ArtsBridge Annual Symposium

Presented by

UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture

www.arts.ucla.edu/artsbridge

Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009

Time: 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

Press Release: arts bridge_sym_ucla

Event Program: ABsym09_program3

Location: Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater (Kaufman 200) University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Parking: Available in Lot 4 for $9

Directions: Map of UCLA

Event Flier: ABsym09

Further information: capoeira@ucla.edu, (310) 794-4822, (310) 294-4358

Policy Panel: Nancy Carr (Arts Education Consultant), Malissa Feruzzi-Shriver (Chair, California Arts Council), Rebecca Borden (Arts-For-All, Los Angeles County Arts Commission), Christopher Waterman (Dean, UCLA Arts), Miriam Scott Long (Deputy Mayor, City of Los Angeles), Charlotte Neveu (LAUSD Arts Education Branch), Lily Ning for Aimee Dorr (Dean, Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences).

Participating Schools: In 2008-2009, the K-12 schools working closely with ArtsBridge Scholars hail from the Los Angeles Unified, Compton Unified, and Lynwood Unified School Districts. Featured school partnerships include: David Starr Jordan High School/LA, West Adams Preparatory High School, Washington Preparatory High School, Lynwood High School, George Washington Carver Middle School, Jefferson Elementary School, Gabriella Axelrod Charter, Millikan Middle School, and more. Please join us to celebrate the creative achievements and connections made by youth and ArtsBridge Scholars, along with their guiding teachers, mentors, parents, and K-12 school administrators.

ArtsBridge Scholars: Project presentations are facilitated by the ArtsBridge Scholars and staff including: Jessica Anderson-Gwin (World Arts & Cultures), Mehvish Arifeen (Ethnomusicology), Amy Chen (Art), Julie Han (Art), Shannon Hickey (Art), Linsday Lindberg (World Arts and Cultures), Marina Magalhaes (World Arts & Cultures), Kristina Martinez (World Arts & Cultures), Ellen Mulvanny (Architecture & Urban Design), Sarah Nuernberger (Art), Lisa Preger (Art), Elizabeth Prendiville (World Arts & Cultures). Additional special participation by ArtsBridge Alumni Norlyn Asprec and Tanitra Flenaugh, 2008-2009 Physical Education: Dance Emphasis Urban Interns (Teach LA/Teach Compton – Center X, GSEIS), Stephanie Castro and Lauryn Salazar.

Program Description: Teaching and Learning Through the Arts: Uniting the K-20 Pipeline fosters an intergenerational exchange of knowledge and resources across disciplinary and geographic boundaries in arts education. The event includes live performances and exhibition of youth art works in dance, music, architectural design, and visual arts, as well as community based research, guest speakers, and panel discussions.  Lessons learned from arts education community partnerships in South and Central Los Angeles provide the creative pulse for the gathering. UCLA Arts’  Third Annual ArtsBridge Symposium is an important venue for sharing successful teaching and learning strategies in the arts and urban schooling, and celebrates both individual and social transformation. An original compendium of literary works by ArtsBridge participants will be unveiled at the event.

The 2009 ArtsBridge Symposium is made possible through the generous financial support of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, and the efforts of tenacious community members and dedicated ArtsBridge staff: Amy Shimshon-Santo, Ph.D. (Director), Lauryn Salazar, Ph.D. Candidate Ethnomusicology (Program Assistant), Brittany Maxwell, Design|Media Arts Alumna (Program Assistant).