A letter from Julie Abel to D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter about informing Davis and McCarter of their approved two grants to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts from The Getty Center for Education on the Arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, Program Associate, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In discussion about the remaining funds from the Getty Center Education Institute grant to the RIG consortium be awarded to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts program. Abel makes a list of issues that need to be discussed and would like to meet up with Davis to discuss them.

Letter to William McCarter addressing an enclosed grant offer from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, October through December 1997.

A letter to Phillip C. Diebel from Julie Anne Abel regarding a grant check from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts (GEIA) to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA).

A letter from Julie Abel to Harriet Laney about approving the use of the Getty Education Institute for the Arts grant funds for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

A letter from Julie Anne Abel to Nancy Berry about clarifying objects for a proposal for the National Center for Art Museum/School Collaborations during the 1998 fiscal year. Attached documents include a letter from Nancy Berry to Julie Anne Abel and Vicki Rosenberg.

A letter from Julie Anne Abel to Phillip C. Diebel about enclosing the final National Specialty Program grant payment to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts from The Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The payment is not attached to the document

An e-mail from Julie Anne Abel to D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter, informing them that the J. Paul Getty Trust and the Getty Education Institute for the Arts have approved grants for the Regional Institutes and the RIG's National Arts Education Consortium.

A newspaper clipping, published by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, features an article with the headline, "Area art awakening becomes elementary," by Yamil Berard. Educators say the art and humanities exposure will enrich the academic experience and help students become more articulate. Elementary schools across the metroplex have been selected to share in a five-year, $15 million grant for intensive art programs. As part of the grant the metroplex schools will be teamed with an art professor from the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts at the University of North Texas. This clipping was faxed to William McCarter and Suzanne Killeen from Jack Davis.

A memo from Nancy Berry to Vicki Rosenberg, attaching a copy of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts proposal to the National Center for Art Museum/School Collaborations. Attached documents includes the proposal and a timeline of the proposal.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on a summer arts camp in Denton. Denton ISD art teacher and instructor in the camp, Deborah Gentile said the children will learn and have fun while they study difference cultures and countries of Asia and study the history of their art. The students will product artwork using Asian ideas and methods.

A newspaper clipping, published by the Denton Record-Chronicle, features an article with the headline, "School's In - Camp offers area youngsters a retreat with an educational spin for summer," written by Lucinda Breeding. "Out of Africa," is a week long daytime camp for children between six and fourteen where students will explore the culture, geography and history of African culture. Deborah Gentile, an art specialist at Tomas Rivera Elementary school will be the arts camp instructor.

A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the University of North Texas and their education reform program developed by staff William McCarter and Jack Davis. The education reform program is an experiment on the children in their classrooms by teaching them different methods of arts education. McCarter states that research has shown that arts expand all areas of the curriculum by tapping into higher-level thinking skills and that art makes a measurable difference in test scores. The funding, worth up to $15 million will be divided into thirty-six schools, six in Texas, to receive up to $35,000 in funding services for five years.

A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the University of North Texas and their education reform program developed by staff William McCarter and Jack Davis. The education reform program is an experiment on the children in their classrooms by teaching them different methods of arts education. McCarter states that research has shown that arts expand all areas of the curriculum by tapping into higher-level thinking skills and that art makes a measurable difference in test scores. The funding, worth up to $15 million will be divided into thirty-six schools, six in Texas, to receive up to $35,000 in funding services for five years.

A letter from Mary Buke, Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art, to R. William McCarter, Co-director for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, about setting up a a tour for McCarter and his guest at the Collection of Western Art for June 21, 1997. Burke regrets to inform McCarter that she is unable to greet the group, but Debi Carl, the museum's administrative assistant, will guide the group along. Burke enclosed ten copies of the Downtown Fort Worth Walking Tour, the Sundance Square brochure, the Sid Richardson brochure, and one copy each of the Sid Richardson Gallery Guide, Ft. Worth Visitors Guide, and the Fort Worth Cultural District Visitors Guide.

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.

A newspaper clipping on the University of North Texas in Denton working with six local elementary schools to implement comprehensive arts education over the next five years as part of a $15 million experiment in education reform. The education reform is "Art Partner Schools" granting anywhere from $25,000 - $35,000 annually for five years to thirty-six elementary schools. Sent from the office of Jack Davis to colleagues, keeping track of the "University of North Texas in the news."

A letter from D. Jack Davis to Maria Cristina Biazus informing Biazus that the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts would like to have art teachers from Brazil to participate in the upcoming Summer Institute. Attached are newsletters from Brazil that outline art education activities and programs that are occurring throughout the country.

An e-mail from D. Jack Davis to Nancy Walkup Reynolds about issues with planning for a curriculum task force.

A memo from D. Jack Davis to Sandra Thurman about following up from an earlier conversation about the National Arts Education Consortium. Attached is a agreement form between the California Consortium for Visual Arts Education, the Florida Institute for Art Education, the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and more.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Julie Abel, the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. Discussing the current and future budgeting of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts with the Getty Center and the use of the left over funding from the FY96 year to be used in the FY97 year. Attached to the letter is a revised budget including the request to carryover the remaining funding.

Photocopy of a letter from Margie Desiderato, Grants Clerk at North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to John Paul Batiste in regards to the revised budget based on the award amount for the 1998 fiscal year. The figure have been revised to reflect funding by TCA of $6,306 and a private funding of $18,694. Attached to the letter is the revised budget. cc'd are Jack Davis and Harriet Laney.

A newspaper clipping featuring a architectural review on the new Getty Center. The $1 billion creation was funded by a single private source and designed by one man in what has been called the architectural commission of the century. The construction took nearly fourteen years to complete.

A letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, Director, The Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the National Curriculum Working Group about thanking the members for their devotion to the Group and the development of their curriculum units. Duke notes that her and Vicki Rosenberg will be in touch with the members about arrangements for upcoming meetings.