July 19, 2018 Field News Registration Open for AEP Annual Convening Registration is now open for the Arts Education Partnership’s Annual Convening, taking place September 12-13 in Indianapolis.
July 19, 2018 Field News House Overwhelmingly Votes to Strike Down Grothman Amendment The amendment proposed by representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI-06) would have slashed NEA and NEH funding by $23 million each. The proposal was defeated in the house 297 to 114.
July 18, 2018 Field News Call Your Rep: House to Vote on NEA & NEH Budget Cuts The Guild is asking all of its constituents to help. Please call your representative now and ask them to oppose the Grothman amendment.
July 13, 2018 Field News Take Part in Research on Music Teaching Artistry Researchers at Indiana University are conducting a study on music teaching artists at community music schools. We invite applicable Guild member organizations to participate.
July 12, 2018 Member News Listen to a Broadcast of Margaret Perry Memorial Concert On July 21 at 12:00 PM KMFA radio station in Texas will broadcast a recording of Remembering Margaret Perry, a memorial concert held in honor of the founder of Armstrong Community Music School.
July 02, 2018 Member News Sheeran Selected as New Executive Director of Kaufman Music Center Following a nationwide search, Kate Sheeran has been chosen as the new executive director of Kaufman Music Center in New York. She will assume the new position in mid-August.
June 26, 2018 Member News Welch on how the NEA Shapes the Arts in Gadsden Bob Welch, executive director of the Gadsden Community School for the Arts, recently contributed an article to The Gadsden Times that described his experience advocating on behalf of his community for arts education.
June 26, 2018 Guild News 10 Arts Organizations Receive Seed Grants to Launch New, Innovative Creative Aging Programs The National Guild for Community Arts Education is pleased to announce that 10 nonprofit arts education organizations from 9 states have been selected to receive seed grants of $7,000 each to support the launch of new, innovative arts education programming for older adults in their communities.
June 13, 2018 Member News Art Expression Featured in New Book for Art Educators A new book in the child development field features Art Expression Inc. in its discussion of the therapeutic benefits of art on traumatized children.