ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS SHAPE VISION OF A NEW APPALACHIA
Such compliments result from the dogged determination of the people leading the region's arts organizations. These individuals are committed to putting southeastern Ohio on the leading edge of a national grassroots movement that is reaching critical mass: arts as an industry for economic development. "An extraordinary collection of artists with a strong sense of community live in Athens County," says Patty Mitchell, founding director of Passion Works Studio. She is working with like minded community members to build on a rich Appalachian heritage and the creative endeavors of craftsmen, artisans and professional artists who find inspiration in the hills of southeastern Ohio. Passion Works studio is best known for its Passion Flowers, brightly painted sculptural metal flowers of varying sizes that are painted by developmentally disabled artists and then cut and assembled by members of the community. Every step of the process provides employment opportunities. (con't page 3) |
NEW REPORT DEMONSTRATES THE ARTS' LINK TO STUDENT DEVELOPMENTA new report recently released by the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) finds that the arts provide critical links for students to develop crucial thinking skills and motivations they need to achieve at higher levels. The research suggests that the effects of learning in the arts may boost learning and achievement for certain populations: students from economically disadvantaged circumstances, students needing remedial instruction, and young children. The report, Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development, details the relationship between learning in dance, drama, music and visual arts, and the development of fundamental academic and social skills. Critical Links is a compendium of 62 studies of arts learning. (con't page 3)
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