ADDING MULTIMEDIA/Music Center Showcase Highlights Importance of Art in Education.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption News Editors/Lifestyle Editors MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4637704 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004 Hundreds of Local and International Artists Join Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Students and Educators in Effort to Boost Arts in Schools More than 100 performing groups and individual artists painted a rich portrait of performing and visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → to hundreds of students and educators from across Southern California today at the Los Angeles Music Center The Music Center (officially named the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation. Located in downtown Los Angeles, the Music Center is home to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater, Mark Taper Education Division's annual Showcase of Artists. Held at the Music Center's fourth venue -- the recently opened Walt Disney Concert Hall This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. -- the Showcase of Artists featured performers representing almost every art form and culture of the world. Hands-on workshops, visual displays and dozens of musical performances served to excite and educate hundreds of students from throughout Los Angeles County and remind local educators and elected officials about the importance of making arts education a priority in Southern California schools. "Arts education faces many critical challenges in large part because of limited funding and shifting priorities," said Mark Slavkin, vice president of the Education Division of the Los Angeles Music Center. "The Music Center Education Division's Showcase of Artists provides a unique opportunity to consider and discuss the issues facing arts education today. By bringing together a large community of arts education advocates, artists and educators are able to share resources and expertise and explore potential partnerships for the next school year." During the event, Slavkin moderated a panel discussion featuring key players from Farragut Elementary School in Culver City. The discussion allowed them to share effective strategies for supporting arts education and providing children with a rich background on a wide variety of arts disciplines. Slavkin continued, "The Music Center Education Division, through events like Showcase, is committed to giving children hands-on opportunities to experience the excitement of the performing and visual arts. Having the opportunity to see, and be a part of, live performances is a crucial part in the development of every child." The artists who performed at today's Showcase event are available to travel to schools to help teachers and students develop quality arts education programs. The event was made possible by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Farmers Insurance Group, and the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. . The Music Center Education Division (MCED MCED Music Center Education Division ) was founded in 1979 to support a positive and dynamic future for the Music Center by engaging people with the arts -- at the Center, in schools and in communities -- and to provide leadership to advance the quality and scope of arts education in Southern California. The Education Division is committed to the belief that experiencing the arts enhances the quality of life for all people, but is a crucial part of the development of every child. The Music Center of Los Angeles County is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation, and one of the world's premier cultural organizations. Located in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , the Music Center is home to Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. , the Ahmanson Theatre and the Mark Taper Forum The Mark Taper Forum is a small thrust stage with 745 seats at the Los Angeles Music Center built by Welton Beckett and Associates. It has presented innovative plays since 1967. The world premiere of Angels In America was produced here. . The Center opened on December 6, 1964 as the Music Center of Los Angeles County, and is a public/private partnership with the County of Los Angeles. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4637704 |
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