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New brunswick artist-in-residency program for schools
Where
Canada
Canada
When
2016
2016
Who
The department of tourism, heritage and culture of new brunswick, the department of education and early childhood development of new brunswick
The department of tourism, heritage and culture of new brunswick, the department of education and early childhood development of new brunswick
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Description of the policy/measure
The artist-in-residency school program funds art projects which are based on curricular outcomes within the fine arts and are a collaboration between one or more teachers and one or more artists. schools work with professional artists in a variety of disciplines to provide students with meaningful opportunities to create, produce, participate in, and learn from the arts. to apply to the program, schools must initiate a project together with a professional artist or artists in any of the following artistic disciplines: music, dance, theatre arts, literature (playwriting, storytelling), plastic arts, and media arts such as film and video. each residency must include a performance or live demonstration by the artist or artists, as well as a minimum of 15 hours of hands-on practice for the students.schools may receive up to $3,000 per residency. five residencies per fiscal year per school district may be selected.for more information, please see: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer.201088.arts_-_professional_artists_-_artist-in-residency_school_program_grant.html
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Results achieved
The artist-in-residency school program is expected to expose youth to a variety of art forms while learning from a professional artist.the program’s target outcomes are the following:students will gain a new level of appreciation for the arts combined with an increased level of understanding of the fine arts curriculum matter targeted by the residency;students will think creatively and understand deeply as they explore and develop their creative abilities while applying them in a variety of ways;students will think divergently and creatively while communicating effectively through the arts;students will manage, access, process, evaluate and present information aesthetically for a variety of audiences;students will be able to use various art forms, skills, language and techniques as a means of formulating, exploring and expressing ideas, perceptions and feelings.