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Neuroscience and Creativity
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 Nearly 30 years ago I started teaching art lessons in my daughter's kindergarten class. I can hardly believe that now more than 40,000 students are getting similar art lessons through the Art in Action Program. As we approach our 30th anniversary, I understand why art is such a critical part of everyone child's education: Art develops our creative and critical thinking, skills that not only increase student performance, but also make us happy! Art opens our minds to new ideas, to seeing the world more clearly, and to thinking about new ways to solve old problems. These are right brain activities that are sometimes left untapped in today's classrooms. The Art in Action Program teaches exactly the kind of creativity that engages children in using their right brain. Recent studies in neuroscience show what happens in the brain when we are thinking creatively. Read more
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Thanks Betsy Halaby!
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 We say thank you and farewell to Betsy Halaby, who has been with Art in Action for nearly 25 years, advocating for the importance of art education for children. As the Program Director, Betsy has been the "face of Art in Action" working with schools, training teachers and parents, coordinating school art shows, and helping with many events. We will miss her talents, insights, and her wonderful wit! |
Advocate For Art Education
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 The Good and Bad News About Arts Education in U.S. Schools - According to Arne Duncan, "a well-rounded education is simply too vital to our students' success to let the teaching of the arts and humanities erode."
White House Announces Arts Education Plan - President Obama, aided by prominent artists, hopes to help turn around low-performing schools with a new arts education program. Called Turnaround Arts, the program aims to improve academic performance and increase student engagement through the arts.
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Welcome New Schools
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 We welcome artist and teacher Wendy Marquis Art of Belgrade, MT to our family at Art in Action. Wendy will be showcasing program levels K, 2, 4, and 6 in her studio.
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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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Meet Victoria
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Victoria has been painting, drawing and dancing since she was three. But collage is her passion. Her parents and brothers also enjoy the arts. She likes learning about modern artists who use alternative ways to express themselves. She likes to use collage to express her unique ideas and feelings. In- spired by Robert Rauschenberg's Retroactive 1, Victoria used this project to let others know that cruelty to animals needs to stop.
Victoria is an 8th grader at North Shoreview Montessori School in San Mateo, CA.
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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. |
New Faces at
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We are pleased to welcome new staff members to our Art in Action family.
Jonelle Teevans, sales manager, will work with new school accounts. She is an artist, experienced in working with schools, and a former elementary school teacher.
Kristin Henige is helping part time as our new program manager, focusing on current schools. She is a passionate Art in Action docent of 7 years.
Peg Austin, a founding Art in Action Board member and recent Board Chair, is helping as office administrator for the next few months. Peg's intimate knowledge of Art in Action is invaluable.
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| Trainers Needed | | Trainers are experienced art docents that teach the Art in Action curriculum to other docents in the San Francisco Bay Area. Please email or call 650-566-8339 to learn more. |
| Book of the Month | 
How to Talk to Children About Art
by Françoise Barbe-Gall
This is a book for adults who want their children to love and understand art. It will prepare them for the questions kids ask.
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