Visual & Performing Arts

Kentucky Arts Council offers arts education opportunities

If you’re a Kentucky teacher and you want to schedule a field trip to a museum or play, bring in an artist for a residency with your classroom, schedule a performing artist to visit your school or take advantage of other arts education programs, the Kentucky Arts Council offers many educational opportunity grants for the fall semester.

By |2023-01-04T13:33:24-05:00August 24, 2017|

Paper examines arts education access in rural areas

A new working paper, “Leveraging Change: Increasing Access to Arts Education in Rural Areas,” examines access to arts education in rural areas, including the opportunities and challenges that may arise with increasing access.

By |2020-09-14T15:36:27-04:00June 1, 2017|

Art contest invites students to depict life on Mars

The Mars Society is holding an art contest in which students in grades 4-12 may submit up to three works of art illustrating human life on Mars. The society will award cash prizes to the top three finishers and will post the winning works of art to its website. Winners also will also have the opportunity to attend the International [...]

By |2017-05-18T08:54:11-04:00May 18, 2017|

UK School of Music hosting Dalcroze institute

The University of Kentucky School of Music will offer its UK Dalcroze Institute on the Dalcroze Eurhythmics approach to music education July 10-21 in Lexington. The workshop – designed for educators, musicians, dancers and music specialists – teaches participants how to refine their musicianship and teach music through the Dalcroze approach, which focuses on rhythmic movement, refined musicality and improvisation [...]

By |2017-05-10T10:20:06-04:00May 11, 2017|

Walton-Verona honored for music education efforts

The Walton-Verona Independent school district has been recognized by The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation as one of its Best Communities for Music Education. The awards program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of the curriculum. Designations are made to districts and schools that demonstrate an exceptionally [...]

By |2017-04-20T09:01:07-04:00April 20, 2017|
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