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May Arts Education Newsletter

  • Tue, May 10 2022  •
    • State of the Arts
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Congratulations teachers and students for making it through another challenging and artful school year! ADE Arts Education is thrilled to share the State Seal of Arts Proficiency Year End Report. Participation and achievement grew again for the third year in a row, with 978 students earning a Seal of Arts Proficiency! Congratulations to the students, teachers, and LEAs for their ongoing dedication and commitment to the arts. In this newsletter, we will also share several opportunities to showcase the amazing work of Arizona student artists.

AZ Student in 2022 Poetry Out Loud Finals

  • Mon, May 2 2022  •
    • Spotlight
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Nine high school students from across the nation are vying for the title of 2022 Poetry Out Loud™ National Champion and the $20,000 prize as part of an annual poetry recitation competition from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation. The 2022 competition will culminate on Sunday, June 5, 2022, with a one-time-only webcast available on the NEA’s website at Arts.gov/Poetry-Out-Loud beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. PT. Poet, publisher, and New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander will host the virtual event that will include poetry recitations by each of the finalists and the announcement of the National Champion. 

2021-2022 State Seal of Arts Proficiency Achievement Report

  • Thu, Apr 21 2022  •
    • Spotlight
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In the 2021-2022 school year, participation in the State Seal of Arts Proficiency grew 132%! 41 LEAs administered Seals and 35 LEAs awarded Seals to graduates. School participation grew 178% with 146 schools participating. Most impressive was the 147% increase in student achievement! In the 2021-2022 school year, 978 students earned a State Seal of Arts Proficiency, 27 students achieved a Seal in two artistic discipline, and 1001 total Arts Seals awarded! 

West Valley Arts Opportunity

  • Tue, Apr 19 2022  •
    • Opportunities
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West Valley Arts Council is actively recruiting students (ages 15-18 years old) attending high school in Goodyear (and within the West Valley) who are interested in the arts as a career for our Gallery 37 arts education program. Started in 2001 and typically a summer youth public arts education program, we are expanding the Gallery 37 program by providing students an apprenticeship during the summer of 2022 (May-June).

 

Students will be working with a professional artist to design, develop, and install a permanent piece of public art for the City of Goodyear.

  • The Goodyear project will start end of May 2022
  • Deadline to apply is April 29th
  • FREE to apply.
  • Students receive FREE college credits in partnership with Estrella Mountain Community College
  • Students receive a cash stipend for their work
  • Students will have the unique opportunity to develop vital career skills

For more information on our Gallery 37 program, you can visit our website at https://westvalleyarts.org/gallery-37/ and view a short video of the latest installed Gallery 37 public art project at Festival Fields in Avondale.  

HERBIE HANCOCK INSTITUTE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PRESENT NATIONAL PEER-TO-PEER JAZZ INFORMANCE • APRIL 19, 2022

  • Mon, Apr 4 2022  •
    • Spotlight
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The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education, will present a livestream Jazz Informance on Tuesday, April 19 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.  Hosted by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and 14-time GRAMMY Award-winning jazz legend Herbie Hancock, the event – a combination of performance with educational information – will feature five of the local area’s most gifted high school music students, internationally acclaimed jazz trumpet recording artist Sean Jones, and renowned jazz educator Dr. J. B. Dyas.  The event will focus not only on what jazz is and why it is so important to America but also on the American values that jazz represents: teamwork, unity with ethnic diversity, the correlation of hard work and goal accomplishment, perseverance, democracy, and listening to one another. 

 

April Arts Education Newsletter

  • Fri, Apr 1 2022  •
    • State of the Arts
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In this edition of the Arts Education Newsletter, we celebrate the amazing student artists and arts educators featured in the 2022 Arizona Youth Arts Month Virtual Celebration Video! Check out the new article on why Media Arts education matters by Dain Olsen and the wealth of opportunities to feature student creative works. A reminder that Achievement Reports for the State Seal of Arts Proficiency are due by April 15th. Check out the exciting opportunity with Connected Arts Network who is looking for K-12 Arts Educators to apply to participate in a multi-year project to create national professional learning communities for arts educators.  

Justice - Arizona Theatre Company

  • Mon, Mar 28 2022  •
    • Opportunities
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The Arizona Theatre Company presents Justice: A Musical. The show connects to civics, history, English, and Music curriculum. The show will be available to stream into classrooms from April 26-May 31. (Free for Title I Schools). Scan the QR Code on the Flyer for more information.

2022 Youth Arts Month Celebration Video!!!

  • Thu, Mar 24 2022  •
    • Spotlight
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Arizona Department of Education: Arts Education is excited to share the 2022 Virtual Youth Arts Month Celebration Video! 

Arts Education Specialist Transition

  • Tue, Mar 22 2022  •
    • What's New In The Arts?
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Dear Arts Educators, Administrators, & Community Partners,

I am writing this letter to inform you that I will be transitioning out of the role of Title IV-A Arts Education Specialist with the Arizona Department of Education. My last official day with the Arizona Department of Education will be Friday, May 13th, 2022. I have always believed in the power of education to open doors to new opportunities, insights into self and the world, and discovering individual passions. This belief is at the foundation of my teaching philosophy. Several years back, my husband made the difficult decision to return to school to complete his bachelor’s degree, and after many years of hard work will be graduating this May and transitioning to a position as an engineer with Honda Motor Company. As such, my family and I will be moving to Columbus, Ohio mid-May.

Why Media Arts Education Matters

  • Fri, Mar 11 2022
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Check out this new article by Dain Olsen in the Arts ARE Education Blog on Why Media Arts Education Matters.