This report surveys projects involving the arts funded under the ESEA Title III Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) program between January 1966 and July 1967. Over 20 percent of the projects funded during this period, 226 of over 1300, included at least one of the arts as a component. The survey covers planning projects,…

The article describes the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a public secondary school offering, in addition to basic academics, intensive training in the areas of music, dance, drama, creative writing, and visual arts to talented and motivated junior and senior high school students in Birmingham. (Author/DLS)

Nine art projects are described in this edition of the Title III Quarterly. Projects described include the Colorado Caravan, which brings live theater to elementary and secondary students and student participation to workshops in theater arts; a Skills Shop in the arts for teachers; Implementing Elementary Music Improvement (IEMI), a Tennessee…

The Hebrew Arts School in New York City teaches music, dance, art, and theater to children four through eighteen. Founded in 1952, its emphasis is on choosing instruments and programs suited to the individual, and on preserving the instinctive joy of music making. (CS)

This final report describes the objectives, the evaluation design, and the findings of a project which provided training and support to elementary teachers to enable them to integrate drama, dance/movement, visual arts, and music into their daily academic programs. The project had two main components carried out by an arts team with members…

This first volume of a proposed series is an overview of Phase One of the Central Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory (CAREL) Arts and Humanities Curriculum Development Program for Young Children. Goals of CAREL were to develop (1) five components of the arts and humanities: visual arts, dance, literature, music, and theatre for kindergarten…

This report describes the programs and activities developed and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts during 1971-1972. The organizational framework of the Arts Endowment in the federal government is outlined as foundation for detailed discussion of twelve programs of the arts Endowment. These chapters include descriptions of programs…

Research from the Kaleidoscope Preschool Arts Enrichment Program, developed by Philadelphia's Settlement Music School, shows that the arts prepare children for further learning. Initiated in 1990, Kaleidoscope provides young inner-city children with full-day instruction three or four times weekly in visual arts, music, dance, and drama. Students…

This publication contains summary descriptions of the 33 grant proposals in the arts which teachers in Intermediate Unit No. 10 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, submitted to the Challenge Grant Program. The purpose of the Program during 1979-80 was to provide grants to public and nonpublic school staff to encourage and assist them in planning and…

Summaries of federal programs in the arts and humanities that are of interest to colleges and universities are presented in this guide. Programs for institutions and programs for individuals are sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Office of Education, the Smithsonian Institution, the…

The Center for Career Education in the Arts (CCEA) is a training program for high school students talented in the arts. Operating on a regional basis, the CCEA offers a full academic year of daily study in art, dance, music, theatre, and writing. Students who participate in the program take their academics at their home school and attend the CCEA…

An examination of 25 art programs funded at least partly by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare funds throughout the United States is presented. Programs were nominated by professional organizations and 25 sites were selected and visited by project members. The document is presented in four chapters. Chapter I discusses some major…

The document describes and evaluates an arts education project at an elementary school in Belmont, California. Developed by nine arts educators under a grant from the California Arts Council, the project presented units in dance, drama, music, and visual arts to pupils in grades 4-6. Objectives include demonstration by students of basic competency…

This is the third review of higher education visual and performing arts programs in the state of Florida. The report is based on descriptive and self-evaluative reports and videotapes provided by each of the nine universities in the state system (the University of Florida, Florida State University, Florida A & M University, University of South…