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Poetry and Promise: Education Reform & the Arts

By Americans for the Arts ARTSBlog, 439 contributed posts
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About the author: ARTSblog is published by Americans for the Arts. Americans for the Arts' mission is to serve, advance, and lead the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America. Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education. We are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and to creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. View all syndicated posts from Americans for the Arts blogs under the "Art World News" tab.

I judged a poetry slam this weekend—Louder Than A Bomb–Tulsa! It’s amazing to hear young people sharing about their lives and ideas through poetry. This was the second year for the event. The excitement and enthusiasm expressed by these students was palpable: Listening to their poetry really made me start thinking anew about just how […]

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February 17th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Americans for the Arts, Art From the Heart, Art Matters..., Art Matters...to Everyone!, Art World News, Arts Advocacy, ARTS USA: ARTSblog, Resources, The Business of Art, to Artists | Comments are closed

It’s Not ‘What Future?’, It’s ‘What a Future!’

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About the author: ARTSblog is published by Americans for the Arts. Americans for the Arts' mission is to serve, advance, and lead the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America. Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education. We are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and to creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. View all syndicated posts from Americans for the Arts blogs under the "Art World News" tab.

The Americans for the Arts Annual Conference just wrapped up in San Diego. It was terrific! On the plane from Tulsa, I had begun writing my blog for this week. I had just received an urgent e-mail from the Arts Action Fund that immediate action was needed to oppose any effort to terminate arts education […]

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June 21st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Americans for the Arts, Art From the Heart, Art Matters..., Art Matters...to Everyone!, Art World News, Arts Advocacy, ARTS USA: ARTSblog, Resources, The Business of Art, to Artists | Comments are closed