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k <br /> DocuSign Envelope ID: E006B9E0-6B06-40B4-8F37-243B8FA8D07E <br /> The ArtsCenter <br /> Arts In Education Focus School Program <br /> teachers' choice of art form, and plans a residency that will weave together elements <br /> of the School Show, curriculum and art form,while preparing students to see the School <br /> Show at The ArtsCenter.The Artist Residencies and School Show tickets are provided at <br /> no cost to students and teachers. For many children, this is their first time seeing a live <br /> performance as well as working with a professional artist. By participating in alternative <br /> methods of learning, all students are able to reach their maximum potential because <br /> they are able to learn through the approach that fits their individual learning styles. <br /> The Teaching Artist for the New Hope Elementary 4th Grade Artist Residency is Amy <br /> Keenan Amago. For over twelve years, Amy has designed,written, and taught rich, <br /> original art curricula in a variety of educational settings (schools, museums, and <br /> community art centers), focusing on art production, art history, art criticism and <br /> aesthetics in accordance with state and national art learning standards. She holds an <br /> MA in Arts Education and is an instructor at The ArtsCenter as well as at the North <br /> Carolina Museum of Arts. Amy is also an accomplished visual artist. She has been an <br /> Artist in Residence at several local schools before joining The ArtsCenter's Arts in <br /> Education Program.She also has many years of experience using Visual Thinking <br /> Strategies (VTS) with students as well as creating and teaching STEAM-focused lessons <br /> for students of various ages. Amy is a member artist of the Durham Arts Guild as well as <br /> the National Arts Education Association. <br /> During this Artist Residency, the New Hope Elementary 4th grade classes will attend <br /> Gustafer Yellowgold's Show, an award-winning multi-media concert that emphasizes <br /> emotional literacy through song and animation. In the classroom, students will work with <br /> Amy on a visual arts project involving animation and emphasizing concepts developed <br /> during the performance.They will learn art techniques that correlate with the NC <br /> Essential Standards as well as exploring elements of curricula from the Common Core. <br /> Student works will be displayed in the school library after the residency. <br /> Amy and The ArtsCenter's School & Family Programs Coordinator will meet with classroom <br /> teachers from New Hope's 4th grade for a planning session to review goals and discuss <br /> residency logistics in December of this year. Following the residency, The ArtsCenter will <br /> digitally distribute classroom teacher evaluations to assess the effectiveness of the <br /> experience, as well as communicate regularly with teachers and administrators during <br /> and following residencies. Additionally, curriculum assessments are administered following <br /> all residencies to measure academic growth on the material covered during residencies. <br /> The assessments are created with collaboration from classroom teachers, teaching artists <br /> and The ArtsCenter's School & Family Programs Coordinator. <br /> The ArtsCenter has successfully implemented 51 residencies in area schools over the last <br /> several years through the Arts in Education program, 37 of which have been Focus <br /> School Artist Residencies. Furthermore, as mentioned above, The ArtsCenter has <br /> successfully carried out the Focus School program in Orange County's Title 1 schools for <br /> the past 7 years. <br /> The ArtsCenter requests funding in the amount of$1500 to be applied towards artist <br /> fees and supplies for the New Hope Elementary School 4th grade Artist Residency, to <br /> take place in February 2016. <br /> 3 <br />