California Coastal Commission invites California students in kindergarten through 12th grade to submit artwork or poetry with a California coastal or marine theme to their annual Coastal Art & Poetry Contest. Up to ten winners will be selected to win $100 gift certificates to an art supply or book store, and each winner's sponsoring teacher will receive a $50 gift certificate for educational supplies.
How can high-quality arts programs attract and retain low-income urban tweens? Drawing on hundreds of interviews with young people, their families, leaders of exemplary programs and others nationwide, a new report from the Wallace Foundation offers some answers, including 10 principles for developing effective programming. Learn more about findings from the report Something to Say: Success Principles for Afterschool Arts Programs From Urban Youth and Other Expertsduring a live webinar on November 21.
