ART CONTEST AIMED AT BIGGER CANVAS.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer GLENDALE - Glendale area middle-schoolers have been given the next two months to create artwork on themes of courage, community and heroism Heroism See also Bravery. Achilles Greek hero without whom Troy could not have been taken. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Aeneas Trojan hero; legendary founder of Roman race. [Rom. Lit. for a contest backed by state Sen. Jack Scott. The contest is part of Scott's drive to incorporate more art into academic curricula, an issue to be addressed at a hearing in Burbank next week titled ``Beyond the Soundbite: Arts and Academic Learning.'' Scott, who chairs the state Legislature's Joint Committee on the Arts, will join educators, professional artists and art officials to discuss where art fits within public school curriculums. ``Some people are mathematic, some are good writers and some are artistic. It is a disservice dis·ser·vice n. A harmful action; an injury. disservice Noun a harmful action Noun 1. to all students not to have arts in schools, particularly to the students whose greatest skills and interests are in the arts,'' said Scott, who represents Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena. Thursday's hearing in Burbank will focus on the issue of how teaching art in school enhances academic instruction. Glendale school board member Pam Ellis, on the panel at the hearing, said she worries that with impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. education budget cuts, arts will be the first thing to go. She hopes that the ``Beyond the Soundbite'' hearing will help maintain current art programs and lead to more. ``We have tried to enhance our arts program here in Glendale, but the state unfortunately puts all of the emphasis on testing. We are very concerned that the arts will be one of the first places that cuts will be made with California's economic downturn,'' Ellis said. Like Ellis, Scott hopes that the meeting will lead to possible legislation, but for now, he is taking smaller steps, such as the District 21 middle-school art contest. The art contest is available to all middle-schoolers in Scott's district and although the themes of the contest are clearly related to 9-11, the artwork does not have to portray that, Scott said. No artistic medium is specified, so the students will be able to choose how to convey the themes, Scott said. Anything from a sketch to a sculpture will work. Entries are due at Scott's district office by Nov. 1, and the winner will be announced in early December. The winning entry will be displayed at the state Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. . Attendees of Thursday's ``Beyond the Soundbite'' hearing will include Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. Superintendent Roy Romer Roy R. Romer (born October 31, 1928 in Garden City, Kansas, United States) was the 39th governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2001 to 2006. , actress Debbie Allen, California Alliance for the Arts Executive Director Laurie Schell, Senior Adviser to the President of the Paul Getty Trust Ken Robinson The following individuals are named Ken Robinson:
It will be held Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Burbank City Hall. |
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