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Lt. Governor Lawton and State Superintendent Burmaster Announce Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education

“Creativity and innovation will be the cornerstone of Wisconsin competitiveness in the years ahead,” Lawton said. “We must make strategic investments now to ensure Wisconsin has the bright innovators and entrepreneurs we need to drive our state forward.”

MILWAUKEE—At a press conference today at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton and State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster announced they will co-chair the Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education, convened to ensure Wisconsin the creative workforce and entrepreneurial talent necessary for the state to compete well in a 21st century global economy. Continue reading →

by Colleen Kappeler

It was a cold, snowy February night. I drove home from UWP in tears over the stories I had just heard; stories from women who had faced huge obstacles in life and had tremendous strength within them to overcome. It was overwhelming to hear, and even more overwhelming to realize the power within each one of them at having written those stories down.

On another cold, snowy day in January (let’s face it – this is Wisconsin so there are a lot of cold, snowy days!) I sat at a restaurant by the highway telling a writer the changes I felt she needed in the book she had given me to edit. My comments were not easy to hear, and I wondered how she was taking it all in when she reached across the table, grabbed my hand, and said, “Will you be my therapist?” Continue reading →

by Josie Rodriguez

Josie: What are you involved with in Kenosha?

Josie: In your opinion what does this city need?

Josie: Time travel into the next few years, what do you see? Continue reading →

The Art and Business Communities working together.

Left to Right: Christina Bodi, Secretary (UWP-Intern, Artist Member, Youth Representative), Carolyn Berg (Carolyn’s Coffee Connection, Owner), Francisco Loyola (Creatibo, Owner), Chet Griffith (Artworks, Owner), Mark Wistar, Vice-President (WI-Star, President), Charli Smith, President (Laboratory Scientist, Aurora), David Hankins (Daimar, President), Melanie Hovey, Executive Director; Sandy Aguilera (Minuteman Press, President and Director of Operations), Franco Tarsitano, General Manager.

NOT PICTURED: Amy Trottier, Treasurer (Congratulations Amy on your first child; Mikala Grace)

A question and answer session with the Candidates for Mayor for the city of Kenosha.

“The arts are an industry that stimulates the economy in cities and towns across the country. A vibrant arts and culture industry helps local businesses thrive.”

~Robert L. Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts
From the Arts and Economic Prosperity III Report

ExposeKenosha.com, in collaboration with the Arts and Humanities Alliance of Kenosha (AHA! Kenosha), has contacted the candidates for Mayor of the city of Kenosha with a series of questions of vital importance for the artistic community and the renaissance of Kenosha.

Candidates include (in alphabetical order): Continue reading →

Will Discuss “Grow Wisconsin” at Chamber of Commerce

Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton will offer a close look at Governor Doyle’s State of the State Address and take questions from the press on Monday, January 28, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce.

Lt. Governor Lawton will discuss the next phase of the administration’s “Grow Wisconsin” agenda as well as proposals regarding health care and education.

WHERE:
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce
600 52nd Street, Suite 130
Kenosha

WHEN:
Monday, January 28, 2008
11:00 a.m.

by Tammy Peacy

Photography courtesy of Franco Tarsitano

When Maria Caravati decides that she wants something, she figures out how to go about getting it. Whether it be starting her own business almost ten years ago, or organizing the downtown festival Bloomin’ Days last summer, she isn’t going to sit around waiting for things to happen.

“The thing is that people do have ideas, but few will actually follow through and do something with their ideas,” says Maria. “It’s laziness. It is thinking someone else should do it. I say you do it. It feels wonderful knowing each of us can make a difference. Even if it is a small difference– that’s where it all begins. Now I understand that not everybody has the natural ability to organize an event, but team up with somebody who does have the ability, chances are the other skills will balance it out.”

This is how she organized Bloomin’ Days. Continue reading →

By State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster

As a former music teacher, drama director, district fine arts coordinator, and principal of a creative arts magnet school, I know the critical value of the arts for all youth and adults. Students who are involved in the arts learn what it means to be part of a small community: a community where everyone is important and has something to contribute. This camaraderie and collaboration can have an amazing impact on students. The arts are a powerful means for youth and adults to learn about themselves and develop skills for life.

Consider the work of Frances Rauscher, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She studied behavior in the various subject areas in our schools in her research on the relationship between music and intellectual development. She observed that during a performance, musicians constantly assess progress, make adjustments, and improve results, turning their thoughts into action. In no other subject Rauscher studied were students called upon to make four or five decisions per second and act on those decisions continuously for long stretches of time.
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Developed by the Art Faculty of the Kenosha Unified School District No. 1

1. Provide an accepting environment for your child’s creativity.
2. Encourage your child, so that he/she will gain confidence.
3. Provide a variety of materials for your child’s art projects. It is to be expected that students will be more interested and more successful in some media than others.
4. Allow time for children to exercise their creativity and support your child’s interpretation of his/her own work. Avoid imposing idea, images, or standards to children’s work that are not their own.
5. Accept and praise your child’s creations, realizing that even undeveloped scribbles and poorly proportioned symbols represent a necessary and important stage in the child’s development as a creative being.
6. Display and share his/her artwork within the home and with other family members.
7. If your child is interested, enroll him/her in local arts and crafts classes.
8. Help your child to follow-up all projects with a clean-up time
9. Provide an appropriate place for your child to work on art projects
10. Let your child know that you believe that his/her creative and artistic ability is an important capacity to develop.
11. Provide opportunities for your child to view various types of artwork in the community, in the media, and in exhibits.
12. As early as possible, encourage your child to move from coloring book type activities to projects that allow for a fuller expression of his her creative ideas.

Need some additional ideas that will help ypu help your child to succeed?
Your child’s classroom teacher, or subject area teacher, is a wonderful source of ideas. Please feel free to contact them with your questions and concerns. They are committed to helping you teach your children well

The Kenosha Unified School District seeks to provide a wide range of musical and artistic opportunities and experiences through which each child can develop appropriate skills, understandings, and values fundamental to his or her lifetime participation in the fine arts as a practicing artist or fine arts consumer. Fine arts education begins at the elementary school level.
Department Phone Numbers:
Music - 262-653-6388
Art - 262-653-7399