Posted by: Elissa Glickman
in Visual Arts on May 12, 2010
Artists are invited to participate in Glendale’s 6th Annual Open Studio Tour (OST) which will be held on Saturday, July 24. Glendale artists and art organizations will open up their studios to the public. This self-guided tour is FREE and offers a rare opportunity to see the works of many of the talented award-winning artists who live and work in City of Glendale. All OST participating artists will be eligible to exhibit in the Brand Library Art Gallery from July 17 to August 13.
Applications are available online at: www.GlendaleArtsandCulture.org. Submissions will be accepted by mail and in person on Friday, May 28 from noon to 5:00 pm at the Cultural Affairs office, 613 E. Broadway, Room 120.
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR ARTS EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDERS TO BE INCLUDED IN ARTS FOR ALL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORY
The Los Angeles County Arts Commission is now accepting applications for the Arts for All Arts Education Professional Development Directory on LAArtsEd.org, Arts for All’s online resource to support school districts and their community partners.
To improve quality and equitable student access to arts learning, Arts for All invites professional development providers that have high quality programming and the capacity to serve educators in Los Angeles County to apply for listing in the Professional Development Directory. To be listed on the site, individuals and organizations must submit an electronic application form, required supplemental materials, and be approved by a peer panel comprised of arts organizations, artists, educators and parents.
Before opening an application, prospective applicants should first read the program's guidelines. Both the guidelines and application are available at http://pd.laartsed.org/Home/About <http://pd.laartsed.org/Home/About>
All applications must be submitted electronically by March 17, 2010 using the online application.
Providers considering applying can learn more about the Professional Development Directory and how to apply at the Technical Assistance Workshop on February 22, 2010, 1:00 - 4:00pm. To view details and register for the workshop, visit http://pddirectoryworkshop.eventbrite.com
The searchable, online Professional Development Directory, due to be launched in June 2010, will provide centralized access to quality, local and national, peer reviewed arts education professional development that serves the needs of Los Angeles’ diverse community of educators, inclusive of generalist teachers, arts specialists, teaching artists and school and arts administrators. Assistant superintendents will be able to find individuals and organizations that serve their professional development goals for increasing student achievement and improving instructional quality. Classroom teachers will be able to find professional learning communities to join. Teaching artists will be able to find mentor programs that will deepen their capacity to serve the needs of students. To see the format of the Professional Development Directory, visit LAArtsEd.org <http://tools.laartsed.org/> .
Email artsforall@arts.lacounty.gov with questions about the directory.
New Jobs Bill Offers $23 Billion for Education
Cash-strapped school districts hoping to avert layoffs could get a boost from legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives Dec. 16 that is intended to provide a jolt to the sluggish economy, in part by creating a $23 billion “education jobs fund.”
Districts and states could use the money to restore cuts to K-12 and higher education to cover the cost of compensation and benefits for teachers and other employees. The funds could also be used for services related to school modernization, renovation, and repair.
The money—which would be in addition to the infusion of up to $100 billion in education aid provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—would come from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, which was intended to help stabilize the banking industry.
