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Justus Bruns, a 24-year-old Dutch designer and artist, believes the world would be a better place with more art in it — especially if it replaces advertising even for just a short time.
That’s why his goal is to turn Times Square — the most iconic place of NYC — into a giant art exhibition. And given the enthusiasm about his idea on various social media platforms, Bruns might just accomplish this extraordinary challenge.
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The reasons to preserve arts education in our schools:
Band Director Alvin Davis at Miramar High School is Florida’s Teacher of the Year. For four years in a row, 100 percent of his band students have gone on to college; just 10 years ago, the school was listed as failing. Alvin Davis is proof that one music teacher inspiring his students can make a difference.http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/? id=7404214n&tag=contentMain;contentBody
There are other reasons why arts education is important.
In a world where children are tethered to technological devices, we desperately need to provide them with vehicles to unleash their imagination and creativity.
- In a world where children are tethered to technological devices, we desperately need to provide them with vehicles to unleash their imagination and creativity.
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The arts encourage youngsters to see the world in new and inventive ways and to find different ways of solving problems and expressing themselves.
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Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill.
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Arts education can also improve motivation, concentration, confidence, and team work. According to a 2005 report by the Rand Corporation, the arts “can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new ways of seeing.”
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In a diverse society, the arts can transcend language and cultural differences, and promote experiences of empathy.Arts education teaches ways of thinking unavailable in any other discipline, fostering imagination. Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge”.
- Creativity is essential in every discipline – medicine, business, technology, science, etc. The world needs creativity to progress. Arts education fosters the creative spirit.
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Humor Break: Carol Burnett’s Gone With the Wind Skit-Priceless
From the best vocalist of our time, Barbara Cook, Losing my Mind from Sondheim’s Follies.
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John Hill’s new book stays up-to-date on the ever changing architecture of NYC:
John Hill from A Daily Dose of Architecture presented his first book published by W. W. Norton & Company,Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture, in December 2011.
The book is compact enough to be your essential companion to your next visit to New York. The 200 projects selected and built since 2000 are organized according to their location within the city’s five boroughs. Each project is architecturally described according to its formal, spatial, and urban qualities. There is also information on its address, architect, and nearest subway station. A helpful inclusion is a series of neighborhood maps, 22 in total, with the location of the projects, subway stations, landmarks, parks, and a quarter-mile radius scale to help you gauge distance. Apart from the 200 built projects, John Hill included a last chapter with several projects on the drawing board, which will give you an idea of the city’s transformation within the next few years.
