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Leonardo's Secrets for Becoming a Genius
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 Leonardo developed seven principles for thinking like a genius. The first is Curiosita, or curiosity, a universal gift, the human impulse to learn more. Expanding our natural curiosity requires determination - to observe more carefully, to ask hard questions, and to question again and again from different viewpoints. Art in Action discussions stimulate questioning, even in young children. Analyzing a masterpiece elicits questions about what's happening in the piece of artwork and how it makes you feel.
Try this: Look at Leonardo's painting, Lady with an Ermine, and think of ten questions about what is happening in the painting. We might be curious about who the lady was, when she lived, and why she was holding an ermine. Curiosity will lead us to wonder whether she really sat holding that ermine, what she was looking at, and what she was thinking. Read more
Judy Sleeth, Executive Director
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Atelier d'Artistes a Big Success
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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 through April 18. |
Advocate For Art Education
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 School Arts = Higher Scores - San Marcos, CA - Third graders who had the arts integrated into their regular curriculum showed remarkable improvement on standardized test scores.
Arts programs help students improve in all areas, group says - "It's a fact that there's still schools within the district where art is not a common experience for all young people. But if you look at the research we've done and others have done, engagement in the arts has a greater impact on student academic outcomes." Mark Rodriguez, executive director of Changing Worlds.
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Referral Bonus - Earn $150 Credit
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 Refer a school anywhere in the country, and BOTH your school and the referred school will earn a $150 credit against future Art in Action purchases, if the new school signs up for our program. Learn more
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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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Did You Know
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 Leonardo da Vinci
- said,"Learning never exhausts the mind."
- had great musical skills, both in singing and playing instruments.
- was one of the first artists in Italy to use oil paints instead of egg tempera. He created his own recipe for oil paints.
- was a strict vegetarian- he would not even drink cow's milk, as he felt it was stealing from them.
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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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Art in Action
in Nicaragua
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 Inspired by Picasso's Three Musicians, children in Esteli, Nicaragua, created lively collages of figures using bright colors and geometric shapes. The children were so proud they asked teacher Ronnie Thompson to display artwork all over the classroom!
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| Book of the Month | 
Beautiful Oops
by Barney SaltzbergThis one-of-a-kind interactive book shows readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. |
| Art Contest for Kids |
VSA, the international organization on arts and disability, and CVS Caremark All Kids Can are inviting all children ages 5-15 to submit original artwork on the theme "What Inspires Me" to the 2012 All Kids Can CREATE program. Deadline for submitting artwork is April 8, 2012. Learn more |
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