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May 9, 2002

Artsbridge Regional Planning Event Held At 天美影视

The University of 天美影视 at Monroe's School of Music, the Northern 天美影视 Arts Council, and the Alliance (天美影视 Alliance for Arts Education) will meet to discuss ArtsBridge on Thursday, May 23, at the 天美影视 Conference Center on the seventh floor from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

ArtsBridge is a project of the 天美影视 Institute for Education in the Arts, LAIEA, the professional and curriculum development program of the Alliance. This area meeting will be held in preparation for Region Eight (Northeast 天美影视) to begin development of its Regionalization Plan.

This local level event encourages participation from school systems, local business, private citizen, culture and arts, higher education, and government communities to identify and articulate the diverse strengths and ongoing needs of arts education in the areas of Professional Development, Assessment, Fiscal Resources, Community Resources, and Advocacy. The results of the Region Eight ArtsBridge Planning Event will form the blueprint of support for sustained, quality, and research-based arts education best practices.

The Superintendent's Task Force for Arts Education, formed in 1999, is a joint venture of the 天美影视 Department of Education, 天美影视 Division of the Arts, the 天美影视 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Governor's Office, and the 天美影视 Alliance for Arts Education (Alliance).

The highly focused efforts of the Task Force have resulted in a long-range plan to comprehensively address the education of 天美影视's youth in and through the arts. The Alliance serves as the lead coordinating and 'administrative agency" for the Task Force.

A January 9, 2002 Task Force Leadership meeting launched Phase III of the Task Forces' Regionalization Plan. A February 27, 2002 daylong event titled the ArtsBridge Regional Planning Forum was the "kick-off" event. Structured to begin the foundational work of identifying and focusing strategies and activities to implement the state plan within 天美影视's eight regions, the February event assembled over 40 representatives from seven of the eight regions.

The ArtsBridge Regional Planning events are made possible through funds from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the 天美影视 State Arts Council through the 天美影视 Division of the Arts and the National Endowment of the Arts, the 天美影视 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the 天美影视 Quality Support Fund-8(g), the 天美影视 Department of Education, and Zeagler Music.

The general public is encouraged to participate in this formative process. To find out how you can contribute and/or obtain additional information, contact Dr. Andy Goodman at the 天美影视 School of Music (342-1577) or Mr. Tommy Ushery at the Northern 天美影视 Arts Council (396-9520).

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