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New Hampshire State Arts Standards Revision Update

Writing teams in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts are composing revisions to the NH Curricular Frameworks in the Arts

Say it Loud

We all have a monologue about why arts education is important. And since we say it so many times, it can sound stale and rehearsed. How...

State Library Initiates Summer Arts Engagement

During the school year, students are exposed to the arts in a variety of ways: in their classrooms, through special presentations, and...

Nashua Students Introduced to Stravinsky, Beethoven, Prokofiev

How can a school district increase enrollment in its music programs? Nashua found an innovative response. Administrators worked to give...

Dance, Integration, and Community Bonding: A Dance Success Story

Since 2012, New American Africans, an organization for community members who have recently emigrated to NH, has offered African dance...

Jazz, Color, and the Harlem Renaissance: What Do Paintings Sound Like?

"It's a conversation between two forms of art. They're similar languages." — AIR Volunteer Artist Portsmouth Middle School students...

Teaching Self-Worth: artVentures

“I was the shy kid who got bullied by 8th graders every day. I was the kid without a father who was insecure. I was the kid who dropped...