April 2009
Get it:The Power of Cultural Learning
Submitted by admin on Thu, 30 Apr 09
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"We shouldn’t be wondering whether children need art and music and stories and poems any more than gardeners wonder whether plants need water."
The effect of deprivation is the same in both cases. The effect is less instant and dramatic in the case of children who know no culture, but just as deadly in the long run. We’re not talking about economic benefit or
competitive advantage or maximising employment choices:
we’re talking about life and death – the life of the mind and
the heart, the murder of the soul.
Philip Pullman
A new report from a Culture and Learning Consortium in the UK
Next Artists' Meeting at Glór, Monday May 25th
Submitted by Yvonne Cullivan on Thu, 16 Apr 09
Summary:
Amongst the Presentations will be Margaret Rogers from the Arts Council of Ireland, Artist Sarah Fuller of Dog and String Theatre Company and Artist Shona MacGillivray.
Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership have been advocating creative engagement between artists an children and young people for over ten years. For the past eight months, we have been conducting research into practice in this area. This research mainly takes the form of this website, but we also hold regular meetings around the country to gather artists together to share practice.
April Essay contributed by Nick Rabkin
Submitted by Yvonne Cullivan on Wed, 15 Apr 09
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"One of the remarkable things the arts teach is that there are multiple perspectives and multiple answers to complex questions."
Nick Rabkin is currently a researcher with the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, leading the first national research project on teaching artists, the Teaching Artist Research Project. Nick has contributed an essay to Practice.ie, entitled The Intrinsic and Instrumental Value of the Arts - Two Sides, Same Coin. "One of the remarkable things the arts teach is that there are multiple perspectives and multiple answers to complex questions.
Guidelines from The Arts Council of Ireland for artists working with young people
Submitted by admin on Tue, 07 Apr 09
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These guidelines cover ethical practice for artists working with young people
In their Newsletter on the 31 March 2009, the Arts Council announced two new resources specific for artists and arts organisations working with children and young people.
Welcoming people from outside of Ireland
Submitted by heather on Tue, 07 Apr 09
Summary:
You can edit your user profile and update to your own country now
When we started Practice.ie we only considered the scope of our work in Ireland, and didn't consider potential interest from users abroad.
Members of the Teaching Artists' Journal approached us to review the site. In that review, they expressed their interest in participating- but maybe they felt a bit more like 'outsiders' since the only locations available at registration were counties in Ireland.
We were pleased and surprised to see so much interest, and realised we needed to fix this, and widen the scope of Practice.ie.
