 Caroline (Cary) Cleaver Georgia Artists-in-Education Program Files
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteCary Cleaver administered the Artists-in-Education program from 1981-1996, placing hundreds of artists in schools throughout Georgia and working with communities and teachers. The Artists-in-Education program was sponsored by the Georgia Council for the Arts with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Its mission was to place professional artists in Georgia schools. The main objectives of the program included teaching Pre-K through 12 students the tools and techniques of artists, providing awareness of various art forms, introducing students to new skills that could be applied to existing curriculum, increasing students' understanding and appreciation of art, and generating support for the arts within the school and the community. Designed to supplement and complement ongoing arts education programs, schools selected a professional artist to serve a residency of 3-18 weeks. Short term residencies (3 weeks or less) included lessons in miming, photography, creative writing and crafts. Long-term residencies (9-18 weeks) included lessons in performing, visual or literary arts such as architecture and design, crafts (potters, weavers), dance (choreographers and dancers), literature (poets, novelists, short story writers), media arts (film animators, filmmakers, video specialists), music (composers, instrumentalists, choral directors), opera, theatre (directors, actors, mimes, playwrights), visual arts (painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers) and folk arts (traditional musicians, craftspeople, storytellers). In addition to working with students, artists were given their own studio space to work on original projects. Artists in residencies became integral to the daily life of the schools, working alongside students and serving as a creative resource to the faculty. The residency culminated in a final project of the students' work under the artist's guidance. In-service workshops enabled teachers to incorporate the artist's techniques into the curriculum after the artist departs. Scope and ContentThis collection consists of residency and site applications from schools detailing goals and specific program needs, progress reports, financial documents, final reports detailing artist's experiences, applications for the Georgia Challenge program, meeting notes written by Cary Cleaver, directories of artists, feedback from artists and schools, and newspaper articles focusing on arts in education. Organization and ArrangementThis collection is arranged in three series: I. Administration Files, II. ArtStart and Art Clearing House, and III. Site Applications. The contents of each series are arranged alphabetically. Administrative InformationConditions Governing AccessThis collection is open for research. This collection contains audiovisual materials. Reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings. Preferred CitationCaroline (Cary) Cleaver Georgia Artists-in-Education Program Files. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641. Copyright InformationBefore material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||||