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Teachers as Artists
The Center for Arts in Education at Boston Arts Academy is excited to announce that we are finally able to expand the eligibility requirements for the Teachers As Artist (TAA) Fellowship Program to include K-5 Arts Teachers! Thank you to all of the K-5 teachers who wrote letters of support to help make this happen. Because we are changing the eligibility requirements in the midst of the application process, we will also adjust our timeline for the 2009-2010 Application Season for the TAA Program. Please see adjusted timeline below, including the new application deadline for all applicants to February 22, 2010. We will hold an additional Informational Session on Wednesday, January 20th from 3:00-5:00pm in the Assembly Hall at Boston Arts Academy, 174 Ipswich Street. Please join us to get more information about the program. For more detailed information, updated eligibility requirements, updated application materials and resources for our program, please visit our website: www.bostonartsacademy.org/taa.
2010 After Hours Exhibit
Visual Arts Specialists District-Wide are invited to participate in the 13th Annual After Hours Exhibition. This exhibition will take place from March 3 - March 31, 2010 at the Sandra and Philip Gordon Gallery, Boston Arts Academy, 174 Ipswich Street Boston, MA 02215.
IHOB Foundation®-Boston Folk Art Tours and Activities
The International House of Blues Foundation (IHOBF) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the arts to schools and communities through programs that promote cultural understanding and encourage creative expression. VISUAL ARTS TOURS AND WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE AT the House of Blues, and include an art tour/presentation of works from the House of Blues art collection and a related hands-on art activity based on the work of an artist featured in the collection. Students learn about art and individual folk artists, consider some of the methods and materials used by self-taught artists, and reflect upon what might inspire artists to create artworks, while creating their own works of art. Folk Art Tours are available free-of-charge to Boston Public Schools and to other groups for a fee. Contact IHOBF-Boston to schedule a tour at 617.960.8380 or ihobfboston@livenation.com. Art tour information & IHOB Foundation Overview.
"Carnival" at the Edison K-8 School
What an incredible production. Congratulations to the Edison K8 School's Performing Arts Department. Special congratulations to all 8th grade performers and their arts specialists, Emily Culver and Gilberto Rivera for a magnificent job. Stay tuned for video footage of this amazing production!
2010 Summer Job Registration / Hopeline Information
Visit www.BostonYouthZone.com for information about Summer jobs. You must be registered with the Hopeline to be eligible to work for the Boston Youth Fund. Read more.
BLS Big Band at the 2010 Mingus HS Competition & Festival
The BLS Big Band is a finalist in the big band category. Events will take place from Saturday through Monday, February 13-15, 2010. FREE and open to the public. Monday, February 15, 2010 7:30 & 9:30pm Mingus Dynasty at Jazz Standard 116 East 27th btw Park and Lex. $25, $12.50 for students. No minimum. Reservations recommended. Read more.
The Wallace Foundation Awards $750,000 for BPS Arts Expansion
Congratulations! The Wallace Foundation awarded a $750, 000 grant to the BPS for arts expansion planning. Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Superintendent Carol Johnson, EdVestors' Executive Director Laura Perille and Wallace Foundation representative Daniel Windham announced EdVestors has received an "Arts for Young People" planning grant of $750,000 on behalf of the BPS Arts Expansion Initiative. On behalf of the collaborative effort, EdVestors will seek an additional $1.4 million in grants for the local implementation effort, as well. Read more...
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Important message from DESE in support of arts education. Learn more...
Teacher of the Year Award
Congratulations to Martha Watson, Music Teacher at the Ludwig Van Beethoven Elementary School in West Roxbury. On June 8, 2009 she received the Teacher of the Year Award along with eleven other Boston Public Schools educators.
Dennis Wrenn Distinguished Music Educator Award
Congratulations to Rosalba Solis, Music Teacher at the K-8 Rafael Hernandez School. Rosalba is the winner of this year's Dennis Wrenn Distinguished Music Educator's Award. She was recognized at the Massachusetts Statehouse on May 27 during the 2009 MAEC Symposium.
Round 2 Grants (Sept 2009 - June 2010)
Grants fund both Direct Arts Expansion Grants and Special Projects/Capacity-Building Grants. $375,000 total grants including $230,000 for Expansion Grants (13) and $145,000 for Special Projects/Capacity-Building Grants (9). 22 grants funded out of 53 applications received (April 2009). 24 Schools (9 K-5 schools, 6 K-8 schools, 5 middle schools, 4 high schools) & 16 Arts Partners. Read more...
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