Daniel Pink and "The Creative Edge: Innovation, Education, and the Changing World of Work"Costa Mesa
Date: 03-15-2010
Website: http://www.sparkoc.com/event/detail/305
In 2008, Daniel H. Pink, author of the best-selling book A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, delivered a lecture in Irvine that transformed the way Orange County's business leaders, arts leaders and educators think about creativity. Pink returns on Monday, March 15, presented by Arts Orange County in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE), the Fourth District PTA and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. This engaging and enlightening not-to-be-missed opportunity will be held in the Center's Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts at 9 a.m.

25th Anniversary Imagination Celebration Applications
The Imagination Celebration is entering its 25th year! The theme, Imagination Opens the Door, holds a promise of a bright future for our students through the arts.

In support of The Imagination Celebration, Saddleback Valley Unified School District high schools will hold special nights of the arts.  These celebrations will display the creative talents of students in the Saddleback Valley in the areas of visual arts, music, drama and technical arts.  Students from local intermediate and elementary schools have been invited by some of the high schools to experience the rich arts activities and to set up their own displays as part of the celebration.  The celebrations are scheduled as follows:

Laguna Hills High School – March 9, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Mission High School – April 22, 6:00 p.m
El Toro High School – April 22, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Trabuco Hills High School – April 22, 6:00 pm

Arts Advantage Program
Over the past school year Arts Advantage districts' educators throughout Orange County, including SVUSD, were busy revising the standards-based curriculum for Visual Arts.  The K-6 lessons were designed to build off each other from one grade level to the next so that students will learn and experience the Visual Arts curriculum with increasing depth and sophistication.

This year we will have 42 SVUSD teachers representing 7 schools participating in a workshop during January 6th of this school year.  During this workshop our teachers will meet in grade level groups with teachers from other Arts Advantage districts to learn Unit 1 (there are 3 units) of the Visual Arts curriculum.  They will return on March 3rd and again on April 29th to receive Units 2 and 3.  A teacher specializing in Visual Arts will present lessons for each unit.  The funding for this project is a combination of private grants and Title II.

2009 Report on the Creative Economy
The Otis College of Art and Design commissions an annual study to report on the creative economy in Los Angeles and Orange counties. It highlights that the arts are an important sector of our economy that provides jobs for many.

The fast facts about the arts and the economy:

See "Visual and Performing Arts News & Research" section for more information

Boeing Company invests $100k in Arts Advantage
The Boeing Company donated $100,000 to Arts Advantage to support district efforts to restore and maintain arts education. The monies are being used to provide professional development for teachers and administrators as well as for materials and curriculum development. This is the fourth year Boeing has contributed to the Arts Advantage district alliance. Arts Advantage is open to all districts in Orange County.

Arts and Music Awards Nominations
The OCMAA Arts and Music Awards nomination form is available. This is your opportunity to recognize an outstanding teacher or administrator who makes the arts a quality part of children's lives. The Arts and Music Awards will be held in May 3, 6:00 p.m. at the Samueli Theatre at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Deadline for nominations is February 19.

2010 Art and Music Program Offered
The Orange County Museum of Art and Philharmonic Society of Orange County are pleased to present the 2010 Art and Music program, an interdisciplinary educational program for high school students. Students consider connections between the creative disciplines of visual art and music in a two-hour experience including a guided gallery tour and a live musical performance. This year's program features The Moving Image: Scan to Screen, Pixel to Projection, an exhibition showcasing important video and new media works from the museum's permanent collection. Award-winning composer and musician John Zeretzke demonstrates the art of setting sound to moving images in a new performance that explores such concepts as appropriation, pacing, and creating a mood. Students consider how images and music work together to create meaning. The Art and Music Program meets state learning standards for Visual and Performing Arts.

The Art and Music Program is offered FREE OF CHARGE with a transportation reimbursement of up to $100, available on a first come, first served basis. We have a limited number of dates available in February, so make your reservation today!

Please send an e-mail to tours@ocma.net if you would like a reservation request form.