Show 47: Young Artists & Arts Education
Music, literature, dance, painting or singing - we are all inspired by the arts regardless of age or circumstance. So today we’re talking about Art and Arts Education in and around our state, and how programs and practices that support the arts help our kids grow, learn and develop into well-rounded adults.
IN-STUDIO GUESTS: Joining host Shana Sheehy in the studio are two people from the Juneau-based, statewide organization, the Alaska Arts Education Consortium. Annie Calkins is the Special Projects Coordinator on contract with the Alaska State Council on the Arts. She is a founding member of the Alaska Arts Education Consortium and remains an active adviser to their statewide board. Suzie Gaffney is the Executive Director for the Alaska Arts Education Association; before this she was an elementary, middle school, and high school classroom teacher for 25 years. She traveled throughout rural Alaska working with the Association of Alaska School Boards, collaborating with school districts, teachers, and students on creating positive school climates.
CALLING ALL YOUNG WRITERS! Together with 49 Writers & Write Young Alaska we're having an essay contest! It's your chance to tell the Kids These Days! audience what it means to YOU to be a kid these days. One winner from the 10-14 age group, and one winner from the 15-20 age group will read their work aloud on the air.
**Submit your best work by October 21 at WYAKcontests.com**.
FEATURED STORIES: Meet some of Alaska's young artists -
• Cecelia Karoly-Lister: She's an Anchorage high school student who had her first art show this summer when she was only 14 years old. (Check out her work here).
• Shanae’a Moore: She just graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in the spring. She spent part of her summer working with kids at a fine arts camp and this fall she’s working as an activities coordinator with the elderly – she often sings to them. She’s saving up some money to start theatre school in Texas. (Watch Shanae'a performing here.)
• Brave New Voices: This group of spoken word artists are part of Brave New Alaskan Voices. Brave New Voices is an international competition that’s been around for about 14 years; this past July Alaska sent a team for the first time. The group is currently recruiting from throughout the state, for more information email them: bravenewalaskanvoices - at - gmail - dot - com.
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  This show is made possible by the Association of Alaska School Boards’ Initiative for Community Engagement, an initiative funded by the US Dept. of Education to provide Alaskans with information, tools and assistance to work together and engage in the shared responsibility of preparing Alaska’s children and youth for the future. |
The On Thin Ice report from
The On Thin Ice report from 2008 (http://akartsed.org/new/?page_id=138) revealed that there were around 120 highly qualified music teachers in Alaska. We will re-survey all the districts in late, 2012. We know, from state and national reporting that it is the music programs that are least likely to be cut. There is a lot of support for music among parents and community members in Alaska, and rural districts are also beginning to value - and hire- qualified music teachers who can also help classroom teachers use simple songs and music across the curriculum.
- Response from Annie Calkins via email
Question via email from
Question via email from Louise -
"Your guest did not mention how many music teachers there are in the state when she was talking about other arts teachers. What is the status of music teaching in the schools and what is the future for future MA graduates in teaching music education in Alaska? Thanks."