This paper outlines the case studies of two librarians who work closely with graduate students in fine arts programs. Realizing that graduate students can often experience a unique form of research anxiety, both librarians collaborated with faculty to embed themselves into the research methods courses of their programs. Both librarians found that…

Programs were offered for fine arts students, 14-18 years old, in nine areas: orchestra, ballet, modern dance, acting, creative writing, mime, painting, printmaking, and photography. Guest artists also participated. The effect of the summer session upon the work of the students is easily recognizable. (RM)

Activities that integrate the fine arts into the regular curriculum for grades kindergarten through twelve are presented. These activities were developed by five Oklahoma school districts participating in a one-year inservice program of study and involvement in the arts. Brief descriptions of programs and background information on participating…

Prodigy is an example of a program that is successful due to its being a program that is community engaged. Prodigy is a community arts program, crime prevention and diversion program, serving ten thousand people in seven counties. This article discusses the roles, challenges, and successes of the partnerships with the School of Social Work at the…

Describes the National Arts and Presidential Scholars Awards programs, ARTS (Arts Recognition and Talent Search), a competition open to high school students who are high achievers in the visual arts, dance, music, theater, and writing. Some award-winning artwork of 1981 illustrates the article. (Author/SJL)

Fifty children, eight to twelve years old, took part in a summer Medieval Arts Workshop in which they studied and produced art, music, and drama typical of that era. (Author/SJL)

Describes and traces the history of the Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS) program, which recognizes young people who have exhibited talent in the arts. (Author/JM)

The arts are advocated not because they help children learn basic skills, but because the skills that are developed through the arts are basic to the complete growth of every human being. (Author/IRT)

Discusses how six fundamental goals of education are attainable through education in the arts. An elementary teacher education training program designed to produce teachers who are effective at incorporating arts into general education is described. (AM)

Fine Arts Career Education (FACE) in Columbus, Georgia, provides high school students with experience in music, the visual arts, theater/dance, and writing through a combination of classroom learning and placement with volunteer artists in the community. This description is part of a theme issue on arts career education. (SJL)

Summarizes the history, nature, and scope of the Chicago Visual Library, a major micropublishing program in the fine arts. (Author)

This monograph, part of an ongoing series, discusses the need for school arts programs and provides some examples of how the arts can be infused into the regular curriculum at the elementary level. Support systems for such programs are also discussed. Properly conceived, the arts constitute a great integrating force in the curriculum. To achieve…

This article describes the philosophy, organization, and funding of the New Jersey State Teen Arts Program, a statewide model arts-in-education project which offers all New Jersey teenagers a chance to meet working artists and to actively participate in an interdisciplinary arts experience through annual state and county festivals. (SJL)

Ten American artists were commissioned in 1975 to produce sculptures as rest stops along the Nebraska stretch of Interstate-80 in celebration of the American Bicentennial. The ten commissioned sculptures were selected through a national juried competition that drew 121 initial entries at a cost of $500,000. Despite initial controversy centering…

Part of series which emphasizes the need for K-12 school arts programs, this monograph describes joint projects of artists, teachers, and students. Creative collaboration between artists and the schools can take many forms. The artists involved may be professionals, amateurs, parents or community members, local university or high school students,…