A clipping from The Dallas Morning News that covers Dr. R. William McCarter's talk on the Barnes Collection, which was on display at the Kimbell Art Museum. The clipping was sent to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis by the UNT Public Affairs and Information Services Office.

A clipping from the 'This Week's Picks' section of the Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper. Featured are a play called "Greater Tuna" at Casa Mañana in Fort Worth, and lectures by Dr. R. William McCarter on the Albert Barnes art collection, on display at the Kimbell Art Museum.

Photocopy of a document listing the terms and conditions of the Greater Denton Arts Council Grants Program, signed and filled out by D. Jack Davis, Mark Elder, and Roni Beasley. This is followed by a letter from Beasley to Mark Elder congratulating him on receiving the grant and providing instructions for filling out the contract.

Photocopy of a press release from the J. Paul Getty Trust concerning the 1994 Doctoral Fellowships in Art Education that are awarded by Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The release discusses the process of choosing people for the Doctoral Fellowship program. At the end is a list of the seven 1994 Doctoral Fellows, their relative departments and universities, and the titles of their dissertations.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Chad Woolery, Superintendent of Dallas ISD. McCarter thanks Woolery for his kind letter, about NTIEVA's efforts to improve the teaching of art in Dallas ISD. McCarter invites Woolery to lunch and share part of his afternoon with the participants of the Administrators Day at the Dallas Museum of Art, in hopes of discussing further and continued support from the DISD.

Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, General Superintendent of Dallas ISD, to Bill McCarter, Jack Davis and Nancy Reynolds, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Thanking McCarter and co., for his invitation to a special Administrators Day at the Dallas Museum of Art, however, Woolery is concerned that there are only five of the Dallas I.S.D. areas being represented in the group of invitee and that within his letter he asks the area directors to ensure that all ten areas are included on that day by replacement or addition. Woolery ends the letter by stating that due to his schedule, it will not permit for his full attendance but he'll share lunch and some of the afternoon's agenda what he can. Copied on the letter is Bill Cormack.

Photocopy of a letter from David B. Kesterson, vice provst of the University of North Texas, to Vicki Rosenberg, program officer at the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The letter is in regards to UNT's providing space for North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts with an estimated rental value of six thousand dollars. The University has also agreed to accept and manage the grants from the Getty Center without overhead charges.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Vicki Rosenberg, Program Officer of the Getty Center. In regards to the school of Visual Arts at the University of North Texas providing monetary contributions to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The total cash contribution from the school of visual arts amounts to twenty-one thousand dollars.

Photocopy of a letter from Kathy Talley-Jones, Manager of Publications at the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Bill McCarter, co-director, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Requesting that McCarter review the "Discipline-Based Art Education: The Quiet Evolution in Six Regional Staff Development Consortia," also known as the Regional Institute Progress Report. Jones writes that McCarter's input is valuable and would appreciate if he provided a written response that answers the questions Jones has added to the letter.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Reynolds, project coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Augustus Whitted, Director of Elementary Education, in regards to Burton Hill Elementary School submitting a proposal for an Extended Fine Arts Program. The North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts supports and endorses the proposal, giving thoughtful consideration for its funding. Reynolds explains in the letter that NTIEVA is a program devoted to research and development of discipline-based art education (DBAE), and that Fort Worth ISD and Burton Hill has been a model for the development of the strategies implemented from the program. NTIEVA will continue to support the educational initiative taking place at Burton Hill.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Walkup Reynolds, Project Coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Sandy Shephard, Tyler Museum of Art. Reynolds writes that NTIEVA is delighted that they will be working with Shephard again this summer, and that they're sending a team composed of Pam Stephens and Kay Wilson to work with Shephard. Enclosed in the letter are details about compensation and seminar fees for the team of two.

Photocopy of a letter from Pat Smith Hopper, to Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. Hopper has sent Duke, a thematic unit titled, "Team-teaching Art and Literature focusing on Native American Sioux Culture," collaboration with Dr. Barbara Erwin. Hopper writes that in the summer they began to explore the idea of integrating literature and art through culture studies and are seeking out to the Getty Center for any projects which Hopper and Erwin can participate in. Cc'd is Dr. Barbara Erwin.

Draft grant guidelines for Phase II Rig Programs, the goals, objectives and strategies. The draft goes into explicit details about what each institute much achieve or hope to achieve with their programs when applying for support grants.

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.

Photocopy of a memo from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors. The memo is in regards to the Goals 2000 Educate America Act and the opportunity for arts education to be included of the arts as one of the eight core subjects in the National Education Goals. Attached to Duke's memo, is a memo from Carol Sterling, of the American Council for the Arts that articulates the implications of Goals 2000.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg, Program Officer of the Getty Center, to the Regional Institute Directors. In regards to a package of materials sent from Rosenberg to the Directors that she believes will be of use to them. Included in the package are readings that Rosenberg believes will contribute to the learning and education of the discipline-based art education program.

A letter seeking a prompt response and detailed information regarding the proposed budget and other essential aspects of the School Board Project.

An official letter addressed to the Program Officer, enclosing the revised and meticulously detailed budget for the Marcus/Getty Advocacy Project. The attached narrative provides comprehensive insights into the financial aspects of the project, demonstrating a commitment to transparency and strategic financial planning.

A newsletter with a snippet about the University of North Texas art professor, Dr. William McCarter giving two lectures on the Albert C. Barnes collection, currently on display at the Fort Worth's Kimbell Art Museum.

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.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Dr. William McCarter, Regents Professor at the University of North Texas, giving a lecture on art collector Albert C. Barnes. McCarter's lecture, "Dr. Albert C. Barnes: The Education of an Educator," will discuss Barnes as an art collector and artist as Barnes began collecting paintings. Purchasing works by Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, Pierre-August Renoir and Edouard Manet, which at the time the art establishment called junk. The lecture is in conjunction with an art exhibition shown at the Kimbell Art Museum of Fort Worth.

A draft, Why President Clinton's Education Agenda is important to Improve Schools and How the Arts in Education Can Help. The education agenda, Goals 2000 Act, codifies the National Education Goals and establishes a national framework for school improvement, encourages communities and states to comprehensively improve their schools. Also included is the first draft of the Clinton Education Agenda, The Clinton Education Agenda: Higher Standards, Safer Schools, Parent Involvement, Improved Teaching, Community-Based Reform, and Better Results.

A newspaper clipping with information regarding the Albert C. Barnes art collection and a series of lecturers focusing on the artist and the Barnes Foundation. Dr. William McCarter, professor at UNT will be discussing "Dr. Albert C. Barnes: The Education of an Educator."