Arts Education
Growing and Expanding our Reach The Arts Council of Martin County is dedicated to enhancing Arts Education in our community. A highlight of our current efforts since 2011 is the annual Plein Air Arts Day. Arts Day is a one-day field trip for advanced art students from five area high schools. The arts encompass more than the visual arts and we have identified a need to expand our programs to include similar programs in both the literary and the performing arts to complement our existing visual arts programming in the K-12 system. Our 2020 Strategic Plan states the following goal: Initiate new programming to engage our diverse community through partnerships and collaborations. The newly appointed Arts Education committee is tasked with exploring, developing, and implementing arts education programming for all (K-12 and adult learners), and will assist us in identifying artists to serve as the master artists for the classes and for the workshop. Building on our recent experience with the Lyric Theatre as a collaborator for performances and a master class featuring Nestor Torres, we will plan the 2018 series with a grant from the Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties. Collaborating partners for 2018 are anticipated to be the Atlantic Classical Orchestra (ACO), the Lyric Theatre and ACT Studio Theatre. They will provide subject matter expertise, artist referrals, venues, and performance opportunities. Watch as we expand in 2018, with the following concepts: • Collaboratively present three (3) master classes with at least one focused on woodwind and brass instruments via the ACO and another in the playwriting with support from ACT and local author, W.W. Whitten. • Collaboratively present a songwriting workshop in partnership with The Lyric Theatre • Continue Plein Air Arts Day for the visual arts.
High School Plein Air Arts Day 2017
Nestor Torres Master Class 2017
Arts Education Committee
Christia Li Roberts, Chairman, Kimberly Everman, Al Hager, Duncan Hurd, Marie Jureit-Beamish, Sally Padgett, Faith Paul, Nancy Rad
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