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Activating Artistry in Individuals and Communities: The Role of the Teaching Artist and MI Creative Potential
“Everyone brims with artistry. There is an entire profession dedicated to activating people’s artistry for a range of purposes – Teaching Artists. These professionals know how...
Continue ReadingWeathering Arts Education Amid the Storm
These are surreal and uncertain times for educators, to say the least. If you are like me, there are thoughts and scenarios running through your head regarding what this future school year will look like (...
Continue ReadingBarb Whitney: Advocating for Students through the Arts
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy, Arts Education Field Guide, Arts Education for America's Students, Arts Education Partnership, ArtScan, Barb Whitney, Creative Many Michigan, Critical Links, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Doing Well and Doing Good by Doing Art, ESSA, Imagination Project, James Catterall, Lansing Arts Gallery and Education Center, MAEIA, UCLA
Access to the arts for students in schools offers an avenue for self-expression and a source of inspiration. Beyond that, the arts develop students’ critical thinking skills. Additionally, numerous studies prove the arts benefit academic...
Continue ReadingUshering in the New Year with Adaptation
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Adaptation, dance, Dewsbury-White, Kathy Dewsbury-White, MAEIA, music, theatre, visual arts
2022 marks the 10th year for the MAEIA Project. The first seven years were about outlining the structure of the organism. We articulated what gold standard arts programming looked like, we built a robust...
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