Charlotte arts groups plan Arts for Education efforts
Rising to the challenges of the recession that has cut the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools arts programming budget, Charlotte organizations led by the Arts & Science Council (ASC) are stepping up to raise new funds. In this current school year there will be $1 million less to expose students to the arts through field trips or through artists sent into schools.
ASC president Scott Provancher told the Charlotte Observer that education funding “has got to be a priority for us.”
The Charlotte Observer reported on Monday, Aug. 23, that “the ASC administers the schools’ money for arts-education programs put on by cultural groups — such as the orchestra, Children’s Theatre and Mint Museum — and by individual artists. It adds money from its own campaigns. This school year, it will have $497,000 to spend — down from $1.6 million before the tailspin.
Proponents of keeping arts programs in schools say they do more than just introduce children to orchestras, plays or paintings. They say the arts help develop children’s minds and prepare them to compete in the global economy.”
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