Community Arts Resources as Teaching Tools

There are resources in our communities that can convey as much information as a good textbook . . . yet many remain untapped for education. There are professional men and women working in our cities and towns who are master teachers. . . but too few of them step into our classrooms. The community resources are our cultural centers. The men and women are professional artists. These programs help put the arts to work in schools.

Arts Partners in Kansas City

Calderfest in Indianapolis

The Educators Guide to Community Art Resources in Portland, OR

"The arts are not about pretty bulletin boards. They are not turkeys and bunny rabbits. They are not frivolous entertainment. The arts are our humanity. They are the languages of civilization through which we express our fears, our anxieties, our hunger, our struggles, our hopes. They are systems of meaning that have real utility. This is why schools that provide the means and the encouragement to explore these realms provide a better education." ---Charles Fowler, Arts Writer