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Art in Action Named Arts Organization of 2011
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Denise Shackleton, Chair of the Art in Action Board, made these remarks in accepting the the Diamond Award: "Art in Action is celebrating its 30-year anniversary. In that time we have grown from serving one classroom in one school reaching 25 students, to over 1,400 classrooms in 213 schools reaching 40,000 students. We are very proud of those numbers and we talk about those numbers all the time. The part that is more difficult to articulate is the impact art has in a classroom or on a child."
How do you measure the light in a child's eyes when our Art in Action docent walks in the room? Or the gasp we hear when we unveil the masterpiece that we will discuss for that lesson. Is there a way to measure the pride or success that a student feels when they see their artistic creation displayed in an art show? And how will we ever measure experiences that develop creativity and critical thinking? We know that the business world values "creativity" and "out-of-the-box thinkers" but our test scores don't reflect those skills. It is a constant struggle to show the impact that art has on the overall education of a child." Read more
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Atelier d'Artistes - Almost Sold Out
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 The 4th annual Atelier d'Artistes, featuring mixed-media artist, Flo Oy Wong, is almost sold out! Held at the Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, CA on March 5th, 11am-2pm, this event will raise funds to help Art in Action bring art education to more children. Carolyn Johnson, of ABC7 News will be the MC. Student artists from Seton School in Palo Alto, CA will demonstrate an Art in Action lesson inspired by Wong. View the online auction catalog highlighting private tours, original artwork, and unique art experiences.
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Bid on Special Art Opportunities
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 Flo Oy Wong, featured speaker at this year's event, has generously donated artwork to be auctioned at the event. The piece, made in usa: Angel Island Shhh, can be viewed at the Art in Action office and at the event. View Wong's artwork in our online auction catalog. |
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Mitchell Johnson - Special Art Opportunity
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 Local artist, Mitchell Johnson, will donate a portion of the proceeds of the sales of his paintings to support Art in Action. The paintings will be on sale at Cafe Borrone in Menlo Park, CA from March 1 - April 18.
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Advocate For Art Education
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 Will Measuring Creativity In Schools Help Youth Be Workforce Ready? - Last month, the California State Senate approved a bill to develop a Creativity and Innovation Education Index, designed to measure how schools are fostering creativity among their students.
A Case for Preserving Arts Education - In a day and age where standardized tests scores seem to rule everything in schools, more often than not arts programs get shortchanged when it comes time to trim budgets.
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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. Submit articles or give feedback. Subscribe. See previous newsletters.
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Diamond Awards
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 The Peninsula Arts Council hosted its 10th Annual Diamond Awards at the Kohl Mansion in Burlingame, CA on Feb. 2. The awards are given in recognition of outstanding contributions made to the arts in San Mateo County.
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Donors subsidize half the cost of the Art in Action Program to keep the program affordable. YOU can help provide quality art education for more students. |
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Spring is in the Air
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Seurat-inspired butterflies flutter around a proud artist!
Creative butterfly display idea from Mrs. Maury's 1st grade class at Laurel School in Atherton, CA.
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