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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: December 2013
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Monday, December 9, 2013. JOAN'S BLOG. . . . . . Arts Advocacy for Arts and Cultural organizations and Artists! In this day of political upsets and unusual political processes, it is important that all of us take a part in this important political process. The arts are being threatened from. The nation’s capital down to each state in the union. In Virginia, the General Assembly will be gathering soon. And the Delegates and Representatives will be working on the state budgets. Many are not aware of all of...
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: Arts Districts in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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Monday, March 31, 2014. Arts Districts in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Arts Districts - How they can improve our neighborhoods and grow our cities! Over the years many downtown areas have been in a state of demise! They have turned into boarded buildings and unsafe neighborhoods. City planners and elected officials have had to struggle to bring these areas back to life again! One major vehicle that has worked in many cities is the formation of “arts districts”. Cities in the Commonwealth of. The speaker...
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: January 2014
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Monday, January 20, 2014. Executive Director honored for her work in the arts. Saturday, January 18, 2014, I was honored by the Coalition of 100 Black Women, Tidewater VA chapter, for my years of work in the arts! As a former gallery owner,. Curator of several arts shows, working as Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance, and most of all working to assure that my friends, acquaintences, and others enjoy the arts as much as I love them. My words to the audience was to take these three challenges:.
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: YOUTH POETRY EXPLOSION PROGRAM
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Friday, May 9, 2014. YOUTH POETRY EXPLOSION PROGRAM. Joan's Blog. . . . Building the literary skills of our children. When asked what they read, many college graduates indicate that they don’t read anything outside of classwork? Or they may occasionally glance at the news on the Internet; certainly no time to read a novel. Yet, in our country we want our children to be able to compete on an international. How our country has evolved. What inspires children who write journals, poems, even plays. We can al...
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: November 2013
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Sunday, November 3, 2013. A TRIBUTE TO A GREAT LADY! A Tribute to a Great Lady! The Virginia Symphony and Young Audiences of Virginia paid tribute to B. Minette Cooper on Saturday, November 2,. For her over 50 years of working with both organizations and her dedication to the arts in Hampton Roads. The Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads is one of the organizations she supports (she is a charter member of the Alliance). Experience the arts firsthand! Let us all work to ask more arts and culture or...
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: July 2014
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Thursday, July 3, 2014. CULTURAL ALLIANCE EMBRACES THE THEME OF "DIVERSITY". How Diversity can help an arts organization grow! I just came back from speaking at a music education workshop and of course, it was slighty intimidating, since I was the only one in the room that did not have any degrees in music? As one person said to me, it’s a great thing they did not ask you to sing! Diversity, Diversity, Diversity! Only when groups realize that a change is needed;. And interests—will they grow and. We must...
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: CULTURAL ALLIANCE EMBRACES THE THEME OF "DIVERSITY"
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Thursday, July 3, 2014. CULTURAL ALLIANCE EMBRACES THE THEME OF "DIVERSITY". How Diversity can help an arts organization grow! I just came back from speaking at a music education workshop and of course, it was slighty intimidating, since I was the only one in the room that did not have any degrees in music? As one person said to me, it’s a great thing they did not ask you to sing! Diversity, Diversity, Diversity! Only when groups realize that a change is needed;. And interests—will they grow and. We must...
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: August 2013
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Sunday, August 18, 2013. CULTURAL ALLIANCE'S MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS. JOAN'S BLOG. . . . . . Use your Cultural Alliance Member benefits today! Previous blogs have talked about the benefits members receive from the Cultural Alliance. Arts and cultural organizations, as well as individual artists, can reap the rewards of the membership benefits when they join the Cultural Alliance. Join the Alliance today by visiting our website and start using the membership benefits today! Saturday, August 10, 2013. In today...
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: Executive Director honored for her work in the arts
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Monday, January 20, 2014. Executive Director honored for her work in the arts. Saturday, January 18, 2014, I was honored by the Coalition of 100 Black Women, Tidewater VA chapter, for my years of work in the arts! As a former gallery owner,. Curator of several arts shows, working as Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance, and most of all working to assure that my friends, acquaintences, and others enjoy the arts as much as I love them. My words to the audience was to take these three challenges:.
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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads: May 2013
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Can the Arts Really Save our Students? Joan's Art Blog. . . How Can The Arts Save our Students? In the February 24, 2013 issue of the Washington Post magazine, the cover read “Can the Art Save Students? If you missed it, and you are in arts education you must read it online or order a copy. Of education and test scores in these schools. In this article, the school and students are awaiting the arrival of Yo-Yo Ma for an arts workshop (some of them will get to play with him! Hampton...