Tag: Arts Education
Good news! Today Mayor Mike McGinn announced that the city of Seattle will deepen their partnership with Seattle Public Schools (SPS) to invest in arts education. Investment dollars will ensure that every student in the Central Pathway of Seattle Public Schools receives a minimum of two hours per week of arts education
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Posted: May 14th, 2013 under Art Beat, Arts Education.
Tags: Arts Education, Arts Education Partnership, city of Seattle, K-12 arts plan, Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage
Randy Engstrom As our office begins the new year, we are excited about our work plan for 2013. In October we launched a survey for all of our constituents. With more than 600 responses, our areas of focus were clearly defined. One of the top issues was a desire for an
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Posted: January 8th, 2013 under Art Beat, Arts Education, Funding, News.
Tags: Arts Education, Arts Education Partnership, capacity building, cultural space, Funding, K-12 arts plan, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Message from the director, professional development, Randy Engstrom
We’re now accepting project applications for our Youth Arts program. The program supports arts training opportunities for Seattle’s middle and high school youth outside of school hours in a variety of artistic disciplines, including visual and literary arts, theater, music, dance and film. The application deadline is 11 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4,
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Posted: December 13th, 2012 under Art Beat, Funding.
Tags: applications, Arts Education, Funding, Youth arts
Learn how Seattle Public Schools (SPS) will pursue music as one of two disciplines in developing a comprehensive K-12 arts plan at the Office of Film + Music’s happy hour, 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29 at Spitfire Grill, 2219 Fourth Ave. SPS Visual and Performing Arts Manager Carri Campbell and Planning
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Posted: August 24th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events.
Tags: Arts Education, happy hour, K-12 arts plan, music, music education, Office of Film + Music, Seattle K-12 Arts Learning Collaborative
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and local education and cultural partners will host a mid-point meeting on the progress of the Seattle K-12 Arts Learning Collaborative to create a comprehensive, district-wide K-12 arts plan. Join us for an informative, interactive evening, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept.
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Posted: August 23rd, 2012 under Art Beat, Arts Education, Events.
Tags: Arts Education, arts learning, K-12 arts plan, school district, Seattle K-12 Arts Learning Collaborative, Seattle Public Schools
Earlier this year, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) partnered with the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and arts organizations to host several citywide focus groups to capture the perspectives and desires of community members and students on arts education. SPS has released a report with the findings from these meetings. Download the
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Posted: July 18th, 2012 under Art Beat, Arts Education.
Tags: Arts Education, K-12 Arts Learning Collaborative, K-12 arts plan, Seattle Public Schools, The Wallace Foundation
Arts mean business in Seattle. See photographs by teen members of Seattle’s Somali community. Free summer concerts on City Hall's outdoor plaza kick off at noon, July 12, with Wheedle's Groove. Elizabeth Conner's artworks Painting and Sculpting the Land and Drawing the Land will be dedicated at the Jefferson Park Jubilee.
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Posted: June 29th, 2012 under Art Beat, eNews, News.
Tags: Arts & Social Change, Arts and Economic Properity, Arts Education, arts education planning meetings, artwork, Billy O'Neill, City Hall Gallery, community meetings, Dedication, Elizabeth Conner, Jefferson Park, John Grade, Lower Mapes Creek, new staff, Rainier Valley, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle Public Schools
We’re partnering with the Washington State Arts Commission (WSAC) on their Roster of Teaching Artists. Applications for the roster are now open with a deadline of June 11. The roster identifies and promotes experienced teaching artists in all disciplines who are qualified to work in K-12 public schools in Washington state. The
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Posted: May 16th, 2012 under Art Beat, Arts Education.
Tags: Arts Education, roster, Roster of Teaching Artists, Washington State Arts Commission
May is Arts Education Month in Washington state. Together with ArtsEd Washington, we invite you to join the statewide campaign celebrating and promoting arts education. Read Mayor Mike McGinn's proclamation in support of Arts Education Month. And check out ArtsEd Washington's suggestions on how you can get involved
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Posted: May 8th, 2012 under Art Beat, Arts Education.
Tags: Arts Education, arts education month, ArtsEd Washington, K-12 arts plan, mayoral proclamation, Roster of Teaching Artists, Seattle Public Schools, Washington State Arts Commission
Attention community organizations that provide arts programming for students in Seattle Public Schools (SPS): You may have heard that the school district received a planning grant from The Wallace Foundation to develop a coordinated, multi-year K-12 arts plan that includes improved partnerships between schools and external providers. SPS needs your feedback to identify support
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Posted: April 25th, 2012 under Art Beat, Arts Education.
Tags: Arts Education, Seattle Public Schools, survey, Wallace Foundation
