IEA Newsletter for Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Welcome to the Institute for Education and the Arts’ weekly newsletter for August 29, 2007. The newsletter is published each Wednesday to IEA's listserv and is archived here on the IEA blog.

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REPORTS
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CHICAGO MUSIC CITY
Cultural Policy Center of the University of Chicago, 2007
“Chicago Music City shows how Chicago compares with other American cities known for their musical vitality. Chicago is a leader in the size and shape of the music industry; the availability, affordability and accessibility of live music; and the quality, variety and intensity of the live music scene. Chicago ranks third among metropolitan areas in the overall size of its music industry and fourth among all U.S. cities in the number of concerts and performances it offers. The quantity and variety of performances by local, national and international musical acts in Chicago is unequaled anywhere in the U.S.”
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EARLY LITERACY MATERIALS
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FREE REPRODUCIBLE LANGUAGE AND EARLY LITERACY ACTIVITIES
Washington Learning Systems (supported by a U.S. Dept. of Ed. Grant)
“These materials include forty-six home and community activities for adults and preschool children that encourage early language and literacy development in young children. They are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as children who are developing typically … The materials are specifically designed to address the three key skills of 1) language development, 2) phonological awareness, and 3) general print awareness.
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ARTS IN SCHOOLS
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ART IS EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Cleveland Integrated Arts Collaborative
“Cleveland Integrated Arts Collaborative (CIAC) has launched the Art is Education initiative to encourage students to reach their fullest academic potential and foster learning in and through the arts. By establishing the arts as an essential component of the school district’s standards-based literacy instruction, Art is Education will help foster the creativity and innovation students will need to compete in the 21st century economy … In a city already enriched by a thriving arts and cultural community, Art is Education is a comprehensive initiative designed to improve skills in literacy and the arts by engaging students in these resources. Art is Education is expected to serve more than 3,500 third graders in the 2007-08 school-year. The arts-infused curriculum builds on the success of a spring 2007 pilot …which demonstrated marked participant improvement in both literacy and arts skills.”
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GRANTS AWARDED
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GREENE GRANTS AWARDED
Maxine Greene Foundation
“In June, 2007, we awarded four grants which are unique in their linking of imagination and social commitment. We shall continue to offer support to innovative linkages that go beyond mere expressions of good will. We seek those whose work and projects promise to make a concrete difference in lives around them; and we favor works in process, freed from strict accountability measures, open to possibility.”
Grants were awarded to:
- National Network for Folk Arts in Education
- 6th Orphan Film Symposium
- Time In Children’s Arts Initiative at HiArt!
- The Wild Hair Living Room Tour
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NEW PUBLICATION
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THE WARHOL ECONOMY: HOW FASHION, ART, AND MUSIC DRIVE NEW YORK CITY
Elizabeth Currid, Princeton University Press, 2007
“Which is more important to New York City's economy, the gleaming corporate office--or the grungy rock club that launches the best new bands? If you said ‘office,’ think again. In The Warhol Economy, Elizabeth Currid argues that creative industries like fashion, art, and music drive the economy of New York as much as--if not more than--finance, real estate, and law. And these creative industries are fueled by the social life that whirls around the clubs, galleries, music venues, and fashion shows where creative people meet, network, exchange ideas, pass judgments, and set the trends that shape popular culture … Urban policymakers, she suggests, have not only seriously underestimated the importance of the cultural economy, but they have failed to recognize that it depends on a vibrant creative social scene. They haven't understood, in other words, the social, cultural, and economic mix that Currid calls the Warhol economy … Currid takes the reader into the city spaces where the social and economic lives of creativity merge.”
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PROMOTING LOCAL BANDS IN BOSTON LIBRARIES
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BPL BUILDING ONLINE MUSIC CATALOG
Michael Marotta, Boston Herald, 8/16/07
“Local music now has a place on the online shelves of the Boston Public Library, right next to Mozart, Dvorak and other classics. With the help of Overdrive, an online downloading provider based in Cleveland, the BPL is reaching out to Boston’s local bands, who now have the opportunity to join its catalog of more than 4,000 music, video and audio titles. These files are not for sale. They’re for borrowing. Each download album comes with a license. After 14 days the license expires and the file becomes unplayable. No more music, but no late fee. Some artists and distributors will allow files to be transferred to MP3s or portable devices. Some are even giving the green light to burn the music onto blank discs.”
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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VICE PRESIDENT OF CURATORIAL SERVICES
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
“The Museum is seeking a full-time Vice President of Curatorial Services, who will be responsible for the management of the exhibitions, education and public programming departments and for oversight of its collections and archives. Principal responsibilities include the selection and management of produced and traveling exhibitions; direction of educational and public programs; and management of the permanent collections. A key duty of the position will be the development of AAMP's permanent exhibit on Philadelphia's early African American history. The Vice President of Curatorial Services will conceive and organize an exhibition calendar, write exhibition catalogues, investigate and propose acquisitions to the permanent collections, foster the interests of donors and collectors, and lecture on the permanent collections and special exhibitions. The VP of Curatorial Services must work well inside and outside of the institution, with a special emphasis on building and educating new and more diverse audiences, developing relationships with other arts and culture organizations and institutions of higher education. Candidates should possess an MSIMA or Doctorate (preferred) in African American Studies, American or Art History, Museum Studies or related fields, at least three years of administrative and managerial experience in a museum setting and a minimum of eight years experience in a museum setting or related field. To apply, please mail a cover letter with salary requirements and a resume to Joy R. Riebow, Director of Administration, AAMP, 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19106, or email to jriebow@aampmuseum.org .

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GRANTS, FUNDING, CONTESTS, AND AWARDS
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CREATIVITY MINIGRANTS
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Deadline: 9/15/07
Grants of up to $500 are available to public schools and libraries for creative programs. Past grants have funded projects including bookmaking, creation and performance of puppet shows, and inter-generational or inter-community projects.
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GRANTS FOR SCHOOL ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMS
Airborne Teacher Trust Fund
Next deadline: 10/31/07
Elementary and middle school teachers in public and private schools are invited to submit grant applications for art and music programs that cannot be funded by schools. Up to $10,000 in awards are given. Grants are reviewed quarterly.
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