Arts in Education

Resources

General Resources (not specific to New England)

• Absolutearts - arts news service online
• Arts Education and School Improvement Resources for Local and State Leaders - U.S. Department of Education
• Art Education Page for K12
• ArtJob - The Source for Opportunities in the Arts (subscription service)
• ArtQuarry - Arts Wire's online database
• Artsvision - arts and education planning, design, and implementation
• Arts on the Line (AOTL)
• ArtsWire - Online Communications for the Arts
• Benton Foundation's Connect for Kids - "Better Policies for Kids"
• The Center for Arts in the Basic Curriculum
• Centre for Creative Communities - designed as a clearing house for international initiatives and best practices in community-based arts efforts
• Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
• Coming Up Taller
• Culture Builds Communities - publications of Partners for Livable Communities, including ArtShow video
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) - Arts page
• Global Network of Arts Education - primarily a Chinese-language site
• Helping.org
  • General Nonprofit Students
  • Nonprofit [Internet] Resources - tools and resources for helping nonprofits make best use of the Internet
• The Incredible Art Department by the Art Education Association of Indiana
• McRel Internet Connections - Arts - Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory
• The New York Times Arts section - current features
• The New York Times Learning Network - including daily and archived lesson plans
• Open Studio: The Arts Online
• Project Vote Smart - contact information and voting records for federal and state officials
• Schools, Communities and the Arts: A Research Compendium (1995) - (pdf)
• The Urban Institute - a nonprofit economic and social policy research organization
• Visual Understanding in Education (VUE)
  • Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) - a student-centered curriculum promoting thinking and communication skills by focusing on art works
• VSA arts (formerly Very Special Arts) - creating learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities
• World Wide Arts Resources - visual and performing arts