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For the Poor, the Arts Are a Path to Opportunity

“To the Editor: Re: “N.E.A. Funds Benefit Both Rich and Poor, Study Finds” (Arts pages, Opinion, New York Times, Feb. 5): A few years ago, a homeless girl in Los Angeles walked into a community arts center. Her name is Inocente. An Oscar-winning documentary by the same name told the story of how the arts […]

February 19, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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ArtsGeorgia – THE ARTS VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN

Valentine’s Day 2014, ArtsGeorgia launches THE ARTS VOTER Registration Campaign. Do you love the arts? Do you want to see arts funding increased? Are you registered to vote? Will you help us register 5,000 new arts voters before the next election? Find the forms and learn how to register here, http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/Elections/register_to_vote Download a fillable, postage-paid […]

February 14, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Georgia Students – smARTer with the ARTS!

Americans for the Arts, along with twelve other arts and educational advocacy organizations, has released “A Shared Endeavor: Arts Education for America’s Students.” This document articulates the purpose and value of arts education in the balanced curriculum of all students, asserting its place as a core academic subject area, and detailing how sequential arts learning […]

February 11, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Atlanta Ranks No. 1 on List of the 10 Best Cities to be an Artist!

“There was one more thing that surprised us in our compiling of this list: all of the cities in the top 10 have a population of less than a million people. Where one might expect to see the Big Apple, Chicago or Los Angeles, they instead found Minneapolis, Nashville and Atlanta. This list showed that […]

February 5, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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‘STATE OF THE ARTS’ Newsletter – Winter 2014

The Winter issue is in the mail with news and articles about success. The Newsletter is FREE!! Have you subscribed?? Did you receive the 2013 issues? Subscribe to the ArtsGeorgia quarterly print newsletter ‘State of the Arts’ by emailing your request to artsga@artsgeorgia.net. Please include your Name, Street Address, City, State & Zip. You will […]

January 31, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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THE ARTS VOTER GUIDE – An ArtsGeorgia Advocacy Initiative

WHAT > Candidate Survey: ArtsGeorgia will survey Georgia candidates on issues related to the arts. The Survey will include: 1) their participation in the arts, 2) their policies on matters affecting the creative industries in Georgia, community arts agencies and nonprofit arts organizations, 3) their positions on state arts funding, & 4) their policies on […]

January 28, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Georgia scores an F and low ranking on national survey of state policies on arts education. Complete survey results below.

Arts Education State Policy Database Maintained by the Arts Education Partnership, this searchable database contains information on state arts education policies, including curriculum standards, graduation requirements, assessment practices and certification requirements. http://ws4.bmfenterprises.com/aep-arts/research-policy/state-policy-database/2010-2011-report-card/

January 23, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: All, Arts Ed, Survey

Newsletter | ‘State of the Arts’

Spring, Summer & Winter issues of State of the Arts published in 2013 are now archived as pdf files here http://www.artsga.org/artsgeorgia/wp/news-2/artsgeorgia-newsletter/. State of the Arts is ArtsGeorgia’s quarterly printed publication which includes articles of interest for artists, arts educators, arts administrators, patrons, advocates and anyone interested in the state of the arts in Georgia.

January 16, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Breaking News: Georgia Council for the Arts – FY2015 Budget

State arts funding continues with existing 90% cut to GCA budget. Budget increased for retirement funds & staff salary adjustments. Georgia is anticipated to remain in last place ranked 50th for per capita arts funding in the U.S., 56th incl D.C. and territories. http://opb.georgia.gov/ Georgia Council for the Arts Purpose: The purpose of this appropriation […]

January 15, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: All, ArtsGeorgia, Business, Ga Council of the Arts, Restore Arts Funding

NEA & U.S. Census Bureau – How Americans Enjoy the Arts

Infographic reports interesting results on how U.S. citizens engage with the arts in all media and disciplines. Chart below.

January 9, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: All, ArtsGeorgia, Communications, Survey