2013-028 EDC-Arts - Phillips Middle School PTSAA $725

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Contact and further information: http://www.acrobatshow.com The Beast, 8th graders. The Beast is a musical quartet based out of Durham that harmoniously blends the progressive sounds of hip-hop with jazz and compelling lyrics all in an upbeat show. This group incorporated education through cultural outreach using the median of hip-hop music to resonate their message of the arts and Afro- American music with the kids. Further information can be found at: http://www.thebeastmusic.com The support for the Arts is alive and well at Phillips Middle School. The PTSA provides additional financial support to the band, orchestra and arts program. Supplementing for much needed items such as band instruments, music, stands and art supplies. The PTSA also organizes and promotes four fundraising activities for the school community in conjunction with the scheduled music performances by the band and orchestra to provide additional funding to these successful programs. One example of the arts in action at Phillips this year is a special musical performance to be held this Spring. Thru Ms. Cutchin (Phillips band director) and with the support of the families at Phillips, a world renowned composer and clinician named Brian Balmages will be bringing his talents to Phillips. In 2010, he was contacted to see if he would agree to a commissioned piece for the 8th grade band program. Because of his popularity, the band at Phillips was not able to get on his calendar until April of 2013.The parents have generously donated the funds needed to pay for the commissioned piece and to pay his clinician fees. He will be arriving here in April and doing a day long clinic with our students culminating in the premiere of the commissioned work that evening with Mr. Balmages conducting. Both the clinic and the concert will be at East Chapel Hill High School. The visual arts class has an active Spring planned to showcase the talents of the students at Phillips. There are several community art outreach projects being planned and implemented at present. Some of these include: The Cow Parade project, where students will design and decorate a cow sculpture to be auctioned for the NC Children's Hospital. The school has received the blank slate cow sculpture and the students have started planning the theme for the cow! The 8th grade visual arts and sculpture class will have work featured on the community wide celebration day for the upcoming Earth Day in April Proposed Uses of Grant Funds The Phillips PTSA Cultural Enrichment Committee plans to use the grant to pay a portion of the artists'fees for three performers during the Spring semester of the 2013 school year. These performances include: