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An extensive new study from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada shows that students who took music lessons in high school performed better in subjects such as English, science, and math.
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Tina Knowles-Lawson, the mother of international superstar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, recently hosted her third annual Wearable Arts Gala which raised over $2 million for arts education and The WACO Theater Center in Los Angeles, CA.
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Arts in Corrections is a program at Pelican Bay State Prison, a Supermax State Prison in California, in which professional artists are brought into prisons to teach an art form to incarcerated individuals in support of their rehabilitation. The latest exhibit of the Arts in Corrections program was on display at the Del Norte County Courthouse in June 2019.
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Facebook is one of many large businesses that sees the value of investing in the global community’s arts ecosystem and is increasing its commitment to visual art and public art installations worldwide. To date, Facebook has commissioned 500 art installations, with 200 more planned this year, and has hired a new head of the company's artist-in-residency program.
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The University of Chicago Consortium on School Research released a report describing how arts experiences can help students further develop core competencies of SEL including self-management and self-discipline, interpersonal and relationship skills, and self-expression.
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Opera is notably known for producing works that represent stories and experiences from White, Euro-centric, and Western perspectives. Recently, that narrative has begun to change. This summer, many new productions are premiering written by Black composers, featuring Black stories.
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Theater teacher Madeline Michel at Monticello High School won the 2019 Excellence in Theatre Education Award from the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University, an honor that recognizes K-12 drama teachers for championing arts programs in their schools.
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A cultural event happens every nine minutes in the Greater Boston area, serving about 21 million people a year—nearly four times more people than attend Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, and Celtics games combined. Along with bringing in people to events, the arts industry contributes $2 billion annually to the local economy.
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On June 18, Americans for the Arts’ President and CEO Robert L. Lynch participated on a panel hosted by The NonProfit Times that took an in-depth look at Giving USA 2019: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018. The report was released that morning and is the longest-running and most comprehensive report of its kind in America.
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Americans for the Arts announced today that Mark Golden, CEO and co-founder of Golden Artist Colors, Inc, has been elected to the Board of Directors for a three-year term.
