NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS ANNOUNCES SONGS OF THE CENTURY
The Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts have announced the Songs of the Century project, a nationwide education initiative intended to promote a better understanding of America's musical and cultural heritage in our schools.
Distributed to schools throughout the country, the Songs of the Century curriculum will help further an appreciation for the music development process, including songwriting, musicianship, recording, performing, producing, distributing and the development of cultural values. Scholastic Inc. will produce the Songs of the Century curriculum, which is expected to reach hundreds of thousands of students as well as media specialists, administrators and families. Scholastic will distribute the Songs of the Century materials to schools for the 2001-02 school year.
Official Songs of the Century ballots were sent out to music lovers across the country. The hundreds of voters included local, state and federal elected officials, the music industry, teachers, members of the media and students. The songs were chosen from a master list of over 1,100 recordings of historical significance. The list represents different genres throughout the 20th century. For more information call 202/682-5570 or visit the NEA website at www.arts.gov.
This newsletter aims to keep Ohio's decision makers informed about the work of the state's arts agency. We'd like this to be a two-way street. If you have comments about the OAC's involvement in your district or area of expertise please send them to Katie Popoff at the address below. Thanks for reading.
The Ohio Arts Council, a state
agency established in 1965, builds
the state through the arts -
economically and culturally -
preserving the past, enhancing the
present and enriching the future for
all Ohioans. The Council believes
the arts should be shared by the
people of Ohio. The arts arise from
public, individual and organizational
efforts. The OAC supports those
efforts.
Ohio Arts Council
727 E. Main Street
Columbus, OH 43205-1796
614/ 466-2613
Speaker of the House Larry Householder views the work in I Have a Voice: Images by the Severely Mentally Ill at the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery in March. The exhibition featured work resulting from the Athens Photographic Project, a pilot project that placed cameras in the hands of severely mentally ill people so they could document their lives, communities, families and environments. The project was supported by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and its local affiliates in Athens and the Ohio Arts Council.
