New visibility for arts educators.Eric ERIC Educational Research Information Clearinghouse ERIC Educational Resources Information Center ERIC ERISA Industry Committee ERIC Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (Durham, NC) Booth, futurist and founding editor of Teaching Artist Journal, presented the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. at the 2006 Dance/USA Roundtable in Portland Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , OR. Among the American cultural trends his research has identified is that a strong emotional or spiritual experience draws a repeat audience to live performance. He stated that as part of this trend, arts education plays an essential role. It is the learning experience that helps connect people with art. "The agents of artistic experience live in the education department," Booth said. "Education is no longer on the periphery periphery /pe·riph·ery/ (pe-rif´er-e) an outward surface or structure; the portion of a system outside the central region.periph´eral pe·riph·er·y n. 1. ." He predicted that we will see a growing number of teaching artists on the staff of arts organizations. |
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