The Pomerene Center for the Arts
Promoting Community Involvement in the Arts
GIVE THE GIFT OF ART
Why Arts Education?
In their September 2, 2007 Boston Globe article Art for our sake: School arts classes matter more than ever - but not for the reasons you think, Ellen Winner and Lois Hetland argue that the arts teach important ways of seeing, imagining, inventing, and thinking. “Those who have learned the lessons of the arts, - how to see new patterns, how to learn from mistakes, and how to envision solutions - are the ones likely to come up with the novel answers needed most for the future.”
Shifts In Thinking About Aging
“In 2001, a study co-sponsored by George Washington University and the National Endowment for the Arts found that people 65 and older who were regularly involved in participatory arts programs reported fewer doctors’ visits and less need for medication and were less prone to depression.”
“We’re thinking beyond the problems of aging to its potential,” said Dr. Gene D. Cohen, the director of the Center on Aging, Health and Humanities at the George Washington University Medical Center. “What’s emerging is a very talented group of people—” http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/us/10senior.html
Adults
Creative Aging
After researching a creative aging music program called NEW HORIZONS the Pomerene Board of directors has endorsed the development of an adult education program targeting Baby Boomers and beyond–not just in music however, but in all the arts. More
Children
Children and Parents after the Performance of FACES
Schools
River View Junior HIgh Art Team
March 2009 –The River View Junior High Art Department and the Pomerene Center for the Arts teamed up to form the River View Junior High Art Team. As defined by the young artists on the team, Art Team is about having fun, developing artistic ability, exploring futures in the arts and contributing to the community. More
