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EPIC Theatre Ensemble presents
CITIZEN ARTIST CONFERENCE: JUNE 13 - 15, 2008!
Are YOU a Citizen Artist?
- Are you someone who is (or wants to be) integrating social/political questioning into their teaching artistry
- Are you someone who is (or wants to be) joining their passion for political engagement with their passion for arts-in-education?
- Are you someone who wants to learn more about Epic Theatre Ensemble’s Citizen Artist program?
Then REGISTER for Epic Theatre Ensemble’s 3-day Citizen Artist Conference on June 13th, 14th and 15th in Midtown Manhattan for a small fee of $30. Our conference will be an enriching, interactive experience – where members of the arts-in-education community will immerse themselves in Epic’s methodology and techniques which place theatre at the center of civic dialogue. Please note that this fee is waived for participants traveling to NYC from out of town for the confernce.
- Actively participate in interactive workshops that use theatrical techniques to explore power, status, empathy, perspective and ethics;
- Consult (as individuals or teams) with Epic’s Lead Teaching Artists on how to integrate Citizen Artistry into your work;
- Receive a complimentary ticket to see Epic’s Off-Broadway production of Palace of the End by Judith Thompson on Friday June 13th at 8pm at Playwrights Horizons;
- View Student Performances form Epic’s partner schools;
- Receive a Citizen Artist Curriculum Guide.
Our Conference will be held at two location sites over three days:
Friday, June 13: Playwrights Horizon, South Room,
Saturday, June 14 & Sunday, June 15: ART/ NY,
If you have any further questions please contact education associate Darci Fulcher:
DarciFulcher.epic@gmail.com
New York State Alliance for Arts Education
ARTS ACTION ALERT!
The New York State Education Department has announced seven Regional Forums as they prepare to update the ELA Standards. At the forums, stakeholders will be given a voice in the revision process. It is imperative that AIE advocates attend these meetings!
To find the date and location of the forum in your area, visit www.nysaae.org/Regional-Forums.pdf. Registration is required.
Please visit the link below to download talking points, which were devised by the BOCES Arts in Education Network, to prepare your case for including AIE in the Standards. Click here to download a copy.
FREE ROUNDTABLE OFFERINGS
BRIC Rotunda Gallery is hosting three roundtable workshops in May and June led by Geneve Brossard and Mike Halverson. RSVP soon, space is limited.
Please click here for more information: Roundtable Flyer
BRIC ROTUNDA GALLERY PRESENTS: The 16th Annual KidsArt Exhibition!
March 21 through June 21, 2008
Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 21, 6pm-8pm
Honoring Artist Teacher Geneve Brossard, 2008 recipient of The Michael Kaye Award for Outstanding Art Educator
Please join us for KidsDay on Thursday, June 5, 11am-2pm, for a day of hands-on art activities presented at BRIC Rotunda Gallery, the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, and the New York Transit Museum.
For more information please visit: briconline.org/rotunda