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What's New at CISV


Cultural Initiatives Makes Good on Plan to "Give it Away"
The Creative Education Program moves to the Santa Clara County Office of Education on July 1, 2006.
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July 13, 2006


Available Now

There's Nothing Informal About It: Participatory Arts Within the Cultural Ecology of Silicon Valley
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February 27, 2006


Released
2005 Creative Community Index

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October 7, 2005


CISV in the News
Read the feature editorial in the San Jose Mercury News about the Creative Education Program.
June 9, 2004

Released
Immigrant Participatory Arts: An Insight into Community-building in Silicon Valley

April 29, 2004

Other CISV News



Additional Resources & Links
Below you will find some helpful national and regional resources.

Local Resources
Arts Council Silicon Valley
Developing a vital cultural arts community through a comprehensive range of programs, resources, and advocacy, and encouraging investment and participation in the arts

Community Foundation Silicon Valley
Serving as a leader, catalyst, and resource for philanthropy by making grants to outstanding organizations and projects and by providing exceptional services to donors

San José Office of Cultural Affairs
Supporting, promoting, developing the arts in San Jose

Santa Clara County Office of Education
Serving as a regional resource to students, parents, districts, agencies and businesses


State Resources
California Alliance for Art Education
Works to promote and support quality visual and performing arts education for pre-school through post-secondary students in California schools

California Arts Council
Makes available and accessible quality art reflecting all of California's diverse cultures; supports the state's broad economic, educational, and social goals through the arts; provides leadership for all levels of the arts community; and presents effective programs that add a further dimension to our cities, our schools, our jobs, and our creative spirit

CA Dept of Education Visual & Performing Arts
Provides assistance to implement visual and performing arts education programs, kindergarten through grade twelve

The California Arts Project
Deepening teachers' knowledge of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts, and enhancing instructional strategies for teaching these four disciplines to California's students


National Resources
Americans for the Arts
Representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts

Arts Education Partnership
A national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America's schools

National Art Education Association
Promoting art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership

National Arts Stabilization
Working with communities and individual organizations to strengthen arts organizations by developing the managerial and financial skills required to adapt and thrive In today's changing environment

National Endowment for the Arts
Largest single funder of the nonprofit arts sector in the United States

 

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