Javier “Javi” Plasencia is the newly appointed director of education at Crocker Art Museum. His role, which he took on in October, consists of overseeing the planning of more than 300 public programs.

A teenager learning arts tech. Source: The Nigmatic/ Unsplash Adolescence is a critical period of development characterized by numerous challenges and transitions. During this time, young individuals ...

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VOTE IN PERSON. RIGHT NOW, THERE’S A PUSH TO ALLOCATE MORE FUNDING FOR ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. GULSTAN: KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO TAKES A LOOK AT WHY PROGRAMS IN FAVOR OF ...

Spanglish chatter is followed by giggles as students walk from their first-grade classroom to the art room at Glenwood Elementary School in North Sacramento. At the back of the line, 7–year-old ...

I like to say I was raised by a combination of nonprofits and the arts. At 15 years old, I moved into Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, a nonprofit group home in Chicago, and attended an independent arts ...

In India, the Slam Out Loud program connects teachers and artists in classrooms for storytelling, theater, and visual arts that bolster children's socio-emotional learning. In the United States, ...

Imagine a classroom where creativity has no limit, where students gain valuable skills through music, painting and dance. In such an environment, students can find their unique voice and learn to ...

Arts education changed the course of Fedrick C. Ingram’s life. In ninth grade, while living in housing projects in Miami, Ingram, a saxophone player, planned to enlist in the military. But his band ...