An information release document in regards to six metroplex elementary schools plus thirty other schools nationwide were selected to participate as Arts Partner Schools in a $15 million experiment to reform education. The six schools will work with art educators at the University of North Texas, announced this month by the Annenberg Foundation, the Getty Education Institute for the Arts and the National Arts Education Consortium.

An article, "Double Vision: The Art of Hung Liu," by Nancy Walkup Reynolds, for Trends, Spring of 1998. Reynolds is a Project Coordinator for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, University of North Texas, and has written this article on contemporary artist Hung Liu. Liu, born in China but now resides in the United States appropriate images from historical photographs to create paintings and mix media installations that expresses her bicultural perspective.

Press information, on the Annenberg Foundation, announcing their latest series of grants towards arts education. A $4.3 million challenge grant to six regional institutes to show how the arts can boost student academic achievements. The foundation is working with the Getty Center for Education and their consortia which includes, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

An article, "Aesthetics In Our Time," by Kay Wilson for Trends, Spring of 1998. Wilson is a doctoral candidate at the University of North Texas and has written this article on the technical terminology aesthetics and how it was used throughout history. As such, Alexander Baumgarten first used aesthetics in 1744 to mean "science of the beautiful." Aesthetics in today's culture is concerned with the questions in addition to the traditional question of beauty.

Photocopy of the cover and table of contents for the 1991 issue of ReSource as well as an article on Discipline-Based Art Education. It discusses the approaches of Dr. William McCarter and Dr. Jack Davis, two art educators who want to use art to enrich the learning experience for children and their program, the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

A newsletter written by Rebecca Arkenberg, a museum educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, for Trends, 1998. The article is titled, "The Immigrant Experience in an Art Museum," and focuses on the immigrant culture surrounding acquired objects and artwork. Arkenberg writes of her grandfather's travels from Sweden to America, and how he had brought with him a knife, and questions why things have sentimental, monetary or practical value to be brought over with him.

A newsletter written by Nancy Berry, an associate Professor of Art Education and Art History and Area Coordinator for Art Education / Visual Arts Studies at the University of North Texas, for Art Education, titled "A Focus On Art Museum / School Collaborations." Berry's article questions why it is important for school children to learn work of art from the museum environment and explores the nature of art museums / school collaborations to shed light on the questions.

An article written about the University of North Texas receiving a matching grant fund from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts to help them with the education reform program. Collaborating with UNT on the project are the Amon Carter Museum, Dallas Museum of Arts, Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Greater Denton Arts Council, the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Commission on the Arts and independent school districts of Fort Worth, Hurst-Euless-Bedford, Plano, Denton and Pilot Point. The consortia's goal is to give higher arts education to elementary and secondary school children, so that they will be life-long admirers and contributors to the arts.

A online magazine, Principal Magazine, The National Association of Elementary School Principals, serving all elementary and middle school principals. The article titled, "Improving Student Performance through the Arts," was written by Russ Chapman, a principal of Shady Brook Elementary school, one of the consortia schools involved with North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Chapman writes that he began his career in elementary school over twenty-five years ago and he never centered his mind that arts education could become a powerful tool for boosting academic performance. Chapman's' article details the comprehensive art education ideas and how it was introduced and implemented.

Picturing DBAE by Nancy W. Reynolds, William McCarter and Jack Davis members of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The document details the instructional approach to art known as discipline-based art education, and how NTIEVA works to integrate DBAE content into the school curriculum. DBAE is comprised of found foundational art disciplines, art production, art history, art criticism and aesthetics. Discipline-based art education is a trial and error teaching methods and has taken experimentation and research to understand its importance. The document goes into details about understanding each of the four components to the discipline essentials.

A news release report, on North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, one of the six recipients nationally of a $4.3 million challenge grant announced by the Annenberg Foundation. The grant goal is to reform public schools using a bold program of arts education. The grant will provide $1.43 million for UNT"s North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to demonstrate how education in the arts can improve students.

Photocopy of an article from the Boston Globe magazine publication from November 14th, 1991. The article written about The Getty Trust with an endowment of $3.5 billion is granting $3.75 million towards art education reformation and implementation in the public school system to teach children art history, art knowledge, art production and aesthetics. The entire articles goes into the history of the Getty Center and their mission to art education.

Photocopy of the front cover of a magazine and an article titled Money for the Asking, which details that teachers have to make do with what they have, but education funds are trying to change that, funneling money and expertise into the schools that need the support the most.

Photocopy of a magazine article written by Melinda A. Mayer, a lecturer in Art Education at the University of North Texas. Mayer states in her article, that the demand for change is everywhere, in education the cry for reform rings from the national to local level. Art educators in schools and museums find signs of shifting theories and practices in the disciplines that shape their teaching. In Mayer's newsletter she examines differing notions in the education mission and how art education has changed over the years.

A press release about the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation awarding $225,000 in grants to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The first payment of the three-year grant has already been paid for a total of $60,000, the foundation will give the institute an additional $75,000, January 1993 and the final $90,000 in January 1994. North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts is made of a consortia of school districts in the metroplex, museums and art councils whose primary goals it to provide intensive training in discipline-based art education and implementation in the schools curriculum.

An article written by Janet Tyson about the need to support local museums. The Amon Carter Museum is featured in the piece.

An article from the newspaper the Denton Record-Chronicle written by Tim Leenerts. The piece discusses the lectures given by Dr. R. William McCarter on the Barnes collection, which was being shown at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.

An article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the upcoming collections and events at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth. It is titled Little Journeys and has information about tours and group visits.

An article written by Janet Kutner, the art critic for The Dallas Morning News, covering the resignation of Jan Muhlert from the Amon Carter Museum. It gives a short history of Muhlert's time at the museum and words from past co-workers.

A clipping from The North Texan, Vol. 44 No. 4, of an article written by Cass Brunner. The focus of the piece is Dr. R. William McCarter and his time at UNT. He is the recipient of the 1994 Higher Education Art Educator of the Year, given by the Texas Art Education Association.

A clipping of articles from the 'Back-to-School' section of the newspaper The Post-Signal. The main article lists out the several programs in operation within the Pilot Point Elementary School, including the new UNT NTIEVA program funded by the Getty Foundation.

An article written by Janet Tyson for the Arts & Entertainment section of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram titled 'Thumbnail Sketch'. The piece is a snapshot of who Dr. R. William McCarter is with direct quotes from him.

An article written by Kit King for the Denton Record-Chronicle about Mary Lee Kendrick and her reception of the CARA award. The article covers her work in the Denton art scene and also with Hopewell Junction, New Yorks's Community Cultural Arts Center and pottery with Crafts Student League and the 92nd Street Y Pottery in New York.

An article in The Dallas Morning News that was written by Shermakaye Bass that discusses different university programs and art groups. The UNT NTIEVA and Dallas Museum of Art pairing is one of the featured groups.