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Posted on August 13, 2010 by ArtPride in Category ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Community

ArtPride is hosting a month-long Facebook Friends Gallery with an opening reception to meet all our awesome Facebook friends face to face! Reception for ArtPride’s Facebook Friends: Join us for food, drinks, and (of course) art!  We hope to see all our friends there! Where: The Gallery at Lyceum Hall Center for the Arts When: […]

Video Games and the Arts: Like Two Peas in a PlayStation

Posted on August 7, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Technology | Comments (1)

A musician discussing the video game Guitar Hero on the radio a few months back mentioned that he thought his son could be an amazing musician if he spent even half as much time practicing the guitar that he spent playing Guitar Hero. More and more arts-related video games are being put on the market, […]

July 27th NJSCA Board Meeting

Posted on July 29, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy

Please take a moment to read the letters posted below from ArtPride NJ board president Mark Packer for information regarding the July 27th New Jersey State Council on the Arts board meeting. ————– July 27, 2010 Dear Art Pride Member: At the meeting of the NJ State Council on the Arts today, the Council adopted three […]

The Ties that Bind

Posted on July 21, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy

So what is it that really ties us together?  In crisis, which the arts are no stranger to, I am often revived by feedback from the field that reinforces the value not only of the arts to society at large, but how it finds a truly unique way to bind us together. Emotionally and spiritually–in […]

Facebook Friends Face to Face

Posted on July 19, 2010 by ArtPride in Category ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Community | Comments (1)

ArtPride is hosting a month-long Facebook Friends Gallery with an opening reception to meet all our awesome Facebook friends face to face! We are looking for artists whose work complements one another to display their art in Lyceum Hall, our building, from August 14-September 25.  The ArtPride staff will select 2 artists to show 5-10 […]

Arts Education in 2020?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy, Arts Education | Comments (1)

On Thursday morning, June 24, 2010, I arrived at the Americans for the Arts Arts Education pre-conference.  It was my first time at AFTA, so I arrived early and with a little apprehension. I met another attendee; we were the first to arrive.  As we waited together we discussed why we came and what we hoped […]

Weird, Wild & Wonderful Baltimore Art!

Posted on July 12, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Community | Comments (1)

One of my favorite parts of the recent Americans for the Arts Half-Century Summit was checking out all the amazing art Baltimore has to offer.  Here are some highlights!

Honoring Leaders in Cultural Access

Posted on July 6, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Accessibility

“If the world doesn’t give you what you need, then you change the world.” – Arlene Romoff, from her soon-to-be-published book, Listening Closely. When I asked Arlene – an access advocate and winner of this year’s Excellence in Cultural Access Award for Leadership – about that, she said, “That quote is pretty much what the arts community […]

How YOU Can Advocate for Arts Education

Posted on June 29, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy, Arts Education

“There are [schools] in this state that as of next year will no longer have a music department. That’s what they cut.” Assemblyman Fred Scalera of Essex County expressed his dismay at last week’s Essex Legislators Breakfast along with fellow legislators who came out to show their support for arts education. Due to budget constraints, […]

NJ Arts in Health & Wellness Summit – A Great Start!

Posted on June 11, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy, Healthcare

On Tuesday, June 8, participants from all over New Jersey gathered for the NJ Arts in Health & Wellness Summit, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and organized by the Arts in Healthcare Steering Committee of Arts Plan NJ. Representatives from many aspects of the arts and healthcare were in attendance including artists, physicians, arts administrators, […]

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