The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will hold a public business meeting devoted to arts education. Tuesday
May 19, 2009
1:00 p.m.
Appel Farm Arts and Music Center
Elmer, NJ Directions ( http://njsca.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=IGfjQQAKAAEAAADXAALbig )
The Council will hear reports from committees who have recently met. The Arts Education Committee will present its recommendations for support of long-term artists- residencies for the 2009-2010 school year, pending availability of funds, and artists for addition to the Artists-in-Education roster. The Grants Committee will present its recommendations for the award of any remaining FY09 Arts Council funds.
Also on the agenda for the afternoon is a presentation by the New Jersey Arts Education Partnership, the central resource for arts education information, policy and advocacy in the state. The Partnership will present information on the Model Schools Program which has been seeking to document schools that are successfully meeting the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards in the visual and performing arts in order to share models and best practices with schools statewide.
MEDIA ENCOURAGED:
Members of the media planning to attend are asked to contact Allison Tratner in advance at 609.292.4524 or allison@arts.sos.state.nj.us ( mailto:allison@arts.sos.state.nj.us ) .
The meeting is being held at an accessible site. The Arts Council will have assistive listening devices available. Persons requiring special assistance or accommodations are asked to contact Don Ehman at 609.292.6130 (or use NJ Relay 711) or don@arts.sos.state.nj.us ( mailto:don@arts.sos.state.nj.us ) to make arrangements.
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The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is a division of the New Jersey Department of State. It receives funding through direct appropriations from the State of New Jersey and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Since 1966, its volunteer members and professional staff have worked to improve the quality of life for New Jersey, its people and communities by helping the arts to flourish. For more information about the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, please visit njartscouncil.org ( http://njsca.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=IGfjQQAXAAEAAAK0AALbig ) . Further information regarding the arts is found on an interactive web site jerseyarts.com ( http://njsca.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=IGfjQQAXAAEAAAOKAALbig ) and available on a toll-free hotline (1-800- THE ARTS).
