by admin on October 12, 2020.
Five minutes after I started talking to Gayla Day, the administrator of the SmartARTS program at the Metropolitan Arts Council, I knew I’d found a place to share my writing skills. This organization believed in integrating arts education into school curriculum — on a scale I had never imagined. SmartARTS uses artists — writers, painters, dancers, fiber artists,...
by admin on October 12, 2020.
Students who attend arts-rich schools in South Carolina outperformed the national mean in the areas of engagement, hope, entrepreneurial aspiration, and career and financial literacy, according to the 2018 study from the S.C. Arts Commission and Gallup. The SmartARTS program of the Metropolitan Arts Council integrates arts education into core learning at Greenville County Schools. Trained teaching artists...
by admin on October 12, 2020.
The Metropolitan Arts Council recently announced the establishment of a full-time teaching artist fellow position. The new position will work with teachers at high-poverty Greenville County schools to integrate arts into the curriculum at no cost to the schools. “This fellowship is a testament to the generous nature of philanthropic individuals who make Greenville a...
by admin on August 24, 2016.
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