St Patrick’s Day Visual Arts Project

St Patrick’s Day Visual Arts Project

Feb 28, 2013 | Articles, Resources

The New York Irish Consulate has announced a visual arts project for St Patrick’s Day this year. The project aims to educate people about the cultural significance of St Patrick to Ireland and why St Patrick’s Day is celebrated in the United States and in many other...
A Culture of Violence: Where Do We Go From Here?

A Culture of Violence: Where Do We Go From Here?

Dec 19, 2012 | Articles

This is perhaps a slightly different look at culture than we have done in the past, but it’s one that needs addressing: the culture of violence in our society. How did we get here? Following the Newtown, Connecticut shooting last week, many were left wondering how...
Why Our Kids Need the Arts

Why Our Kids Need the Arts

Nov 26, 2012 | Articles

Every year it seems like the need for a way to close the achievement gap between students of different socioeconomic statuses gets even greater. We’ve tried an incredible variety of solutions, some of which have worked and others that haven’t. No one thing works for...