Gregory, St. Matthew, St. Timothy
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| Welcome New Schools! |
Art in Action expands to the central valley of California! We welcome Fremont Elementary School in Stockton thanks to the efforts of first grade teacher Stacy Sims.
We also welcome our newest Redwood City School, Holy Family School of St. Francis. Art in Action continues to grow in the Bay Area and beyond.
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| Art Advocacy
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Arts Advocates See Hope and Progress Under Obama
The New York Times reports that although much remains to be decided, arts advocates see signs of progress toward returning to an earlier era of strong government support for the arts. Learn more
 Wynton Marsalis Sets New Standard During National Arts Advocacy Day
April 3, 2009, Folsom News Blaze
Legendary jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis delivered Nancy Hanks soul-stirring Lecture on the Arts and Public Policy and called on Congress to invest in America's future by bailing out culture, not banks. Article includes quotes from Marsalis' speech. Read the article
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| Summer Interns Needed
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ARTcamp Interns
Do you enjoy working with kids? Do you have a passion for art? Check out Art in Action's summer ARTcamp internship! Interns work directly with an art teacher assisting them with art projects and supervising outdoor camp activities. Interns work with small groups of K-3 students in a classroom setting or at a Recreation Center. Hours are Mon.- Fri., 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Earn community service credit for volunteer hours!
Design Interns
High school and college students (and adults) are invited to apply for Design internships at Art in Action. Interns will be taught Flash animation and Dreamweaver editing skills to help build content for the Art in Action Online Teacher Resources. The internship will begin in mid-June until the end of July. Interns will work at least 4 of the 6 weeks, from 9-1 Monday through Friday.
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| Help Wanted: Eco Art for Kids
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San Carlos Green is organizing "Eco Art for Kids" at Hometown Days, on May 16th and 17th.The goal is to offer fun, creative art projects to children by using recycled materials as a way to show that these can be both beautiful and reusable. We'll make fun projects like collage flags, marble runs, and necklaces.
If you, or someone you know, is interested in volunteering at the event please contact Eva Iglesias. No experience is necessary, just the willingness to have fun working with kids. To learn more about San Carlos Green
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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.
Copyright 2009 Art in Action
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FREE
ART IN ACTION
POSTER!
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We have designed an
Art in Action poster featuring your school's name to proudly display at your school. We will deliver your school's poster when we attend your spring art show, or you can request that we mail it to you ahead of time.
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Order Your ARTboxes Now And SAVE 5%!
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Our popular ARTboxes with lesson specific pre-packed materials for 24 students are ready to give you a head start on the next school year! Place your order now, and we'll give you a 5% discount. This offer includes Full and Paper Plus ARTboxes. This offer is good only until
June 1, 2009.
Request for Quote
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A GREAT WAY TO FUND YOUR
ART IN ACTION PROGRAM!
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PTA ARTS ENHANCEMENT GRANT
PTA's Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement Grant Program offers a limited number of matching grants of up to $1,000 to local PTAs for student-centered programs focused on arts education. Talk to your school's PTA about applying. Applications due May 1, 2009.
Learn more.
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| Book of the Month |
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Artist to Artist : 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about
Their Art
by Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
In this remarkable and beautiful anthology featuring the likes of Maurice Sendak, Robert Sabuda, Rosemary Wells, and Eric Carle, 23 of the most honored and beloved artists in children's literature.
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Gallery Highlights:
Cantor Arts Center
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"Pop to Present"
"Pop to Present," is the third in a yearlong series of exhibitions highlighting the museum's acquisitions from the past decade.
March 18-
August 16, 2009
Stanford University
Call 650.723.4177
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Donate to Art in Action through Amazon.com
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When you make your Amazon.com purchases through the Art in Action website a portion of the proceeds will go to support the Art in Action program. Your purchases help us bring art to more children. Thank you for your continued support. View the link
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Got Photos?
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| Submit Them! |
| Art in Action accepts any and all kid's art photos. Email them to us at photos@artinaction.org. We might use them on our new website! |
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