| Art Teaches Children to Think |
 Art education does more than let kids make pretty pictures. A good art program teaches children to think. Studies show that building critical thinking skills is the best way to improve student performance. A rigorous art program like Art in Action teaches children to analyze what they see, look for supporting evidence, communicate ideas, and create art based on their learning.
Ellie didn't like art because she thought she couldn't draw. But in her fourth grade Art in Action Program, she discovered that artists like Wayne Thiebaud interpret what they see, and it doesn't have to look realistic. Ellie was inspired by Thiebaud to paint vibrant cupcakes with shadows that make her cupcakes look abstract. Through art, children can apply thinking skills that will enable them become inquisitive, open-minded, and expressive.
Judy Sleeth
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Join Us for Atelier d'Artistes
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 Have fun at our exciting 3rd annual Atelier d'Artistes featuring a spring luncheon, artist and student art demonstrations, and a silent auction on Monday, March 7th. Internationally acclaimed sculptor Fletcher Benton will share his artistic experiences.
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Art Helps English Language Learners
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 Carlos Salcido from the San Jose Unified School District's Migrant Education explains how the Art in Action visual arts program helps English language learners develop and expand their vocabulary.
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| Thank You Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trust | |
Art in Action thanks The Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trust for their gift of $12,500. Their support will help us continue to develop online resources and ensure all children have access to quality visual art programs.
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Fourth Grade Library Art Shows
|  See fourth grade student artwork displayed in ten Bay Area libraries Feb 7th to March 6th. Enjoy artwork created by talented young artists.
Library schedule
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Legacy Works Chooses Art in Action
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Nancy Jackson is an Encore Fellow chosen by Legacy Works to work with Art in Action to expand the organization and increase the number of students served. Nancy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering at Stanford University. Prior to coming to Art in Action, she was a Founder and the CEO of a multimedia marketing firm in Silicon Valley.
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Exciting Museum Shows
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San Francisco's Legion of Honor -
Aspects of Mt. Fuji
Art Institute of Chicago - Chagall's America Windows
Brooklyn Museum of Art - Norman Rockwell
Crocker Art Museum - Paul Jenkins: The Color of Light
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - India's Fabled City
Metropolitan Museum of Art - Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand
Portland Museum - Images of African American Identity and Community
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Welcome New Schools
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 Shelly Saurage and Jennifer Merritt, third grade teachers at Spanish Lake Primary School in Geismar, LA, are eager to introduce their students to Program 3, Perspectives in Art. We are excited to welcome 6 California schools to Art in Action. In the Bay Area, Kindergarten students at Fairmount Elementary in San Francisco, and middle school students at ACE Charter in San Jose are eager to get creative. Students at Elmwood Elementary in Stockton, Westmore Oaks Elementary in West Sacramento, and Central Gaither Middle School in Yuba City will explore our middle school programs. And in the Shasta Mountain area, Burnt Ranch Elementary students will learn about Modern Art this year. |
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E-magination is a monthly art resource for teachers and parents to connect with current happenings at Art in Action, museum shows, events, and teacher resources. Art in Action advocates for all children to have access to a quality art education.
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| Wayne Thiebaud | 
Did you know that
Wayne Thiebaud's most famous works are a series of paintings of Cakes and pies, especially Cakes painted in 1963 and that he apprenticed for Walt Disney Studios while in high school?
Watch Thiebaud paint cakes
and then paint your own cakes. |
Friends of
Art in Action | 
Join Friends of Art in Action on Thursday, Feb. 3 for a special tour of the new acquisitions in the recently re-installed Contemporary Gallery at the Cantor Art Center, Stanford.
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Art in Action subsidizes nearly 50% of our school programs. Help us ensure all children have access to a quality arts education.
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| Book of the Month | 
Delicious: The Art and Life of Wayne Thiebaud
by Susan Goldman Rubin
An absolutely "delicious" study of contemporary painter, Wayne Thiebaud. His tasty hot dogs, delectable cakes, dizzy streets, and sleepy deltas have since become icons of twentieth century art.
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Principal Margie Oliver is excited to introduce Art in Action to her students at Garrison Elementary School in Oceanside, CA.
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