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Arts Education Newsletter
Issue No. 16
December 2010
A publication of the Michigan Youth Arts Leadership Roundtable
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In this issue
A Passion to Advocate
Quadrant's Bob Morrison talks about advocating
and organizing for arts education.
Bus Grants and More
MCACA Deadline January 15
Changes at MDE
Ana Cordona is on a new path
News and Opportunities
Teacher workshops, student showcases
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Bob Morrison is passionate about arts education advocacy
Robert Morrison, the founder of Quadrant Arts Education Research, the
firm partnering
with Michigan Youth Arts for the 2011 Michigan Arts Education Survey,
was recently
interviewed in The Alternative Pressabout his passion for arts
education.
He spoke of a shift in the arts education advocacy community away from
extrinsic
effects of arts education (like the Mozart Effect - "music will make
you smarter")
towards better recognizing the intrinsic value of arts education.
Said Morrison, "That's the thing that people don't understand. It's
not necessarily
the fact that you're going to grow up and be a great musician. But the
things that
you learn from being involved in music you're going to apply in unique
ways to create
things that haven't been invented. That's when we start talking about
creativity
and innovation, and how we're going to be competitive in the global
market place.
In a time when we're focusing more and more on test scores and
narrowing the curriculum
and rote memorization, China and India and Singapore and Finland are
going, 'How
are we going to infuse more creativity? How do we expand our arts
programs?'"
He continued, "So our global competitors are expanding music and arts
education
programs for their students because they want to have the creative
capacities, while
the American education system is narrowing the curriculum. Somebody's
wrong."
And he suggested ways for individuals to advocate in their communities.
"With public education, all politics is local. If you're concerned
about what's
happening with music and arts education in your school, you need to
talk to your
teachers, you need to talk to your administration, and you need to be
visible at
the school board meetings. They don't just show up one day and decide
that they're
going to cut a program. The budget decisions for schools are happening
now. So if
you're worried about what the budget is going to look like in March or
April when
they come up for votes...you need to be at (or have someone
responsible for being
at) every school board meeting...If you have one person at every
meeting with a
button on that says 'I Support Music and Arts Education,' they're
going to know
that people are paying attention on behalf of that constituency. If
the issue ever
comes up that there is a potential cut for programs, then you can
begin to talk
to other parents and get them involved. But you've got to get engaged
early in the
process and not wait until it becomes a headline in the newspaper and
then everyone's
trying to scramble to keep programs in place."
To learn more about the 2011 Michigan Arts Education Census, click here
http://michiganyoutharts.org/Advocacy.html
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The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Links Students with
Arts and
Cultural Organizations
It's been a busy fall here at the Michigan Council for Arts and
Cultural Affairs;
we are processing and setting up adjudication panels for 188 grant
applications
to our Program for Operational and Project Support. Many aren't aware
that a large
percentage of the funding requests is targeted to youth and
educational programming
at arts and cultural organizations, large and small, statewide.
To help children access these and other programs, MCACA is offering
grants of up
to $500 to Michigan K-12 schools for the transportation cost of an
arts and culture-related
field trip. The destination or performance must be chosen by the
school from a list
of organizations affiliated with MCACA. The application for the Bus
Grant program
and list of organizations can be found at www.themedc.org/arts under
"Grant Program.
Deadline to apply is January 15, 2011, for trips that take place March
1, 2011,
through May 30, 2011.
The MCACA Related Links ( http://www.themedc.org/Arts/Related-Links/Default.aspx
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page is another great resource for exploring the state's rich
array of arts and cultural organizations, and finding things to do
this winter.
If you haven't met your local art council, look here for one near you.
Michigan
is fortunate to have a large number of art councils, which are great
resources
for information and bringing communities together.
For more information, contact Carolyn Damstra, Program Manager,
damstrac at michigan.org , (517) 241-3968 or (517) 241-4011. Visit
www.themedc.org/arts .
Other Opportunities
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) began the national
initiatives program
in 2003 to deliver arts programs to all communities across the
country. Arts Midwest
currently manages the following NEA national initiatives:
The Big Read provides citizens with the opportunity to read and
discuss a single
book within their communities. To support innovative reading programs
in selected
cities and towns, the initiative provides grants, comprehensive
resources, and support
for reading and discussing literature. Deadline to apply: 1/25/2011.
Visit
www.NEABigRead.org or e-mail thebigread at artsmidwest.org .
Shakespeare for a New Generation, part of the NEA's Shakespeare in
American Communities
initiative, provides grants to professional theater companies to
introduce middle-
and high-school students to the power of live theater and William
Shakespeare. Theater
companies selected present productions of Shakespeare plays with
accompanying educational
activities to students from at least 10 schools in their communities.
The National
Endowment for the Arts provides multimedia educational resource kits
for teachers
free of charge. Educational toolkits can be ordered from
http://www.vpw.com/partner/shakespeare/ Video Placement Worldwide.
Theater partners
for Shakespeare in American Communities are selected annually through
a competitive
application and panel review process. Deadline: 2/1/2011. Visit
www.ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org
or e-mail shakespeare at artsmidwest.org .
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For everything... there is a season.
This season, I am grateful for the incredible opportunity of having
served Michigan's
public through a 23-year career in state government, focused on
increasing arts
education and equity of educational opportunities for all Michigan
students.
This new year, I will embark on a season of new beginnings. I shall be
retiring
from state government January 1, 2011, with my work in the department
ending in
mid-December prior to the winter holidays.
My career at the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has been
fascinating and
meaningful, but life is short, and there are many promises to keep. I
plan to
pursue, from a different perspective, the many opportunities life,
education,
creativity and the arts have to offer.
I am working with Abbie Groff, Interim Director of Curriculum and
Instruction
( hilgendorfa at michigan.gov ), on a transition plan for MDE's arts
education work.
The Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, the Michigan
Youth Arts
Leadership Roundtable and the ISD/District Arts Coordinators network
will be
critical to ensuring Michigan education remains focused on creativity
through
arts education as an integral part of a complete 21st century
curriculum for
all students.
I will remain in Michigan and hope to remain active in education,
creativity and
the arts for a long time to come.
After January 1, 2011, I can be found at cardona.analuisa at gmail.com .
Please stay in touch!
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
-- Robert Frost
Ana Luisa Cardona
Consultant for Arts Infused Education and Innovation
Michigan Department of Education
cardonaa at michigan.gov
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News and Opportunities
National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in
partnership with the
National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the
Humanities, and
the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is now accepting
applications for
the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards, formerly
the Coming
Up Taller Awards. This award program recognizes the accomplishments of
exceptional
arts and humanities after-school and out-of-school programs with a
$10,000 prize.
Applications due January 31, 2011.
http://www.nahyp.org/
The Kennedy Center NSO Summer Music Institute
The Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
is a 4-week
summer music program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts in Washington,
DC, for serious student instrumentalists. ArtServe Michigan recommends
up to 5 Michigan
students for a fellowship which includes full tuition, room and board,
and travel.
Deadline: January 28, 2011.
http://www.artservemichigan.org/?q=node/99
Next NEA Foundation Student Acheivement Grant deadline is February 1
The NEA Foundation provides grants to improve the academic achievement
of students
in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any
subject area(s).
The proposed work should engage students in critical thinking and
problem solving
that deepen their knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The
work should also
improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and
critical reflection.
http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/student-achievement-grants/
VSA Visual Voices
VSA Michigan is soliciting artwork created by artists with
disabilities for the
2011 touring exhibition. Original 2-D artwork must be submitted by
January 21.
For more information contact Jessica Guzman at jessica at vsami.org .
K-12 Ceramics Entries
The 14th Annual National K12 Ceramic exhibition requests entries for
the 2011 show
held in conjunction with the 45th National Council for Education in
the Ceramic
Arts (NCECA) Conference March 30-April 2 in Tampa/St. Petersburg,
Florida. Teachers
may submit entries any time until the deadline of January 10, 2011.
Awards include
cash, art supplies and equipment.
http://www.k12clay.org/
Creating Healthy, Happy and Employed Human Beings
The Arts and Arts Education help us think creatively, critically and
collaboratively
as well as allowing us to pursue our passions and develop our souls.
Michael Dinwiddie,
Ph.D., speaks at Roeper School in Birmingham, December 16 at 7pm.
http://www.miarted.org/data/masterdata/uploadedfiles/file/UPLOADEDFORMS/1011ALUMSPEAK%20-%20MDINWIDDIE.pdf
MENC All-National Honor Ensembles
The audition deadline is December 17, 2010. These ensembles are an
exceptional
opportunity for teachers in Michigan to showcase their best students.
Students will
work with renowned conductors and perform at the John F. Kennedy
Center for the
Performing Arts in Washington DC in June 2011.
http://mmeamichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/MENC-All-National-Honor-Ensembles.pdf
The Toyota International Teacher Program
Toyota will take 24 educators on the inaugural program to South
Africa, scheduled
for July 24 - August 10, 2011. The program will provide teachers first-
hand exposure
to the social and environmental complexity of South Africa, focusing
on sustainable
development and emphasizing the links between history, culture, power,
and the environment.
Teachers will explore the country's natural and cultural diversity
through a range
of site visits and hands-on activities. Application deadline is
January 23.
http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Toyota-International-Teacher-Program/Application
Midwest Clinic 64th Annual Conference December 15-18 in Chicago
The Midwest Clinic provides outstanding professional development
opportunities for
instrumental music educators of all levels. The clinics present
diverse teaching
techniques and guidance, the concerts feature model ensembles of all
levels and
introduce you to repertoire that you can program with your own
ensemble, and the
exhibits feature virtually every service and industry that caters to
music educators.
http://www.midwestclinic.org/default.asp
Surdna Foundation Thriving Cultures Grants
Currently, Surdna's Thriving Cultures Program will accept
http://www.surdna.org/what-we-fund/thriving-cultures.html
letters of inquiry in three lines of work: Teens' Artistic
Advancement, Artists Engaging in
Social Change, and Community Driven Design. 2011 applications for
Surdna's Arts
Teachers Fellowship Program (SATF) are already complete, but the 2012
guidelines
will be published soon.
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