From Bianca Hall at The Age:
For the first time, all Australian students will study dance, drama, media arts, music and the visual arts until year 10, under a draft new national curriculum released yesterday.
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Posted on July 11, 2012 by Tommer
An increasing number of artists are becoming philanthropists. Setting up a foundation is one option but there is another way...
Posted on July 10, 2012 by Janet
Diane Ragsdale’s recent blog entitled “When did being pro-artist make one anti-institution?” is a thought-provoking response to a speech she heard at the Theatre Communication Group conference in Boston a couple weeks ago.
Posted on July 10, 2012 by Steve
The Boston Foundation and the Barr Foundation today announced that twelve organizations will share $650,000 in grants to begin a new phase of Culture for Change. The program, originally piloted in 2008 by the Barr Foundation, is a unique approach to out-of-school time youth development. Centering on partnerships between professional artists and youth workers, Culture for Change enables youth to build fluency in an art form while both exploring and taking leadership on issues of racial justice that are of importance to them.
Posted on July 10, 2012 by Steve
From Elizabeth Quaglieri at Technology in the Arts:
On Thursday, the University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center released the report, “Set in Stone: Building America’s New Generation of Arts Facilities, 1994-2008.” The research examines the boom of major cultural building projects (museum, performing arts centers, and theaters) between 1998 and 2004, specifically looking at the decade between 1990 and 2000. The findings indicate during that period, “the level of investment in bricks and mortar as a percentage of total revenue and assets was disproportionate.”
Posted on July 10, 2012 by Steve
The Montana Arts Council embarked on an online survey project to inventory the state of the arts and healthcare in Montana to determine where that state's technical and financial assistance might best be directed. MAC has surveyed artists, arts organizations, medical direct-care providers and administrators of healthcare settings separately. You can download and review the executive summary for the survey here.
Posted on July 9, 2012 by Abigail
Registration is still open for the next installment of GIA's 2012 Web Conference Series. Arts and Health: New Momentum for Artists and Communities is presented by Anita Boles, executive director of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare, and Gay Powell Hannah, executive director of the National Center for Creative Aging. The webinar begins tomorrow, July 10, at 11:00 PDT, 2:00 EDT.
Posted on July 9, 2012 by Abigail
Reporting for the Charleston Regional Business Journal, James T. Hammond writes:
Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday vetoed 81 line items in the General Assembly fiscal year 2012-2013 budget, including all funding for two state agencies: the South Carolina Arts Commission and the Sea Grant Consortium...the S.C. Arts Commission will be closed pending Legislative action, accordig to the organization's website...In order to overturn Haley's vetoes, the House and the Senate must each vote by a two-thirds majority to keep the General Assembly's version of the vetoed line item.
Posted on July 5, 2012 by Steve
From Diane Ragsdale on her Jumper blog:
I attended the Theatre Communications Group conference in Boston a couple weeks ago. On the first day of the conference Michael Maso, managing director of the Huntington Theatre, was presented with an award recognizing his contributions to the American theater. Towards the end of a humorous and lovely acceptance speech, Maso switched gears and used the opportunity to share thoughts on those that would question the priorities and processes of large institutional theaters.
Posted on July 5, 2012 by Steve
From Soren Peterson at The Huffington Post:
Developing creative individuals takes a society that values and promotes curious, proactive qualities, interdependence, responsibility and accountability. The process of building these well-rounded citizens starts with kindergarten and continues throughout life, constantly disseminating and transferring learning to the next generation.