Where is the Design in the K12 Curriculum?
Much has been said about school reform, revitalizing the economy and meeting the emerging needs of the new millennium. Advocates from many subject areas have weighed in on what students should know or...
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Authenticating Picasso
Forty years after Picasso’s death, while his paintings are among the most expensive ever sold, the problem of how to authenticate his work remains a challenge. To avoid mistakes, four of his five...
View ArticleTop 10 skills children learn from the arts
You don’t find school reformers talking much about how we need to train more teachers in the arts, given the current obsession with science, math, technology and engineering (STEM), but here’s a list...
View ArticleOak Meadow students “Meet the Masters”
Oak Meadow Elementary held its third annual Art Walk in its multipurpose room last Thursday evening. The fundraiser for the school’s popular “Meet the Masters” art program was also an opportunity for...
View ArticleWhy do the arts matter? Student Voices Campaign to Newly Elected Officials
The Student Voices campaign, launched by the California Alliance for Arts Education, invites students to share their answers to the question “Why do the arts matter?” with their elected officials....
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Turn STEM into STEAM with arts education
I TELL people that I am a native of Seattle, but that I only knew it before it became cool. The creative economy hadn’t really happened yet — Boeing was the booming Microsoft equivalent back then;...
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Rijksmuseum reborn: Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ explained
(CNN) – Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, one of the world’s best-known galleries, reopens April 13 after a massive 10-year rebuild. At the heart of the “new” museum is its most treasured painting, “The Night...
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Elementary School Security Guards Fired – Art Teachers Hired (MSN)
ROXBURY, Mass. — The community of Roxbury had high hopes for its newest public school back in 2003. There were art studios, a dance room, even a theater equipped with cushy seating. A pilot school for...
View ArticleFinishing Strong and Planning for Fall
Isn’t it amazing that as the end of the school year is in sight, educators are already planning for Fall 2013? No rest for the weary… As Meet the Masters enters our 28th year of working with...
View ArticleSummer Savings Up to 10% on MTM Art Curriculum
Enjoy savings from Meet the Masters. Now is the perfect time to partner with us to bring the art masters to your students. To help jumpstart your school into our program, we are offering the below...
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Da Vinci’s Workshop: Engineer’s Corner – Weekend #2 – June 22-23rd
Throughout the summer inside Da Vinci’s Workshop, kids can dive into this fully interactive exhibit showcasing history, art and science inventions from the great da Vinci himself. This weekend, learn...
View ArticleCould the Arts Actually Be Making a Comeback in Our Schools?
Arts education advocates are dusting off their dancing shoes in Los Angeles Unified. The school district will begin restoring art, music, dance, and theater curriculum in classrooms after years of...
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New van Gogh painting discovered: ‘Sunset at Montmajour’
(CNN) – More than 120 years after Vincent van Gogh’s death, a new painting by the Dutch master has come to light. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which holds the largest collection of the artist’s...
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Warhol classics expected to fetch over 100 million dollars
New York (CNN) — Two Andy Warhol masterpieces are expected to sell for more than $100 million combined when they go up for auction next month in New York. Warhol’s “Coca-Cola (3)” will be auctioned at...
View ArticleArt looted by Nazis discovered
(CNN) — A cache of 1,500 works of art — including masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse and Chagall — confiscated by the Nazis and missing for more than 70 years has been found in Germany, according to...
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See a MTM Artist at a Southern California Museum
One of our Meet the Masters teachers compiled a list of Southern California museums that have permanent collections that include a Meet the Masters artist. As Winter break approaches, now is a great...
View Article“Saige Paints the Sky”– Now on DVD and Worth Watching
We have seen it ourselves and had many recommendations from other students and parents. Be sure to rent this movie and enjoy it with your young artists. Meet nine-year-old Saige, a talented artist...
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Another Grandchild, Another Vincent van Gogh!
As the owner, founder and active teacher of Meet the Masters, I have accumulated many special memories while teaching art education to students over the last 25+ years. Some of the most cherished...
View ArticleThree Rockwell Classics Bring Nearly $57.8 Million
Three paintings by Norman Rockwell celebrating homey, small-town America, among the most popular of his 322 covers for The Saturday Evening Post, sold at Sotheby’s on Wednesday morning for a total of...
View ArticleAnnette Bening to become face of arts education for California
Actress Annette Bening has signed on as the new spokesperson for the California Arts Council’s “keep art in schools fund.” The fund raises money for arts education through public donations on state tax...
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