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Dear friends and colleagues, As we continue to hear more news about the devastating tornado that passed through the town of Moore on the outskirts of Oklahoma City yesterday, we at Americans for the Arts send our thoughts and praye… Continue reading Responding to Yesterday’s Tragedy in Oklahoma 
You are invited to attend the free Art Salon and Panel Discussion on May 21 from 6:30 – 8pm, Rogue Gallery and art Center, 40 Bartlett Street, Medford, Oregon. “Art is life, art is beauty, art makes you think, art changes people, art transforms communities, art opens your mind, life imitates art” -BNG Join an informal alliance of southern Oregon arts leaders from the Ashland Art Center, Grants Pass Museum of Art, Jacksonville’s Art Presence Art Center and Rogue Gallery and Art Center, the Southern Oregon Artists Resource and more for the first in a series of discussions about the many reasons why the arts matter to our communities. Learn why the arts are vital to our quality of life, education, economy and let your own voice be heard by people who influence local arts policy and funding at this informal FREE public gathering! Future salons will be hosted by Continue reading Why the Arts Matter in Medford, Oregon and Beyond While corporate philanthropy has long ago shifted from community charity to strategic, carefully designed programs, a fundamental question of authenticity can undermine the soundest strategies. If the association between a company and a cause, or the social impact of the company’s action does not resonate with consumers and other stakeholders, what is the point of [...] National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced today that the NEA will award $45,085,105 in partnership agreements to fund 54 state and jurisdictional arts agencies and six regional arts organizations throughout the coun… The National Endowment for the Arts will host a webinar on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET at arts.gov to discuss best practices for making websites and digital content widely accessible to all audiences. Continue reading National Endowment for the Arts to Present Webinar on Accessibility in Media Arts The National Endowment for the Arts will host a webinar on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET at arts.gov to discuss best practices for making websites and digital content widely accessible to all audiences. Continue reading National Endowment for the Arts to Present Webinar on Accessibility in Media Arts New nomination information for the NEA National Heritage Fellowships has been posted on the Art Endowment site. The Heritage Fellowships are the nation’s highest award in the folk & traditional arts. As a university administrator and associate professor, I frequently interact with parents who visit our campus with respective students. The one question that is always interesting to field is, “What will my child be able to do with a degree in (fill in your respective arts area here)?” From a financial standpoint the question is [...] Langston Ward, a high school senior from Spokane, Washington, has won the 2013 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. National Endowment for the Arts Deputy Chairman Patrice Walker Powell and Poetry Foundation Program Director Stephen Young anno… Continue reading Washington State’s Langston Ward is named Poetry Out Loud National Champion Arts education in our society sometimes gets a bad rap. When I’m speaking with potential students and their families I’m frequently asked questions such as: What do people actually do with a degree from the College of Fine Arts? What kind of jobs do they get? How much money do they make? These are all [...] Continue reading Studying the Arts in Higher Education Creates Artists & Alchemists |
    
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