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Arizona Selected for 3-year Initiative to Advance State Arts Education Policy
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This online newsletter from the Arts Learning Department at the Arizona Commission on the Arts intends to provide you with current, important information from the Arts Learning and Teaching Artist fields, and to support vital, substantive arts learning throughout the state.
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Apply Now for Arts Learning Grants - Cycle B
DEADLINE: October 2, 2014
Arts Learning Grants provide matching funds for quality arts learning projects which support lifelong learning in, through and/or about the arts. Projects may provide learning opportunities for participants of any age and can take place in a variety of settings and formats. Schools, school districts and non-profit social service/community organizations are eligible to apply.
Applications are now being accepted for Cycle B, which funds projects taking place between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015. Visit the website to download the application guidelines.
http://www.azarts.gov/grants/organizations-and-schools/guides/
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Register Early for the 2014 Joint Arts Education Conference!
The 2014 Joint Arts Education Conference: Mapping the Future will provide attendees with the tools and resources they need to chart a course for success in their schools and communities.
Join your colleagues from across the state to make connections and deepen your work helping students, schools and communities benefit from learning in, through and about the arts!
Presented by the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education, the conference will take place at the Phoenix Art Museum on Monday, October 20, 2014. Early-Bird Registration ends September 5, 2014. Don't miss out on the $95 rate!
http://www.azarts.gov/jaec
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 Register for Poetry Out Loud!
Poetry Out Loud (POL) is a national poetry recitation contest that provides free classroom materials for teachers and scholarship opportunities for students. POL is open to all Arizona students, grades 9-12. Registration for the 2014-2015 season will be open through October 24, 2014. Learn more about POL and register your school online at www.azarts.gov/pol. |
Professional Development
Arts Integration Intensives
Arts Integration Solutions will present two full day master classes during the month of October, one in Tempe and one in Flagstaff. For more information, visit http://artsintegration.com/register-now/?type=aia&id=779&caleventid=23347
Arizona Art Education Association Annual ConferenceNovember 6-8, 2014, Tempe, AZThe 2014 annual Arizona Art Education Association conference, The Value of Art, will take place at the Tempe Doubletree Hilton. Early registration ends September 15th. http://www.azarted.org/conference
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Opportunities
AzDEO College Connections Expo
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Grand Canyon University
Arizona Dance Education Organization (AzDEO) is hosting an opportunity for high school students and community college students interested in transferring to a four-year institution to connect and learn about opportunities in dance in Arizona higher education institutions. In addition, higher education institutions may register to market their program and recruit high school students. Register by September 6th. http://azdeo.org/dance/events/college-fair-students-2/
Call for Session Proposals
Submission DEADLINE: October 15, 2014Arizona Music Educators Association is currently inviting submission of session proposals for the 2015 conference, Looking to the Future, which will take place at the Phoenix Mesa Marriott, February 6-7, 2015. https://azmea.wufoo.com/forms/2015-arizona-music-educators-conference/
2014-2015 Arizona Department of Education Student Artwork CompetitionThe Arizona Department of Education is proud to sponsor their 4th Annual Student Artwork Competition. The 2014-2015 theme is The Art of Science. Review the guidelines and rules for additional information. Entries are due October 30 - November 7, 2014. http://www.azed.gov/art-education/student-artwork-competition/
2015 National Artist Teacher Fellowship (NATF) Letter of Intent DEADLINE: November 19, 2014 The Center for Arts in Education invites arts teachers from public arts high schools and Title 1 high schools and middle schools to apply for funding for artistic development through its National Artist Teacher Fellowship program. The NATF program provides grants of up to $5,500 to enable selected arts teachers from all disciplines to rejuvenate their own art-making. A complementary grant of $1,500 is awarded to each Fellow's school to support post-fellowship activities in the classroom. http://natf-arts.org
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Arts Assessment Resources
The State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) and Young Audiences Arts for Learning partnered to create a National Arts Assessment Institute which, held in late July, which identified critical areas of need and next steps for increasing arts assessment literacy, maximizing arts assessment resources, and identifying potential collaborations to accomplish the work. Archived PowerPoint presentations, videos, and other resources from the institute are available on the SEADAE website. http://tinyurl.com/maxzkgk
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 Funding
Arizona Art Tank DEADLINE: September 18, 2014 Arizona Art Tank is a funding initiative of the Arizona Commission on the Arts that makes strategic investments in arts-based ventures that best reflect the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of Arizona's arts & culture sector. At public events in four Arizona communities, top applicants will pitch their ventures to a live audience and an expert panel who will award up to $10,000 in grant funding to the top-scoring ventures at each event. http://www.azarts.gov/grants/special-initiatives/  Artist Research and Development Grants
DEADLINE: September 18, 2014 The Arizona Commission on the Arts' Artist Research and Development Grant recognizes the contributions individual artists make to Arizona's communities and provides funding support of up to $5,000 for artists from all disciplines to advance their artistic research and develop their artistic work. http://www.azarts.gov/grants/artists/ Target Field Trip Grants DEADLINE: September 30, 2014 Target Corporation is accepting applications from education professionals for the Target Field Trip Grants program, an annual program designed to bring K-12 students in the United States to museums, historical sites, and cultural organizations. Grants are intended to fund visits to art, science, and cultural museums; community service or civic projects; career enrichment opportunities; and other events or activities away from school. Grants are available for field trips taking place between February and December 2015 and may be used to cover field trip-related costs such as transportation, ticket fees, food, resource materials, and supplies. https://corporate.target.com/corporate-responsibility/grants/field-trip-grants P. Buckley Moss Foundation Arts Education Grants DEADLINE: September 30, 2014 For educators who need assistance to further their program goals, the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children's Education has grants available for up to $1,000. Applications may be made to support a new or evolving program that integrates the arts into educational programming. The purpose is to aid and support teachers who wish to establish an effective learning tool using the arts in teaching children who learn differently. http://mossfoundation.org/teacher-art-grants Professional Development Grants - Cycle B DEADLINE: October 2, 2014 The Arizona Commission on the Arts' Professional Development Grant is designed to assist Arizona artists, arts administrators and arts educators with funding support for participation in professional development and skills-building activities which contribute to significant professional growth. Applicants may request grant support up to $750. Cycle B funds activities taking place between November 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015. http://www.azarts.gov/grants/fast-track-grants/ |
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