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museum shows, events, and fun activities for kids. Art in Action advocates for all children to have access to a quality art education.
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| Letter from the Executive Director |
 Art is just too much fun. Maybe that's why some people don't recognize that a good art lesson teaches children to think. Educators are talking about whole brain thinking. Our children will need to be creative, critical thinkers as adults. This video by leading educator, Bernie Trilling, describes ideal learning. He is describing what happens in an Art in Action lesson. When you share an hour teaching an Art in Action lesson, you are also teaching the kids to analyze, solve problems, and innovate. What a gift you give!
Judy Sleeth |
Kindergarten Library Art Shows
|  The first in a series of public library art shows this year, Kindergarten student artwork is on display in 10 San Francisco Peninsula libraries from Oct. 18 - Nov. 14, 2010. Stop by and enjoy artwork created by our amazing young artists.
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Save the Date: March 7, 2011 Atelier d'Artistes benefiting Art in Action
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Art in Action's third annual Atelier d'Artistes will feature a spring luncheon, artist and student art demonstrations, and silent auction for supporters of Art in Action on Monday, March 7, 2011 at the Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, CA. Internationally acclaimed sculptor Fletcher Benton, will share his artistic experiences at the luncheon.
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Fall Training: Last Chance
|  Only a few more training classes left! Check out our Saturday training sessions. Register
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Welcome New Schools
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 Thanks to the enthusiasm and dedication of teacher Mary Schinnerer, students at Spangler Elementary in Milpitas, CA will soon be creating masterpieces. Spangler parents and teachers are attending training to learn how to guide their budding artists. |
Volunteers Make a Difference
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 Thank you, One Brick! 48 One Brickers volunteered 96 hours over the course of 3 evenings. They packed lessons for paper plus boxes and filled them. With their help, we were able to fill the orders for our schools.
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Art Advocacy
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Today's kindergarteners will be retiring in the year 2067. We have no idea of what the world will look in five years, much less 60 years, yet we are charged with preparing our students for life in that world.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the U.S. continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system.
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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, email us or call 650.566.8339 or 1.888.566.1982.
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| National Arts and Humanities Month |
Students from Art in Action Summer Artshow, San Bruno, CA, 2010.
"Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts, and math, and provides students with the skills to creatively solve problems."
-Michelle Obama
| 1. Americans for the Arts
2. YouTube - National Arts and Humanities Month
3. California Arts Council
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October Winner of Free Art Program
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Amy Friedricks, Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator at Neil Cummins Elementary School and Hall Middle School in Corte Madera, CA, is the October winner of the Free Art in Action Program. Congratulations, Amy!
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New: Friends of
Art in Action
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Friends of Art in Action is a new group of adult supporters who believe in the mission of Art in Action and want to help bring art to more children - and adults.
Join us for fun adult art activities such as museum tours, lectures,
and workshops.
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Gallery Highlights
de Young Museum
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Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the
Musée d'Orsay
Don't miss this wonderful exhibit featuring Art in Action artists such as van Gogh, Cezanne, and Seurat!
Sept. 25, 2010-Jan. 18, 2011
de Young Museum
Call 415.750.3600 |
| Book of the Month | 
Van Gogh & Friends:
With Cezanne, Seurat,
Gauguin, Rousseau, and Toulouse-Lautrec
by Wenda O'Reilly
Provides fun facts about the artists, how they lived, and what life was like in France during the industrial revolution of the 1800s.
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21st Century Schools
