The YouthArts Toolkit is designed to assist agencies in designing and documenting effective arts programs for youth at risk, but it has other, related applications. The planning model presented herein can be used to support the development of effective funding proposals. Funders, likewise, can use the list of critical elements and best practices to inform their grant and program evaluation criteria. We hope the kit will prove helpful to other partners as well.
SFMOMA recently launched their redesigned website with the initiative Explore Modern Art, an online learning environment and interactive space that integrates the museum's collections information, calendar of public programs and events, and multimedia interpretive programs.
Throughout the next year, we will be awarding funds to elementary and middle school teachers and their schools to help innovative art and music programs get off the ground.
This is the first in a two-part series that will provide some tips and resources for starting and maintaining a parent-led art program at the elementary school level. (This is a good thing???)