Robin and I would like to share our passion for the Arts with you by revealing the many opportunities to enjoy the various forms of art around our community. We will be providing information for creative outlets and activities that can be experienced by young and old alike. Our goal is for you to not only celebrate the arts, but see the value they bring to education and the community. Studies have been done proving the importance of the arts in education which include, but are not limited to, visual arts, music, dance, and drama. Our objective is to show Art education has been linked to increased test scores, enhanced emotional and physical healing, and time consciousness. The arts cross language and culture barriers and draw people from every background together. They enable us to express our feelings and creativity, our values and beliefs. They promote problem solving skills and the ability to work together.
Dr. Terry Bergeson says it best in her statement supporting the arts in Washington State.
"The arts are an essential part of public education. From dance and music to theatre and the visual arts, the arts give children a unique means of expression, capturing their passions and emotions, and allowing them to explore new ideas, subject matter, and cultures. They bring us joy in every aspect of our lives. Arts education not only enhances students' understanding of the world around them, but it also broadens their perspective on traditional academics. The arts give us the creativity to express ourselves, while challenging our intellect. The arts integrate life and learning for all students and are integral in the development of the whole person. The Arts communicate and speak to us in ways that teach literacy and enhance our lives. We must continue to find a place for arts in programs and partnerships not only for what it teaches students about art, but for what it teaches us all about the world we live in."
Dr. Terry Bergeson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington State, November 2001
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Yes, I truly believe that the arts are related and do improve student's scores in school. Wish our school district realized it also.
I, too, am a strong believer that arts help students in school. I think it helps them find themselves and even gives them a sense of individuality. It gives them an outlet for what they may or may not know they're holding in. Getting these thoughts out and clearing their mind surely allow these students to focus better in the classroom.
When wealthy and/or titled Europeans would visit America they would bring an artist with them. Their artist would draw sketches and write an account of what they had seen. When they returned to their homes, the artist would use his sketches to make paintings of the different places in America. They often created a book with these paintings, identifying them and writing an account of what they had seen.
When Prince Maximillian visited America, he brought along Karl Bodmer as his chosen artist. While they were visiting Indiana, Prince Maximillian became ill and they had to stay in one place longer than the Prince had intended. This gave Karl Bodmer time to draw hundreds of sketches and water colors. He filled over 1200 pages of notes. He was the Prince's camera.
Prince Maximillian's book was published in a documentary on the unspoiled wilderness in America in Paris in 1839. It included paintings of the river barges that provided transportation for early settlers to travel the rivers; wild pigs; the Wilderness Eagle and even the Mandan Indian Chief Mato-Tope(four bears).
These artists and their writings became part of our history books on early America. How else would we know what the early buffalo, or the American Indian, or our early wild life looked like?
Isn't art wonderful?
Thanks for supporting the arts! The more I read and research the more I truly believe we need the arts not just for entertainment, but for expanding our horizons and value of our learning experiences.
Gary, send to me your email address so that I may send you a personal invite to post at faithmath.blogspot.com.
I really like your site! What do you know about the YouTube and iPhones?
I have posted some information on faithmath.blogspot.com. I like to hear what you think.
Thank you for the invite!
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