ArtsEd Washington eNews

April 2007

ArtsEd eNews is an e-mail news bulletin dedicated to informing and connecting all segments of the arts education community in Washington State. ArtsEd eNews is brought to you by ArtsEd Washington, the Washington Alliance for Arts Education www.artsedwashington.org.

In This Issue:

Letter from the President

ArtsEd Washington - Program Update & Arts Education Week

Washington State Arts Commission Update from Lisa Jaret

OSPI Update from AnnRené Joseph, Program Supervisor, The Arts, OSPI

Legislative Update from Gretchen Johnston, WSAA

Recent Publications and News, Professional Development and Funding

Join ArtsEd Washington

Education Opportunities at Tacoma Art Museum – Our April Platinum Sponsor

Letter from the President

Dear ArtsEd Washington friends and members,

How did it get to be the end of April? Didn’t we just finish with the holidays? And now we’re looking ahead to the end of another school year. May is that incredible month when all of us working in schools sprint to connect those last bits of learning and projects and big ideas with our students. I am always amazed at the sheer volume of arts that we produce with our students in this month alone. Not wanting to be out-done, ArtsEdWashington joins in the fun with our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 15 (Meeting details and how to RSVP are below).

As part of the statewide activities that week, our Annual Meeting features a state level forum on arts education entitled Making it Real. Marcie Sillman, from KUOW, will moderate a panel of state level decision-makers who will talk about how our state legislature, Board of Education and education agency are building momentum to advance the arts so that every child in Washington State has access to the best possible education, one in which the arts are fully integrated into the regular curriculum.

This panel discussion and this particular theme would not have been possible three years ago, but the public expectation is changing and schools and communities, beleaguered by several years of "No Child Left Behind", are turning to the arts to put the creativity back into teaching and learning. We all know it’s true: you cannot define a good education without the arts. Collectively, we are spreading this truth far and wide. We keep building on the foundation created by many, many arts advocates over many, many years. Our meeting should be the biggest and best in our recent past, but not without YOU, so please plan to attend—to celebrate our achievements and keep the momentum going.

Incidentally, it's not just here in Washington that ArtsEd WA is having an impact. Our ED, Una McAlinden, has recently been elected to serve on the National Leadership Committee of the Kennedy Center's Alliances for Arts Education Network, our parent organization. We always knew she was a gem—and now the whole country is getting a glimpse. In addition, AnnRene' Joseph and two visual arts educators from the state were recently recognized by the National Arts Educators Association. (Details in enews below)

Together, we are "making it real", so join us! Be part of the collective voice for arts education in Washington State by becoming a member today. http://www.artsedwashington.org/

Have a great spring—and don’t forget to breath and drink lots of water. There’s lots of artful work to be done.

See you at the annual meeting,

Andrea Allen
Board President

ArtsEd Washington Update & Arts Education Week Activities

"Making it Real" - ArtsEd Washington's Annual Meeting, Tuesday May 15th at Seattle Rep's Leo K Theatre
We know the arts should be part of a complete education for all of Washington State's students. So, how will it become a reality?

Attend ArtsEd Washington’s Annual Meeting and learn how OSPI, the State Board of Education and the state legislature are working together to help make arts education a reality in schools and districts across the state. KUOW's Marcie Sillman will moderate a conversation on arts education between Senator Rosemary McAuliffe, Chair of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee; Eric Liu, author, educator and member of the State Board of Education; and, from OSPI, Dr. Andy Griffin, Assistant Superintendent for Higher Education and Certification on behalf of Dr. Terry Bergeson.

The evening's program will include a silent auction and refreshments. This event is free but reservations are required. Please let us know you will be attending by contacting 206-441 4501 or associate@artsedwashington.org by May 7, 2007.

Contact carri@artsedwashington.org if your organization would like to sponsor the Annual Meeting. Organizational sponsorships start at $150 and include 2007-08 membership of ArtsEd Washington.

Every Child. More Arts. Arts Education Week is May 14-20, 2007
ArtsEd Washington wants to help you celebrate Washington’s 2nd Annual Arts Education Week! Governor Gregoire has proclaimed that May 14-20th 2007 is Arts Education Week. This is an important opportunity to raise the profile of arts education in Washington State. Collectively, we can raise awareness about the value of arts education and help ensure the arts are part of a complete education for all.

We invite you to use the new Arts Education Week toolkit on our newly redesigned website to find the ways that you can participate. http://www.artsedwashington.org/Frame_Programs.html?http://www.artsedwashington.org/Programs/ArtsEdWeek.html

Browse the toolkit for detailed information about Arts Education Week, a PDF of the governor’s proclamation, and the Arts Education Week logo that is available for everyone’s use. In fact, download the logo and link to the toolkit from your website!

The week’s activities will include:

ArtsEd Washington’s Annual Meeting - May 15, 2007
OSPI High School Art Show - May 18, 2007
Seattle International Children's Festival - May 14-19, Seattle and May 21, Tacoma
Franklin High School's 5th annual Arts Festival, May 12 2007
Bellevue School District K-12 Art Show
Arts Education Week celebrations in many Barnes & Noble stores (details below)

Find more details of these events in our Arts Education Week Calendar. It's not too late to get something underway in your community. Browse the toolkit for ideas. Let us know what you will be doing and we’ll add it to the calendar!

Arts Leadership Program Update - Looking for a Few Great Instructional Leaders!
As April comes to a close, we are moving into high gear to recruit the principal leaders for next year's program enrollment. If you have spent the last few years wondering when you'll have a chance to get to the arts - the time is now! This program provides the vehicle to enable you and your teachers to intentionally plan to include the arts, engage your community in the effort and enhance teaching and learning in your school. But don't just take our word for it! Click the Principals' Program link on our homepage to see the other schools that have been participating. Maybe you know the principals in some of these schools - give one of them a call or email info@artsedwashington.org for more information.

Our participating principals are our best advertisement. Read about the arts teaching and learning taking place at this month's featured school - Carnation Elementary in Riverview School District. http://www.rivercurrentnews.com/paper/RCN-46/RCN46_WEB.pdf

Our Executive Director, Una McAlinden, also interviewed Principal Doug Poage for a special Arts Education Week feature in Inside Encore, in theatres around the Puget Sound area this month. Read it here http://www.encoremediagroup.com/arts_coalition/IE_Apr.pdf

Barnes & Noble Bookfair, May 18-20th, 2007 during Arts Education Week

Community partner, Barnes & Noble, is hosting a bookfair and other in-store events in several Puget Sound area stores to support ArtsEd Washington and our work to ensure that the arts are part of a complete education for all our state’s students.

When you present one of the downloadable ArtsEd Washington voucher at the time of purchase, a percentage of the sale goes directly to supporting the work we are doing. This amount will be between 10-20% depending on the total sales. This is an easy and exciting way to support arts education for all Washington students while treating yourself to a great read!

Participating locations: Alderwood; Downtown Bellevue; Downtown Seattle (Pacific Place); Issaquah; Silverdale; Southcenter; University Village; West Seattle; Woodinville. All these stores will be marking Arts Education Week with special book displays and information about ArtsEd Washington, with special storydrama activites from our partner Seattle Children's Theatre at Alderwood, Southcenter, Pacific Place and West Seattle.

Download the multistore voucher from our homepage http://www.artsedwashington.org/Documents/ArtsEd%20Week%20Multi%20Voucher.pdf and mark your calendars to shop for books that weekend and show your support for ArtsEd Washington!

Our deepest gratitude to Tacoma Art Museum

Earlier this year, Tacoma Art Museum hosted our Arts Planning Workshop, a full day event attended by the Arts Teams from all our planning schools. Over 60 educators and community members from schools across King, Pierce and Kitsap began their planning process and worked to identify how they will include the arts in their school communities. We'll keep you posted on their progress with a featured school in each eNews issue.

Major National Honor for Washington Music Teacher!

Wow! We are so proud to share this exciting news with you! Andrea is only the second music teacher to receive the award in the 57 years it has been given by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Recipients are selected from the state teachers of the year. Andrea was nominated by her principal, Wayne Kettler, at Monte Cristo Elementary School in Granite Falls School District. Read CNN's coverage http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/04/25/teacher.of.the.year.ap/index.html

And more national recognition!

AnnRene' Joseph (program supervisor for the arts at OSPI and ex officio Board member of ArtsEd WA) received national honors from the National Art Education Association recently together with Ginny Lane from the North Thurston School District and Carl Clausen from the Bellevue School District.

They were recognized last month in New York City at the NAEA’s annual convention as Pacific Region Art Educators for 2006. AnnRene' received the Supervision and Administration Award; Ginny was recognized as the Middle School Pacific Region recipient and Carl received the Elementary School Pacific Region award. The three Washington educators are honored among those from the NAEA region that includes Washington, Alaska, Alberta, American Samoa, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming and Yukon Territory. Kudos from ArtsEd Washington! Read OSPI's press release. http://www.k12.wa.us/Communications/pressreleases2007/NAEAArtEducator.aspx

Parent Map features the Arts!

February's issue of Parent Map includes lots of ways that parents can include the arts for their children. http://www.parentmap.com/archive_0207.htm

Washington State Arts Commission Update By Lisa Jaret, Board member and Arts in Education Program Manager, WSAC

April Updates from Washington State Arts Commission / Arts in Education Program:

• Washington State will soon have a Poet Laureate – a person who, through poetry will support the state’s efforts to boost literacy. The poet laureate bill passed out of both the House and Senate with overwhelming support, and was signed into law by the Governor at a ceremony in the Legislative building on April 19, 2007. WSAC will establish and administer the poet laureate program, with the support of two important partner organizations: Humanities Washington and the Washington Poets Association.

• WSAC Arts in Education grant applications are currently in the review process; recipients of the Community Consortium and First Step grants will be announced during Arts Education Week, after they are approved by the Commission on May 15.

• The postmark deadline for applications for the Roster of Teaching Artists is just days away, on May 1. We are anticipating a good turnout in the application process, and are looking forward to presenting a strong pool of teaching artists on this updated roster. Application info is available at http://www.arts.wa.gov

• Congratulations to the winner of Washington State’s Poetry Out Loud program: Olivia Seward, a 9th grader at Stadium High School in Tacoma. She’ll be representing our state next week at the national Poetry Out Loud finals in Washington D.C.

As always, I welcome questions and comments about WSAC's Arts in Education programs. I can be reached at 360-586-2418 or lisaj@arts.wa.gov -- Lisa Jaret Arts in Education Program Manager WSAC

The Washington State Arts Commission cultivates a thriving environment for creative expression and appreciation for the arts for the benefit of all. For more Information: http://www.arts.wa.gov/ / lisaj@arts.wa.gov

Update from AnnRené Joseph, Program Supervisor, The Arts, OSPI

Andrea Peterson is the National Teacher of the Year! Congratulations to Andrea on this historic achievement! Andrea’s honor will bring great focus on the importance of arts education and music education in the lives of all learners! http://www.k12.wa.us/Communications/pressreleases2007/TOY2007.aspx

34th Annual Superintendent’s High School Art Show is installed at the OSPI! State reception is scheduled for May 18, 2-4p.m. at the OSPI. 116 pieces from all nine ESDs are currently on display through May 30th! The Shelton High School Chamber Singers will be performing at this exciting annual event! View the show and ESD galleries at http://www.k12.wa.us/curriculumInstruct/Arts/ArtShowInformation.aspx All are invited to attend. http://www.artsedwashington.org/Documents/OSPI%20Art%20Show%20invitation.pdf

KCTS Golden Apple Awards Nominations – Nominations must be postmarked or faxed to by May 31, 2007. Information is available online at: http://www.KCTS.org
Select http://www.kcts.org/learns/goldenapple/index.asp and download the application.

This year’s winners included arts educators Meg Mahoney, dance, grades K-5, Wing Luke Elementary, Seattle School District; Susan Moberg, culinary arts, grades 10-12, Moses Lake High School, Moses Lake School District; and Stanley O. McNaughton Golden Apple Award to Cuauhtemoc Escobedo, band/jazz, grades 6-8, Eckstein Middle School, Seattle School District View their stories at: http://www.kcts.org/learns/goldenapple/06winners.asp

Washington Music Educator of the Year- Mr. Bill Klouse on the prestigious Music Educator of the Year Award, from the Washington Music Educators Association!
Bill is currently teaching Middle School and Elementary Band in the Tacoma School District at Meeker Middle School.

Arts GLE development is underway. Draft documents will be reviewed at all OSPI Summer Institutes. Feedback will be taken and incorporated. January 2009 is set for the debut. Input and involvement by arts educators P-20 in dance, music, theatre and visual arts from across the state and nation is occurring. GLE consistency at the OSPI is a common goal.

2007 OSPI Summer Institute Dates
Dates for three day Arts CBPA "trainer of trainer workshops" and two days of Arts Education Sessions are: - June 19-22 - Spokane; July 31-August 3 - Vancouver; August 7-10 - Auburn. Find out about all the great things happening in Arts Education in WA State at http://www.k12.wa.us/curriculumInstruct/arts

ArtsTime 2007 was a huge success and the biggest and best conference to date! Keynote speakers Dr. Harry Wong and Dr. Terry Bergeson were well received. An Arts Summit discussing arts education issues, providing arts education in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts to all learners in all 295 school districts, and addressing issues that hinder arts education will be forthcoming in the following school year. Plans for ArtsTime 2009 are underway! Thanks to all of the Arts Education Organizations, conference presenters and conference attendees for “showing up” and making arts education a priority in your schools and districts for all learners!

The New Horizons Learning through The Arts Annual Conference date is set for Aug. 10-12, 2007, at IslandWood on Bainbridge Island. Conference is limited to only 100 participants. Registration and information about the conference are available at: http://www.islandwood.org/educationconference/default.php

Email AnnRene Joseph ajoseph@ospi.wednet.edu

OSPI Arts Mission -"The Arts-Communicating and integrating life, literacy, and learning through experience for all learners." http://www.k12.wa.us/curriculumInstruct/arts

Legislative Update - 2007 Legislative Session Ends
by Gretchen Johnston, Treasurer (Executive Director, Washington State Arts Alliance)

2007 Legislative Session – January 8th – April 22nd

The 2007 Washington State Legislature just adjourned on schedule. Gretchen and her staff are hosting the Cultural Congress this week, so here's a sneek peek of the big arts ed news - Washington State Arts Commission received a budget increase of around $500,000 that includes a substantial increase for arts education programs. Washington State Arts Alliance will be providing a summary of all the legislative impacts after the Congress.

SIGN UP FOR ACTION ALERTS!! WSAA Action Alerts will give you the tools to contact your legislators from your office or home, on issues that you care about, and in a timely fashion. To sign up go to: http://capwiz.com/artsusa/wa/mlm/signup/

The Washington State Arts Alliance is the statewide advocacy organization that works to promote public funding, legislation and policy favorable to the arts. Visit their website at http://www.wsartsalliance.com/ for more information.

Recent Publications and News, Professional Development and Funding

All of these resources are now available and regularly updated on our website http://www.artsedwashington.org in the Resources section. Bookmark the website and check back regularly for news and information at the national, state and local level.

Every Child. More Arts. Together We Can Make This Real!

Join ArtsEd Washington Today!
We depend on your membership dues to underwrite our advocacy campaigns on your behalf. Please support our efforts by renewing or beginning your ArtsEd Washington membership today! And if you can, add a little extra to make sure that our programs continue and expand. Please visit the ArtsEd website at http://www.artsedwashington.org/ to support our vital efforts today. Thank you for your help!

Faces and Places through the Camera Lens with Tacoma Art Museum - our Platinum Sponsor

Saturday, April 28, 1–3:30 pm at Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave, Tacoma
Rod Slemmons, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College in Chicago, will discuss the photographic images of Frida Kahlo taken by several leading Mexican and American photographers in the 1930s, comparing them with the landscapes and portraits taken by Paul Strand during the same period. Contemporary photographers Steve Davis, whose compelling photographic portraits of incarcerated youth are on view in Telling Stories: Selections from the Permanent Collection, and Jim Riswold, whose provocative portraits are in Frida Kahlo: Images of an Icon and the 8th Northwest Biennial, will discuss their work in the context of earlier photographers. Free with museum admission.

For more information, visit http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/