Colleen Cavin demonstrates the art of printmaking.
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Colleen Cavin demonstrates the art of printmaking.
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Whoa! Now that’s a party trick: Nomadic Theatre’s Heather Pearl teaches students plate-spinning.
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Whoa! Now that’s a party trick: Nomadic Theatre’s Heather Pearl teaches students plate-spinning.
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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams said, “Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” Heather Pearl and Michael O’Neill from Nomadic Theatre demonstrate.
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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams said, “Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” Heather Pearl and Michael O’Neill from Nomadic Theatre demonstrate.
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All smiles at the Mad Hot Ballroom Gala at Portland Art Museum in April 2009.
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All smiles at the Mad Hot Ballroom Gala at Portland Art Museum in April 2009.
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“Once the kids got over the cootie factor, ballroom dancing captivated them and taught them respect for each other,” says Doug Bridge, a teacher at Lot Whitcomb Elementary, one of the 223 schools where Young Audiences sends artists to teach everything
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“Once the kids got over the cootie factor, ballroom dancing captivated them and taught them respect for each other,” says Doug Bridge, a teacher at Lot Whitcomb Elementary, one of the 223 schools where Young Audiences sends artists to teach everything
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A second grader paints a mural—very, very carefully—at Prune Hill Elementary.
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A second grader paints a mural—very, very carefully—at Prune Hill Elementary.
At a time when dwindling school-district budgets are eroding arts education, Young Audiences brings reputable artists to more than 200 K–8 schools, where they teach painting, storytelling, dance, music, and theater classes. “Each student learns in a different way,” says executive director Dr. Gail Hayes Davis. “Take art away from the curriculum, and you lose kids who had a strong chance of success.” Check out photos from the event with our web exclusive slideshow.
