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Policy on Arts Education (open access)

Policy on Arts Education

Policy on Arts Education submitted to the SFA Education Committee by the AOL Arts and Tourism Committee and adopted by the NCSL Executive Committee. The document details that art is essential to the education of school children as art helps the children develop skills they need to succeed in life, problem solving, appreciation of cultures and communities, building self-esteem and self-discipline, informed perceptions and so forth.
Date: May 1994
Creator: AOL Arts and Tourism Committee
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Lynda Alford attendance form for August 7, 1987 planning conference] (open access)

[Lynda Alford attendance form for August 7, 1987 planning conference]

An attendance form filled out by Lynda Alford for the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts planning conference on August 7, 1987.
Date: [1987-07,1987-08]
Creator: Alford, Lynda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amon Carter Museum Educator Receives National Award (open access)

Amon Carter Museum Educator Receives National Award

A news release from the Amon Carter Museum awarding Allison Perkins, Education Director at the Amon Carter, National Art Education Association Western Region Museum Educator of the Year for 1994. The award was presented to Perkin at the 1994 National Art Education Association convention in Baltimore in April, 1994.
Date: June 24, 1994
Creator: Amon Carter Museum
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Amon Carter Museum News Release, June 24, 1994] (open access)

[Amon Carter Museum News Release, June 24, 1994]

A news release from the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth. The release announces that Allison Perkins, Education Director at the Amon Carter, was named the 1994 National Art Education Association Western Region Museum Educator of the Year. The piece also gives a short history of her education and work prior to the Amon Carter and her current collaboration with NTIEVA.
Date: June 24, 1994
Creator: Amon Carter Museum
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amon Carter Museum News Release, June 24, 1994 (open access)

Amon Carter Museum News Release, June 24, 1994

Photocopy of an immediate news release from the Amon Carter Museum on the topic of a national award won by one of the educators. The release gives a summary of who the winner, Allison Perkins, is and her history in art museum education. There is also a quote from the Director of the Amon Carter Museum, Jan K. Muhlert. In the top right-hand corner of the paper are the hand-written letters "McC" which possibly stands for McCarter.
Date: June 24, 1994
Creator: Amon Carter Museum
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guidelines to the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Community Cultural Grants Program (open access)

Guidelines to the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Community Cultural Grants Program

Photocopy of a document that lists the guidelines and provides the forms necessary to apply for a grant through the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Community Cultural Grants Program. The guidelines list objectives, eligibility, and criteria that must be met in order to receive a grant.
Date: 1990
Creator: Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County
System: The UNT Digital Library
[ArtsEdge webpage] (open access)

[ArtsEdge webpage]

An ArtEdge webpage, from March 4, 1998. With the news headlines "NEA Grant Allows Internet and Live Video Connections in Philadelphia Middle Schools," "Getty Institute Announces Arts Education Reform," "National Arts Advocacy Day Conference," "Dramatic Readings: Claire Bloom in Women Observed," and "Transcript of Education Secretary's State of American Education Address."
Date: March 4, 1998
Creator: ArtsEdge
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Through Native American Eyes: Visualizing Life's Events in Native Art] (open access)

[Through Native American Eyes: Visualizing Life's Events in Native Art]

A document about the visual communication of life's events through the lens of Native American art, exploring the rich cultural tapestry and symbolism embedded within these expressive artworks.
Date: 198X
Creator: Baldwin, Sherry & Dodd, Jan
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Brief Description of Connecticut's Performance Assessments in High School Science and Mathematics (open access)

A Brief Description of Connecticut's Performance Assessments in High School Science and Mathematics

A brief description of Connecticut's performance assessments in High School Science and Mathematics, written by Joan Boykoff Baron, Ph.D, Connecticut State Department of Education. The Connecticut State Department of Education received a grant from the National Science Foundation to work with the Coalition of Essential Schools and the State Departments of Education to develop performance assessments in science and mathematics.
Date: October 10, 1989
Creator: Baron, Joan Boykoff
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Lorraine Berger attendance form for August 7, 1987 planning conference] (open access)

[Lorraine Berger attendance form for August 7, 1987 planning conference]

An attendance form filled out by Lorraine Berger for the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts planning conference on August 7, 1987.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Berger, Lorraine
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Georgia A. Blaydes attendance form for August 7, 1987 planning conference] (open access)

[Georgia A. Blaydes attendance form for August 7, 1987 planning conference]

An attendance form filled out by Georgia A. Blaydes for the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts planning conference on August 7, 1987.
Date: [1987-07,1987-08]
Creator: Blaydes, Gloria A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Art Education: Creative Birthright (open access)

Art Education: Creative Birthright

Art Education: Creative Birthright by Fran Bolte, Nancy Reynolds, Kelly Spragins, Pam Stephens and Donna Stovall. The document opens up with a statement on human beings around the world are inherently creative, capable of reflecting ideas, values and emotions but brings up the question as to why so many in society lose this creative birthright into the adulthood. It is because of the rush to reform education and how creativity is often left behind. The document details why art and art education is important to the children and to the public school system.
Date: [1987,1991]
Creator: Bolte, Fran; Reynolds, Nancy; Spragins, Kelly; Stephens, Pam & Stovall, Donna
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Fax from Sheila Brown to Bill McCarter, September 2, 1992] (open access)

[Fax from Sheila Brown to Bill McCarter, September 2, 1992]

A fax from Sheila Brown, Prairie Visions Institute, to Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In the memo of the fax, a handwritten note reads, "Bill - this 2 page summary be be what you used to show the other ----" Included with the fax is the agenda for the teleconference between Texas and Nebraska.
Date: September 2, 1992
Creator: Brown, Sheila
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Director' Forum: Showcasing Innovation] (open access)

[Director' Forum: Showcasing Innovation]

A proposal, Directors' Forum: Showcasing Innovation filled out by Sheila Brown, William McCarter and Jack Davis. The title of their presentation is Distance Learning and Staff Development. On the forum they give a brief description of the project, as it is a collaborative effort between the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and the Prairie Visions Institute.
Date: December 1991
Creator: Brown, Sheila N.; Davis, Donald Jack & McCarter, William, 1939-
System: The UNT Digital Library
[RE: Special Opportunity for Dialogue] (open access)

[RE: Special Opportunity for Dialogue]

A memo from Sheila Brown, Prairie Visions Institute, Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to the National Leaders in Art Education. The memo is in regards to an inviation for the National Leaders and their colleagues in art education to join SERC's nation-wide teleconference "Schools, Museums, Art and Children: A Dialogue of States." The primary focus of the teleconference will be on art and art education implementation in the public school curriculum and the discussions art comprehension.
Date: September 17, 1992
Creator: Brown, Sheila; Davis, Donald Jack & McCarter, William, 1939-
System: The UNT Digital Library
[University of North Texas News Release, Feb. 17, 1995] (open access)

[University of North Texas News Release, Feb. 17, 1995]

A new release from UNT titled Major Grants Fund Joint Project in Art Education. The grant, which totaled $784,277 and was from the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation, pairs the NTIEVA program with the Dallas Museum of Art to bring Art Education to Dallas ISD students.
Date: February 17, 1995
Creator: Brunner, Cass
System: The UNT Digital Library
[RE: "Corporate and Foundation Cultivations & Solicitations"] (open access)

[RE: "Corporate and Foundation Cultivations & Solicitations"]

Photocopy of a letter from Bruce M. Burton, Office of Advancement, University of North Texas to his colleague, James "Jim" J. Muro, with an attached list of corporate and foundation prospects tentatively assigned to priority projects. Burton writes that he will coordinate the faculty members and assign them to contacts. cc'd on the letter is Rose Marie Wilkinson, Carol Thompson, Patsy Sharp, Barbara Jester, Blaine Brownell, Jim Miller, Jack Davis, Bill McCarter, Ann Lupkowski, David Holmes, and Gus Seligman.
Date: September 20, 1990
Creator: Burton, Bruce M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation] (open access)

[Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation]

A fax sent from William McCarter, School of Visual Arts, to Nancy "in pais," not in writing, June 20, 1997. The fax contains information on the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a private Portuguese institution. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation awards a large number of subsidies and grants for specialized students, doctorates in Portugal and abroad, as well as for programmes on scientific research and artistic creativity.
Date: 1997
Creator: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Resume of JoAnne Canales] (open access)

[Resume of JoAnne Canales]

A resume for JoAnne Canales, Director of the Center for Collaborative Research at UNT. Sections of the resume include: Education, Employment, Publications and Papers/Speeches, Consultations, Professional Acknowledgements, Civic Activities, Professional Certificates and Affiliations, and References.
Date: August 29, 1989
Creator: Canales, JoAnn
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Kathleen Carrico attendance form for August 7, 1987 planning conference] (open access)

[Kathleen Carrico attendance form for August 7, 1987 planning conference]

An attendance form filled out by Kathleen Carrico for the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts planning conference on August 7, 1987.
Date: [1987-07,1987-08]
Creator: Carrico, Kathleen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The New York City Annenberg Challenge Grant: What It Means for New York's School Children (open access)

The New York City Annenberg Challenge Grant: What It Means for New York's School Children

A detailed document, presenting a statement by the Center for Educational Innovation titled "What It Means for New York's School Children."
Date: September 27, 1994
Creator: Center for Educational Innovation (New York, N.Y.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
TCA conducts Artsreach meetings across state (open access)

TCA conducts Artsreach meetings across state

A press release from Pat Clubb to the media and other interested parties that includes a cover letter. The press release lists a series of Artsreach meetings the Texas Commission on the Arts is holding during the fall, 1989 to "heighten the visibility of the TCA throughout Texas."
Date: October 13, 1989
Creator: Clubb, Pat
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corporate giving profiles, October 1989 (open access)

Corporate giving profiles, October 1989

A collective document that gives descriptions of foundations that provide grants for numerous organizations and programs of particular interests. This page is about the American Express Co. American Express Philanthropic Program. American Express offers grant support in arts & humanities, education, arts education, colleges & universities, public education and social services. These pages belong to the desk of Jack Davis, William McCarter and the members of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, as they researched foundations and charities to support their educational reform program.
Date: October 1989
Creator: Corporate Giving Watch
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Foundation Directory pg. 7] (open access)

[Foundation Directory pg. 7]

A collective document that gives descriptions of foundations that provide grants for numerous organizations and programs of particular interests. This page is written about the Burlington Northern Foundation. The Burlington Northern Foundation offers grant support in arts & humanities, education, colleges & universities, and social services. These pages belong to the desk of Jack Davis, William McCarter and the members of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, as they researched foundations and charities to support their educational reform program.
Date: March 1989
Creator: Corporate Giving Watch
System: The UNT Digital Library