• The Arts News & Notes from the Arts Office at OSPI

    Welcome to The Arts News & Notes from the Arts Office at OSPI. Please feel free to share with colleagues and friends who are interested in the Arts, and thank you for your continued support of arts education in Washington State.

    News…
    National Coalition for Core Arts Standards
    There will be a public review of drafts of the next generation national arts standards for high school beginning on September 30th and ending October 19th. For information, as it becomes available for this review, please go to: http://nccas.wikispaces.com

    smARTS For Students: An Arts Education Guide for Parents & Families
    ArtsEd Washington and the Washington State PTA have partnered together to create this arts education guide for parents and families. For a downloadable link and more information, please go to: http://artsedwashington.org/smartswa

    Notes…
    Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Teacher Resource Center (TRC)
    The TRC is SAM’s free lending library and online resources for educators. For a complete listing, please go to: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/learn/trc/trc.asp

    Opportunities...
    Upcoming events:
    Dance Educators Association of Washington (DEAW) Conference will be held on October 12-13, 2013 at the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, 3101 Main St.,
    Vancouver, WA 98663. For registration information, please go to: http://deawa.org/

    The Washington Art Education Association (WAEA) Conference will be held on October 25-26. For more information and a registration link, please go to: http://waea.net/2013-waea-conference/

    Washington State Thespians will be holding a teacher in-service on October 11th and College Auditions on October 12th. For more information please go to:
    http://www.washingtonthespians.org/events.phpUpcoming events:

    Do you have student artwork for display?
    The OSPI Arts office would like to extend an opportunity for your school or district to display student artwork in the superintendent’s executive conference room. Students whose artwork is displayed will receive certificates of appreciation along with the honor of having their work on display at our state education office. For more information and/or to schedule a block of time for a display, please contact: Anne Banks at: anne.banks@k12.wa.us or Sarah Davis at: sarah.davis@k12.wa.us

    Anne Banks, Program Supervisor
    The Arts - Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts
    Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
    Phone: 360-725-4966
    anne.banks@k12.wa.us
    http://www.k12.wa.us/Arts

 
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