Arts education

Community Youth Perform in ArtsReach Showcase

Erin Keane — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:20:31 +0000

Hip hop dancers and Suzuki Method-trained violinists will share the stage Sunday at the Kentucky Center’s ArtsReach showcase. The annual show features community youth arts groups performing in the Kentucky Center’s Bomhard Theatre, including special guests River City Drum Corps, whose director, Ed White, has a long-standing relationship with ArtsReach.

Governor's School for the Arts Reinstates New Media Program

Erin Keane — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:29:24 +0000

The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts, which provides free studio arts education to Kentucky high school students, will reinstate its new media program for the next fiscal year.

Actors Theatre Partners with Medical School on High-Flying New Play

Erin Keane — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:24:23 +0000

Every year, Actors Theatre of Louisville commissions a new multi-writer play to showcase its apprentice company during the Humana Festival of New American Plays. A project already forged through collaborative partnerships will take on a larger role within the community this season.

Student Matinees Teach and Thrill

Erin Keane — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:57:34 +0000

Over the last ten years, Actors Theatre of Louisville has made educational outreach an institutional priority. The theater's student matinees are a cornerstone of its education program. About 15,000 students, teachers and chaperones attend matinees at Actors Theatre every season.

NEA Study Associates the Arts with Higher Student Achievement

Erin Keane — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:42:05 +0000

The National Endowment for the Arts has released a new report that draws a strong association between arts involvement and academic achievement for at-risk youth.

In his introduction to the report, NEA chair Rocco Landesman writes: