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| Letter from the Executive Director
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Art in Action is blooming. As we enter the 2009-10 school year, we have exciting new dimensions to help you bring art to your children. Inspiring workshops, empowering training, and stunning student art shows will enrich your experience. I'm thrilled to share our new website that you helped design, where the Art in Action Program has been brought to life for you online! You asked for on-demand training - here it is. You said you would like to add content - an Art in Action Wiki is in every lesson! You suggested a discussion board - please share your success stories and get ideas from others! Create your account and join us at the cutting edge of art education - illustrated to inspire your inner artist!
Judy Sleeth
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K-5 Lessons Now Online
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It's finally here: After years of planning and thousands of hours of hard work, the 72 Art in Action lessons in Programs K-5 are now online, making your class preparation more convenient than ever. We've added many exciting new features to each lesson: animated discussion of the masterpiece; video demonstrations of art techniques; a wiki for sharing tips and ideas; links to interesting websites, books, and music; spoken instructions; and much more. See a sample lesson.
All teachers and docents at Art in Action schools have access to all K-5 lessons for an initial period, and we encourage you to sign up for a free account today! Include your school name and ask your school coordinator to authorize your access after Sept. 3.
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Welcome to the New
Art in Action Website
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Experience our great new look; it's very comprehensive and user friendly. Access our spectacular new online curriculum, find valuable art resources, and sign up for Art in Action events. Join our new online discussion board and share your ideas with others. Check it out and bookmark it in your browser's toolbar.
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| Fall Training is HERE! Sign up Now
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Art in Action provides group training every fall at its offices in Menlo Park. Hands-on training sessions introduce teachers and docents to the masterpieces, themes, mediums, and projects covered in various program levels. Get a special early preview of the exciting new Art in Action Online Teacher Resources!
Location: 3925 Bohannon Drive, Ste. 300, Menlo Park
Date: September 8 - October 7, 2009
Time: 8:45 am - 12:00 pm
Seating is limited to 40 people each day. Register
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School Coordinator Meeting
September 3, 2009
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Art in Action welcomes School Coordinators at our annual School Coordinator Meeting Thursday, September 3rd,
in our Menlo Park office.
School Coordinators from over 70 Bay Area schools will receive updated
information about our program and receive support materials for their
school's program.
To Register: Morning meeting - FULL
Evening meeting - 7:00-8:30pm
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FUNdraising Workshop Sept. 17th
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 Looking for creative FUNdraising ideas to support your school's Art in Action Program in these tough economic times? Please join us on Thursday, September 17th, 7:00 pm in our Menlo Park office to learn how to make raising money FUN! Come share your best ideas, meet vendors, and see samples from Mixedbagdesigns, a local eco chic bag company & Fundraisers.org. Check the Art in Action website soon to sign up.
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Welcome New Schools
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 Art in Action welcomes 4 new schools this month. George Peabody Elementary School in San Francisco where our curriculum will be taught as part of an enrichment program. Accelerated Achievement Academy, a GATE program at Calaveras School in Hollister, will offer Programs 4-7 to their students, and middle school students at Southwestern Christian Academy in Chula Vista can't wait to learn about Renaissance Art. We welcome our first school in Minnesota, St. John Lutheran in St. Paul. Art in Action continues to grow in the Bay Area and beyond.
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| Art Advocacy
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 Get Ready for California Arts Day - The Art in Me
This year marks the ninth annual California Arts Day on Friday, October 2. Slated for the first Friday in October and corresponding with National Arts and Humanities Month, California Arts Day coordinates the creative energy and love of the arts in the state to celebrate the arts as one community. The web form to post events just went up this week, so submit your creative plans for California Arts Day! Learn more and participate
Closing the Gap and Raising the Bar
Secretary
of Education Arne Duncan has issued a letter to school and education
community leaders that expresses the importance of the arts in school
curriculum. In the letter he announced upcoming surveying that will be
used to develop the first comprehensive profile of arts education in
the United States. In a NAMM Foundation teleconference, Duncan
reiterated his support and urged communities to think creatively
towards strategies that will provide access to high quality learning
opportunities that include the arts for all children. Read more |
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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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Welcome Back
to School
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As always, the summer goes too quickly and before we know it, we are back at school. All kinds of new opportunities present themselves to fill your child's life with art. Encourage your child to experience and create artwork with paint, oil pastels, or clay. Visit local art museums with your children and share time together learning about artists and their artwork.
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Budding Student Artists
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For more pictures
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Book of the Month
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Dreaming Pictures
by Paul Klee and Juergen von Schemm
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| Curriculum Integration |
Teachers - Learn How to Integrate the Arts into your
Core Curriculum
The first of its kind in the United States, the Arts Integration Specialist Program provides K-12 teachers and teaching artists in public schools the insight, understanding, and skills they require to provide engaging and effective art and arts-integrated lessons across all areas of curriculum and to advance professionally. Participants leave equipped with real classroom applications focused on achieving improved student and teacher learning across all subjects.
Learn more
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Random Acts of Kindness
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Thank you to Lachmin Singh and 12 of
her friends from Sullivan Cromwell and RAOK (Random Acts of Kindness).
In 2 short hours, they stuffed, labeled, stamped, & sorted about
1,000 envelopes. These mailers went to school principals and
PTA presidents in the East Bay and San Francisco. Their help was
invaluable in getting the mailers prepared.
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Gallery Highlights:
San Jose Museum of Art
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"Alexander Calder:
Color in Motion"
Alexander Calder challenged the long-held notion that sculpture was static and monumental. His inventive, colorful, animated "mobiles" epitomize the innovative, optimistic spirit of early-twentieth century modernism. This exhibition will include mobiles, jewelry, and works on paper drawn from Bay Area collections.
Aug.1, - Dec. 13, 2009
San Jose Museum of Art
Call 408.271.6840
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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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| 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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