Arts for LA is pleased to partner with the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and its arts education initiative, Arts for All, for a lively Twitter Party on the topic of creativity and your children!  The party will kick off at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20, in conjunction with American Education Week.

According to a recent study (The Conference Board/Americans for the Arts), 72% of business leaders say creativity is a primary skill they seek when hiring. Do you feel your child’s creativity is being nurtured at school? Would you like to find ways to encourage an interest in the arts at home? How does creativy play a part in your own life?

A Twitter Party is a quick and engaging virtual party using the Twitter platform. Twitter parties typically last one hour and are a great way for people to connect and discuss a particular topic. Twitter parties have an expert host to keep the party on topic.

Want to join the party but haven’t spent much time on Twitter? No problem. We’ll have a special Twitter Party clinic starting at 10:40 a.m. prior to the Twitter Party. 

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To participate in the party, just follow our special hashtag, #KidsCre8. You can type the hashtag into the search bar on Twitter (make sure you click on "All" under the results heading to see every tweet with the hashtag) or you can use an online service like TweetChat to follow the conversation.

The moderators for the discussion, @LACountyArts, @laArts4all, and @Arts4LA, will tweet out discussion questions starting with "Q1" (for question one), "Q2" (for question two), and so on.  Those participating in the party should use the #KidsCre8 hashtag in their tweet AND start tweets with "A1" (to answer question one), "A2" (to answer question two), and so on.  You'll get the hang of it in no time!  Our Twitter Party partners, the California State PTA (@CaliforniaPTA), LA2050 (@LA2050), and LA Parent magazine (@LAParentMag) will contribute to the discussion, retweet your answers, and help us keep the party lively, upbeat, and on track.

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The Los Angeles County Arts Commission fosters excellence, diversity, vitality, understanding and accessibility of the arts in Los Angeles County. The Arts Commission is responsible for implementing the County’s arts education initiative, Arts for All. Arts for All partners with school districts to provide student access to a rich arts education.  The goal is to help restore and sustain high quality arts instruction for K-12 students throughout Los Angeles County’s public schools as students prepare for entrance into college and the 21st century workforce. There are currently 56 school districts and two Los Angeles charter school groups partnering with Arts for All. Visit www.lacountyartsforall.org to learn more.

Follow:  @LACountyArts @laArts4all

Arts for LA helps communities throughout Los Angeles County advocate for greater investment in the arts. Our mission is to foster a healthy environment in which arts and culture in the region may thrive and be accessible to all in Los Angeles. Find out more at ArtsforLA.org. 

Follow: @Arts4LA