Author Archive
May
30
Arts Learning Partnership Announces Name and Website
“Arts Grow SC” is the name of the three-year, $20 million partnership to address pandemic-related learning loss announced in June by the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) and South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE). Arts Grow SC was established to help public schools throughout the state address pandemic related learning loss with proven, arts-based learning […]
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May
30
Five-year Case Study to Seek Improvements in Rural Arts Education
The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project announced it will conduct an intensive five-year case study with the Allendale County School District to discover solutions in how to improve rural communities’ arts education offering. The Community Access to the Arts in Rural Education (CARE) Project, its study and resulting guidebook will be accomplished with a […]
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May
30
How Two Artists are Reshaping a Midlands School Through Art
A Midlands elementary school will have a different look when students come back in the fall, and the students had a hand in reshaping it, thanks to the efforts of a pair of artists. Amiri Farris, a Savannah-based artist, painted a mural 44 feet long and 11 feet wide on a wall of Nursery Road […]
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May
30
S.C. Department of Education and S.C. Arts Commission Announce $20 million Partnership to Expand Arts Learning Initiatives
Columbia, S.C. – A $20 million partnership announced today by the South Carolina Department of Education and South Carolina Arts Commission will help public schools throughout the state address pandemic related learning loss with proven, arts-based learning initiatives. The American Rescue Plan, passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law March 11, 2021 by […]
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May
30
Woodland Heights Elementary Included in Books as Mirrors Initiative
Books as Mirrors launched this year at six Spartanburg County public elementary schools: Cleveland Academy of Leadership, Dratyon Mills, Duncan, Roebuck, Jesse S. Bobo, and Woodland Heights. The project began with Hub City Writers Project’s desire to continue growing great readers. For a number of years, the organization has donated books to Spartanburg School District 7’s summer reading […]
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May
30
ESSER III Funding Information and Resources
American Rescue Plan Funds Can Support the Arts During the School Day and In After-School and Summer Programs South Carolina students will soon benefit from $2.1 billion in supplemental ESSER III dollars, funded by the American Rescue Plan. ESSER III will fund programs that accelerate learning through evidence-based practices during the school day, as well as extended-year, […]
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May
30
Tayloe Harding Receives Governor’s Award for Arts Education
The ABC Institute extends sincere gratitude and congratulations to Tayloe Harding! Tayloe Harding, dean of the School of Music was honored with a 2021 Governor’s Award for the Arts for his work in arts education. Harding was one of seven recipients of the award, the state’s highest recognition for achievement in practicing or supporting the […]
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May
30
Honoring the Legacy of Virginia Uldrick
Virginia Uldrick, the founder and first president of the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, was featured in the Women’s History Month segment with memories from Dean Jennifer Thomas. Dr. Uldrick was also a former member of the ABC Institute Steering Committee. She was a true pioneer for arts education and impacted thousands […]
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May
30
SC School for the Deaf and the Blind Students Learn Skills for Jobs in the Arts and Beyond
Digital arts students in the Applied Academics Center at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind are learning skills that will set them up for careers after high school. Last week, students were creating pie charts in Illustrator, an Adobe program used to create digital drawings. Triallen Washington, 15, said his pie […]
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May
30
Chris Crabb Shares His Love for the Arts
Chris Crabb is an amazing Dance Educator at Mossy Oaks Elementary. Beaufort Lifestyle recently featured him in an in depth article. His love for his students and for the arts is evident to all! Keep up the good work, Chris. You are an inspiration to all! Click here to read the full article.