Tag Archives: art
This Friday: Oakland Museum celebrates educators
View event page at the Oakland Museum’s Official Website.
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Support Haiti: buy original artwork online from OSA
In response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, Oakland School for the Arts (OSA) Visual Art and Digital Media students have assembled an online sale of original artwork to raise funds for earthquake relief. On … Continue reading
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Self-Portraits, Ages and Stages: Artwork from the Studio Art Program at Redwood Heights Elementary School
Art IS! Education presents: Self-Portraits, Ages and Stages: Artwork from the Studio Art Program at Redwood Heights Elementary School A project led by Claudia Goodman-Hough, Artist-in-Residence Self-portraits create a forum to discuss our unique differences and similarities in a way … Continue reading
Health Through Art: 8th Annual Call for Artwork for Billboards
Every two years for the last 20 years Health Through Art has conducted a Call for Art, asking Bay Area community members to send original artwork with a healthy, positive theme. This year’s deadline for submission of work is October … Continue reading
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What’s the best way to provide children an arts education?
20+ guest bloggers share their thoughts at Artsblog. Join the conversation! From Americans for the Arts: Learning and participation in music, dance, theater, and the visual arts are vital to the development of our children and our communities. Through advocacy, … Continue reading
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Grant Opportunity: Creative Work Fund now accepting letters of inquiry for projects featuring performing or visual artists
The Creative Work Fund invites letters of inquiry for projects in which visual artists and nonprofit organizations or performing artists and nonprofit organizations collaborate to create new artworks. The deadline for letters of inquiry is 5:00 p.m. on November 6, … Continue reading
Pushing the Boundries by Educating the Whole Child
The following text is from a conversation by Peralta Elementary School artists and teachers Calvert Hand, Pam Lucker, Trena Noval, Ellen Oppenheimer and Kelly Rozario, on April 1st, 2009, in response to the question: What skills, perspectives, values, and understandings … Continue reading
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Perspectives, Passions, Understandings
By Alex Kwon 12th Grade, Washington High School, Fremont CA In this ever-changing world, the demands of the art and educational community are also evolving. But more than utilizing new technology, we need to rethink traditional values to meet the … Continue reading
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The Power of Arts Learning
By Rosette Costello Principal, Peralta Elementary School How do we educate children to be curious, compassionate and confident that their very presence in this world makes a difference? How do we educate children to problem solve, to think creatively and … Continue reading
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