Education & Outreach
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Bettie Jane Bibler
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History,Language Arts,Science,Social Studies,Storytelling
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Jim Boardman
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Language Arts,Science,Storytelling
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Kelly Boon
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Multidisciplinary
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Judith Brown
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History,Language Arts,Literature,Music,Science,Visual Arts
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Norma Buehlmann
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Visual Arts
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Julie Bull
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Storytelling
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Kimberly Busbee
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Theatre
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Lee Cole
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Interdisciplinary,Magic,Mathematics,Science
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Bill Connet
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Music
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Stanley E Dahl
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Music
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GreenArts is an arts education program that uses the arts to help Polk, Dallas, and Warren county community members of all ages connect with nature and become more involved with conservation initiatives and practices. The program is an offshoot of Metro Arts’ highly successful and virtually free Education on Location outreach program. There is a growing need to educate people of all ages about the human impact on our natural resources, and the ways everyone can help make a difference in ensuring the future of our planet. Artists go to school and community site to conduct programs that connect conservation and nature to the arts. These programs are free of charge thanks in part to a REAP grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Please see view the GREENARTS BROCHURE for program descriptions available for your site.
Please fill out the GreenArts Program Application to apply for a program for your site. If you have questions please email Kim Poam Logan, Executive Director.
GreenArts is a partnership with Polk County Conservation, Des Moines Parks and Recreation, Metro Waste Authority, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, and Open Arts.
For GreenArts Artists:
The following links are here to assist you in developing your programs for classrooms and sites as well as your program evaluation . Please email Jana with questions.
Click here to download metro area Science curriculum objectives.
GreenArts Resource Links
ArtSmart
Metro Arts Alliance is proud to announce it will be offering ArtSmart, a new after school program for the 2009 – 2010 school year. ArtSmart is designed to provide middle school students with unique in-depth arts education and enrichment experiences unavailable to them during the school day. Students will work with Metro Arts artists from all disciplines over a 5-week course to explore creativity and self-expression through the arts.
ArtSmart is provided to schools and students at no cost thanks to support, in part, by the Iowa Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. If you are interested in being a part of this program please email Jana.
Metro Arts Education on Location bring artists to schools, community centers, social service agencies, and day cares to do workshops on site.
| Puppeteer Carol Taylor works with students at Jordan Creek Fine Arts Day. |
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Metro Arts Alliance's arts education programs ensure that the arts are instrumental to a complete education. Our goals are to:
• Enhance arts education opportunities and involvement in the community by connecting local arts and cultural professionals with the general public.
• Facilitate partnerships and other collaborative efforts for community development and active arts participation.
• Lead the community to increase access and participation in the arts.
Access to the arts for youth, particularly through the education system, is a key concern for Metro Arts. Our objective is to help nurture artistic talent and develop future audiences to sustain it. We invite you to take advantage of the opportunities.
Metro Arts Artists: Your required program evaluation can be found here
Education on Location Artist Evaluation.
Participant works on an origami project during a workshop at Central Library
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Metro Arts education programs are a part of a new initiative in the Des Moines area, "Connecting Kids and Culture" developed to provide culturally enriching educational opportunities for more than 39,000 kindergarten through fifth grade students in Polk and Dallas Counties. The goal is that every K-5 student experience local arts and cultural programming a minimum of one additional time per school year. Funds donated from Principal Charity Golf Classic and a private donor have been allocated to each elementary school in Polk and Dallas counties. The funds may be used to either bring an artist or cultural experience into the classroom or take the class on a field experience. Some of the artists listed on the Metro Arts roster above are available for hire using the funds from this new program.
Teachers should contact their school principal for instructions on how to access this money. Visit ConnectingKidsandCulture.Org for more information and a complete list of arts and cultural experiences available.
GreenArts Summer 2009 Program Information
Metro Arts Alliance is proud to present GreenArts Outdoor and Active this summer June 15 - August 14. Artists will be going into parks, libraries, and community centers to teach kids about conservation through the arts. The programs are offered at NO COST to the public through a grant made available from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino and a partnership with Des Moines Parks and Recreation. (The time for Burke Park has now changed to 1 - 2 pm)
Click here to view the GreenArts summer brochure