By: Dan Thomas Jazz Instructor, Jazz Studies, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance With the help of James Kanki and the Heart of America Japan-America Society, the UMKC Conservatory Concert Jazz Band traveled to Japan to perform as invited guests … Continued
By Suzanne Lenz, Vice President of Development, New Hampshire Institute of Art Joel Gill, chairperson for the Foundations Department at New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, N.H., knows that successful artists don’t follow rules, they break them. “The word foundation … Continued
The success of Lesley University’s groundbreaking Expressive Therapies program is a living example that taking strength from conflict and “doing the unthinkable” can lead to great things. That was the message the founders of the program embraced during a one-day … Continued
By Anne Shulock, Communications Specialist, San Francisco Art Institute In art school, there is no single way to approach your education. Art is messy—not just in the splatter-painted-clothes sense, but in the way that artists must grapple with form, content, … Continued
By: Andrew Lyndon Director of Fine Arts and Professor of Animation at California College of the Arts (campuses in San Francisco and Oakland) Are you thinking of a career in animation? It’s an excellent idea, for a number of reasons. … Continued
By Char Norman, Associate Provost Columbus College of Art & Design You wouldn’t buy a pair of jeans with out trying them on, so why choose a college before trying it out? The college decision is one of the most … Continued
Desiree Zielinski graduated from Mid-Valley High School in Throop, Penn., in 2008. She is currently a student at Marywood University, Scranton, Penn, where she is majoring in graphic design. She should earn her bachelor’s in fine arts in the spring. … Continued
Rosemary Gallegos, a junior at United High School in Laredo, Texas, is the best sort of example when teachers seek out a well-rounded student. She aims at creating art, especially art created from recycled materials to being part of her … Continued
Senior Naomi Fiebelkorn attends Sammamish High School in Bellevue, Wash. The high school offers unique arts programming and advanced placement courses and Naomi has taken advantage of both. However, her art for the Creative Outlook contest has been of her … Continued
Merriam-Webster defines combine as the act of uniting into a single expression or the ability to act together. For Karen Li, a senior at Bob Jones High School, Madison, Ala., the act of combining her loves of piano and figure … Continued