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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"National Endowment for the Arts"”.
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The 1986 National Endowment for the Arts Commission: An Introspective Analysis of Two Marimba Works
The marimba is rapidly achieving greater importance as a solo percussion instrument. Solo compositions for the marimba have been commissioned and performed only in the last sixty years. The 1986 National Endowment for the Arts Solo Marimba Commission is considered one of the most important …
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Cultivating and Sustaining Theater Education Programs in Public Schools: Curricula, Teachers, Community, and Leadership
The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of theater teachers and arts leaders regarding the necessary components to cultivate and sustain a district theater education program, as well as the indicators of success and quality in theater education programs in public schools. The …
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The impact of federal legislation on the arts and the humanities : 1960 to present.
Government support for the arts and the humanities started in the 1960s under President John F. Kennedy. The "cultural sixties," as the decade has become known, ushered in an abundance of policies and preliminary steps that would increase government involvement and support of both the arts and …
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The economic impact of the Writers-in-the-Schools program at UNLV: 2003
In 2002, the College of Liberal Arts received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the International Institute for Modern Letters, and Park Place Entertainment to bring the Writers-in-the-Schools program to the University of Las Vegas. In this paper, I employ surveys to determine the …
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Federally funded art in the United States: Government actions in response to controversy
… art programs and organizations and explores the actions taken by the government and changes made to public policy in the wake of said controversies. These actions include (1) requiring matching funding from other entities, (2) reorganization of programs, changing names of programs, and/or the …
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Institute for Digital Research and New Offices for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities located in the Columbia Heights Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
The proposed 42,000 square foot facility is envisioned to be a satellite office for both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as a digital research institute. The institute seeks to provide integrated collaboration with the NEA and NEH, although …
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What we talk about when we talk about literacy: A look into the value, measurement, and power hierarchy of literacy
<p>Literacy statistics presented in the National Endowment for the Arts "To Read or Not To Read" study and the National Assessment of Adult Literacy "Literacy in Everyday Life" study show a strong correlation between reading proficiency and socioeconomic success that are impossible to ignore. …
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Art Educators and Practicing Artists: Strengthening the Curriculum and Building a Creative Community
… consists of a visiting artist (dance, musical, theatrical, or visual) creating work in and teaching their craft to an audience of participants. Artist residencies take place in a variety of settings, in public and private schools, after-school programs, in day care and preschool programs, …
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The Arts in Cobb County: A Case for Increased Public Funding
Public funding for the arts has been the subject of debate for many years, particularly since the inception of the National Endowment for the Arts in 1965. Early questions about the role that government has in supporting the arts gave way to significant support at the federal level. A series of …
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Stories of Experts and Influence:A Discourse Analytic Approach to Bureaucratic Autonomy in the Cold War Era
… agencies exercise bureaucratic autonomy when they are able to pursue their goals independent, and sometimes in defiance, of political superiors. Over the last three decades, research in the area of bureaucratic autonomy has provided numerous examples of relatively autonomous agencies and has …
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Marketing Theatre to the Millennial Generation: A Marketing Initiative for Stageworks, a Professional Regional Theatre in Tampa, Florida (A Professional Problem)
At the start of the new millennium, the performing arts in America face unprecedented challenges including a leadership void, ever shifting funding landscape, unreliable governmental commitments, astonishing technological changes, and an enormous need to attract new audiences. Against such a …
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Generationenübergreifender Jiddischismus
… Summer Weimar oder durch den „Yiddish Song of the Week“-Blog. Die vorliegende Studie stellt Leben und Werk der Jiddischistin, Sängerin, Dichterin, Malerin und Pädagogin Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman vor und untersucht insbesondere die innerfamiliäre Tradierung jiddischer Kultur (von der Mutter, …
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Pendulum V: DM "Vitality, Exhaustion and Fleeting Equilibrium"
This dissertation is in two parts: Part A is the score for the original composition, PendulumV: DM. Part B is a companion essay to the musical composition. Pendulum V: DM is a 17-minute work for large ensemble and live electronics. It was commissioned jointly by the Wet Ink Ensemble and AMP, with …
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Étude des relations entre les styles cognitifs et les productions d’artistes professionnels et d’étudiants universitaires en arts visuels
Les recherches démontrent que les arts plastiques à l’école apportent des bénéfices culturels et psychocognitifs majeurs aux enfants (National Endowment for the Arts, 2012; Hoffmann Davis, 2005, 2008; Karkou et Glasman, 2004; Sylwester, 1998; Goetz Zwirn et Graham, 2005; Greene, 1995). Mais en …
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The Language of Cultural Policy Advocacy: Leadership, Message, and Rhetorical Style
Since the creation of the NEA in 1965, arts advocates have had an established venue, at the federal level, to advocate for favorable policy incomes, usually in the form of continued or increased public arts funding. Engaging in advocacy as part of a larger policymaking process requires actors …