Submitted by Guest Blog on March 1, 2010 - 5:35pm.
A group of parents from Dahlia Heights Elementary School’s PTA recently created a new advocacy group to help keep arts education alive and well in Los Angeles public schools and in the LAUSD budget. Read on to find out how this group mobilized to meet with their board member and plans to continue advocating that arts education be preserved in next year's budget...
Submitted by CamilleSchenkkan on February 23, 2010 - 1:34pm.
What is quality when it comes to either the practice or evaluation of teaching artistry? Since there is no accrediting body to sanctify the profession, how do organizations, teaching artists, and consumers of teaching artistry know when quality exists?
It’s an important question. Some non-profit arts organizations do offer teaching artist training, yet many others hire artists that self-proclaim their status as a teaching artist with a wide variety of artistic and educational training, sometimes with very little of the latter.
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Arts for LA, the regional advocacy organization facilitating community support for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) arts education program, has named Charles Segars, CEO of Ovation, as Chair of The Campaign to Save Arts Education in LAUSD. Eli Broad, philanthropist and founder of the Broad Art Foundation, and Maria Bell, renowned arts advocate, have been named Honorary Chairs. The announcement was made today by Arts for LA Executive Director Danielle Brazell.
On Tuesday, March 2, 2010, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion to restore funding for the Arts Internship Program. The motion is to restore funding for the program in the amount of $250,000, a 50% reduction from FY 2008-09. If restored, the funding would support 75 internships during the summer of 2010, down from 125 internships funded in the previous year.
For a PDF with information about the program and the Tuesday meeting, please click here.
Take Action Now:
1) Send a letter to your Supervisor expressing your support for the Internship Program. Tell your story; make it personal and poignant.
- Former interns: Click here to send a letter.
- Organizations that have had interns: Click here to send a letter.
- General advocates: Click here to send a letter.
2) Spread the word. Encourage others to take action as well. Post on Facebook/Twitter or reach out to your networks via email.
3) Attend Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting. We need a visible presence in the Board room. Click here to RSVP.
