Mission statement:

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ArtSpark! is dedicated to the advancement of education, arts, and culture for diverse ethnic populations. ArtSpark! is committed to furthering a multicultural interdisciplinary model for art-infused education in public schools with high-caliber exemplary artists who bring the arts from the periphery to the center of core curriculum and community life.

ArtSpark! includes three essential strands:

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• Intensive, high caliber art-infused, standards-based instruction for students in four major disciplines: music, theater, visual arts, and ethnic dance.



• Professional development, including theoretical, practical, interactive experiences, for teachers and artists with a focus on Visual And Performing Arts (VAPA) framework.



• An in-depth component based on qualitative and quantitative research using statewide measures, authentic assessment tools, and diverse data gathering methodologies. Research contributes to the growing body of data that documents the impact of art on cognitive and affective domains.

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For the past two years, ArtSpark! has been one of the designated demonstration models for the California Arts Council. The pilot program has been implemented in Sonoma County CA.

ArtSpark! is dedicated to the advancement of arts and culture as well as the empowerment of the arts for diverse ethnic populations.

ArtSpark! is committed to furthering a multicultural interdisciplinary model for art-infused education in public schools with high-caliber exemplary artists who bring the arts from the periphery to the center of core curriculum and community life. Our research contributes to the growing body of data that documents the impact of art on cognitive and affective domains.

WHO WE ARE

Director Gabriella Randazzo, Ph.D. is a passionate arts educator who has developed innovative curricula incorporating Gardner's Multi-Intelligence model and the Waldorf model. She received a notable grant from the United Nations in 1990 for an environmental theatre piece for children.

Evaluator Kathleen Tyner is a lead evaluator for well-known technology, arts, educational institutions, and governmental agencies. Her latest book is Literacy in a Digital World.

The ArtSpark! staff of 20 ethnically diverse artist-instructors includes NEA awardees, recording artists, and Fulbright scholars.