The Arts

PCArts
Peninsula Community Arts, a partnership between the Peninsula School District and the Gig Harbor/Key Peninsula arts community, is dedicated to support and enhance development in the arts. This partnership is a bridge between an excellent school arts program and a thriving arts community which is committed to the philosophy that the arts are an integral part of the total educational experience.


Websites of interest:

The OSPI Website click here

Washington State Arts Commission

Teacher Resources
SFSKids - San Francisco Symphony web site. Contains information or instrument families - also sights and sounds of the symphony.
New York Philharmonic - website for kids contains information regarding instruments, conductors, and soloists. Meet the musicians, famous composers, and composition.
Trouble With Treble - provides educational resources. This site focuses on grade 4 student expectations from Ontario, California. Content centers on lines, spaces, note names, and worksheets that can be used as assessments.

(MENC) - National music education website
School by fire - A virtual glass interactive tour sponsored by the Tacoma Glass Art Museum
Artosonia - An art website for educators and families

Americans For The Arts - a website dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participated in and appreciate all forms of the arts.

Drama teacher Nancy Wilkinson, NEH participant in 1997, brought the Ramayana to life in her production "Tales from India." Click here and check the Syracuse University South Asia Center Video library.

Art in public places information
Funding for the Washington State Arts Commission and its programs is provided by the state of Washington and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Additional Information from the Washington State Arts Commission:

Theatre Communications Group promotes not-for-profit American art. The Group is accepting funding proposals from theaters with successful and innovative audience development programs targeting the young. For more information visit Theatre Communications Group

 

Artist Trust fellowships are available for artists working in Craft, Literature, Media and Music. For more information visit Artist Trust

 

National Endowment for the Humanities will be offering grants for history teacher residencies. For more information visit National Endowment for the Humanities

 

On the Edge: Biennial Conference of the Enamelist Society will be announced at a later date. For more information visit The Enamelist Society

 

Bancorp funds programs and organizations that promote cultural enrichment.  For more information visit U.S. Bancorp

 

The Center for Arts and Culture has launched the Cultural Commons, a new public interest web site designed to serve those interested in art, culture, and public policy.  Visit Cultural Commons.

 

ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice The database is updated monthly with the latest citations available, provides access to ERIC Document citations from 1966 and ERIC Journal citations from 1966. Visit The Educator's Reference Desk.

The Washington State Arts Commission cultivates a thriving environment for creative expression and appreciation of the arts for the benefit of all. The Commission is the state agency charged with the growth and development of the arts throughout the state, and is governed by 19 citizens appointed by the Governor and four legislative members.