Photocopy of a press release, from the Getty Center in regards to the 1995 Doctoral fellowships, that has been awarded to two students. Melinda Mayer, of Pennsylvania State University and Melody Milbrandt, of Florida State University have been awarded the fellowships in the field of visual arts education by the Getty Center, the awards will provide the scholars $12,500 in grant money to support their research. The press release goes into further details about what each student will be researching.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Janice Wiggins, Dallas ISD. Discussing the use of grant money. Wiggins requested that the grant money, intended to be used for support of Dallas I.S.D's participation in the Secondary Institute be used to stipends for participants of the Elementary Institute instead. Davis writes back that this is not possible for several reason which he encloses in the letter, the first being that he does not want to jeopardize the relationship with his funders by using the grants for something that was not made clear in the condition when the money was given. Davis explains that if the money is not used for its original intended purpose for which they were in agreement, then they are obligated to return the money back. Copied on the letter is Bill Cormack.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Professional Development Program Directors. In regards to the Regional Institute Directors' Forum on the Internet that they had participated in. Copied on the letter is Leilani Lattin Duke, Vicki Rosenberg, Brent Wilson, David Pankratz and Blanche Rubin.

A clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Arts & Entertainment section. It covers an upcoming movie on KERA and a student learning from Ron Tomlinson, a painter, at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

A clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Arts & Entertainment section. The article features the Barton Hill Elementary School and the teacher Carolyn Sherburn and covers the topic of funding cuts to the arts.

A clipping from an article written by Jessica DeLeon for the Denton Record-Chronicle. The article covers Janet Harreld's resignation from her position as the executive director of the Greater Denton Arts Council.

A clipping from an article written by Janet Tyson for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's 'Life & Arts' section. The article covers the changes that the Amon Carter Museum is making to improve their collections.

A clipping from The North Texas Daily that was written by Amir Alobaidi about Bader Alruwais who received the Price Bandar ibn Sultan Annual Award for Cultural and Scientific Research. The article also features a quick history of Alruwais' previous education.

An article written by April M. Washington for the Denton Record-Chronicle that covers two graduate students from UNT, Bader Alruwais and Matthew Mailman. Alruwais received the Prince Bandar ibn Sultan Annual Award for Cultural and Scientific Research and Mailman is conducting a recital performance.

An article from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram written by Clara Herrera. The article covers Brandon Lewis and other students in art classes and the logistics behind what courses are available to them.

A document that lists out Educational resource websites, specifically art museums with images, and other the types of materials, lessons and resources that they offer.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the Greater Denton Arts Council asking Janet Harreld, the executive director, to resign from her position after one year. GDAC president, Roni Beasley, said that Harreld resigned for personal reasons, however, Harreld said the board asked her to resign because of philosophical and managerial differences and did not give an elaborate explanation.

The agenda for the Professional Development Directors Meeting at the Surf & Sand Hotel, Laguna Beach, California April 27th - 30th, 1995. The agenda details everything planned for the directors meeting from the arrival and departure after the conference is over.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Bader Alruwais of Saudi Arabia, a Denton graduate student who has received the Prince Bandar ibn Sultan Annual Award for Cultural and Scientific Research. Alruwais who has been studying at UNT for two years, won the award, a cash prize and an audience with the Prince for his proposal of an approach to teaching art inside Saudi Arabia.

The ArtsEdNet and RIG Online Services Agenda for April 29, 1995. The document details the objective of the ArtsEdNet and how its objective is to assists RIGs and connect them with online resources.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on struggles the Amon Carter Museum faces by dealing with the declining resources. The Amon Carter Museum is also looking to replace, former museum director Jan Muhlert, who abruptly resigned. Museum officials have discussed for several months what to do to carry the museum to a new stage.

E-mail correspondence from Julie Abel, Program Associate, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors. The e-mail is in regards to the January 1995 Director's meeting about findings from the 1994 Cross-Site report as a way to begin communicating in cyberspace. Abel requests that the directors share their thoughts and ideas about and solutions to major issues discussed in the report between March 15 and April 14. cc'd in the letter are Julie Abel, Candy Borland, David Pankratz, Blanche Rubin, Miki Baumgarten, Lani Duke, Vicki Rosenberg and Brent Wilson.

Letter from Kenneth M. Bird, Superintendent of Westside Community Schools to Interagency Technology Task Force Members. The letter is in regards to Prairie Vision Consortium for Discipline-Based Art Education, their committed partners and the Westside Community School District submitting the letter to seek the Challenge Grant for Technology in Education. The letter details that Prairie Vision provides professional development in discipline-based art education for teachers, administrators and others. The grant will be used to the continued growth of the project and to address many of their programs needs. Included in the letter is the planning grant document.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Bader Alruwais of Saudi Arabia, a two-year resident of Denton, receiving the Prince Bandar ibn Sultan Annual Award for Cultural and Scientific Research. Mr. Alruwais is a doctoral student in the Art Education Program at the University of North Texas, he won the award and a cash prize for $3,000, for his proposal of an innovative approach to teaching art inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

A document that lists out Educational resource websites and the types of materials, lessons and resources that they offer.

Photocopy of a letter from Lori Weisgerber, from the office of Vicki Rosenberg, the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors, Jean Detlefsen, Blanche Rubin and Brent Wilson. The letter is in regards to the April 27th - 30th, 1995 meeting, which guides them for accommodations, attire, pre-meeting events and the logistics of the conference. Included in the letter is a draft agenda that is subjected to changes.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article written about art and art education in the public school system and if art education in important to the curriculum. The underlying factors that control it are funding and whether or not it is considered a priority or a luxury. Private art groups have stepped in to ensure that the arts maintain their place in child's education. Entities such as the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts funded mostly from private sectors who provided money to train educators in discipline-based art education.

Photocopy of a memo from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer, the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Professional Development Directors. The memo is in regards to an upcoming meeting on April 28th, where they will discuss the Center's national marketing effort for the summer of 1995. Included in the letter is the FY95 National Marketing Report.

Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts to Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the ARCO foundation, which could be a source of funding for North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. cc'd on the letter is Vicki Rosenberg.