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The Arts are an effective
way to help children develop creativity, critical thinking, self discipline and
self confidence, and the ability to pose and solve problems, important skills in
school and business. The links below provides information on art
organizations, performing arts centers, festivals and awards:
RECOMMENDED LINKS
Sisters in Cinema
- Documentary about African-American women directors.
Black Film - Reviews on black
films.
African Americans in Film
and Television - A bibliography of resources at the Harold Washington
Library Center.
I'll Make Me A World -
Film, visual arts, music, theatre and literature.
The African American Art Song
Alliance - Resources on composers, performers, scholars and much more.
Hall of Black Achievement Gallery
- A showcase of African-American achievement.
National Association of Negro
Musicians
Artslynx - International Arts
Resources
ORGANIZATIONS
Center
for Black Music Research - Devoted to research, preservation, and
dissemination of information about the history of black music on a global scale.
International Association for Jazz Education -
Initiates programs which nurture the understanding and appreciation of jazz and
its heritage.
Organization of Black Screenwriters
- Helps to develop writers through intense training, hands-on experience and
expansive resources and extensive industry exposure.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
- Devoted to big band and jazz.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and
Museum - Devoted to rock and roll.
Non-Traditional Casting Project - Advocacy
organization established to address and seek solutions to the problems of racism
and exclusion in theatre, film and television.
KIDS WHO CARE - An
international theatre and performing arts organization created to encourage and
empower kids of all ages to discover and fully develop their talents.
Association for the Advancement of Arts -
Teaches teachers how to use the arts to teach social studies, science, math and
language arts.
Americans for the Arts - Dedicated to
advancing the Arts in America.
Arts International - Promotes
global connections in visual and performing arts.
Artists Against Racism
- Artists speak out against racism.
PERFORMING
ARTS CENTERS
Apollo
Theatre - Home of "It's Showtime At The Apollo".
Black Theatre Companies -
A state by state listing of Black Theatre Companies.
The Madam Walker Theatre Center -
Provides a forum for arts programming directed towards cross-cultural
appreciation and educational opportunities.
Carnegie Hall - Performing
Arts Center in New York City.
The Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts - The world's largest cultural complex.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts - Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C.
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
- Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia, PA.
The Metropolitan Opera -
New York's opera house.
Teatro alla Scala -
Home page of the most famous opera house in the world.
Royal
Opera House - One of the world's
great lyric theatres.
FESTIVALS
The Hollywood Black Film Festival - A festival
showcasing African American independent films and filmmakers.
American Black Film Festival - A festival
showcasing independent films, panels, workshops, networking and entertainment.
New York International Children's Film Festival
- Showcase children's films.
Chicago Children's Film Festival - Showcase
children's films.
Cannes Film Festival -
Film festival held in Paris.
International Black Women's Film Festival
- Provides a wider audience for Black women filmmakers from around the world.
National Black Theatre Festival - An
international outreach program of the
North Carolina Black Repertory Company.
AWARDS
Black
International Cinema Film Awards - Recognizes African-American in the
film industry.
Soul Train Music Awards -
Recognizes achievement in the recording industry.
BET Awards - Recognizes
African-Americans achievements in the recording industry.
NAACP Image Awards -
Recognizes African-Americans for outstanding accomplishments.
ESSENCE Awards
- Recognizes African-American for outstanding accomplishments.
EMMY Awards - Recognizes outstanding
programming and individual and engineering achievements for Primetime.
GRAMMY Awards -
Recognizes individual achievement in the recording industry.
OSCAR Awards - Recognizes individual
achievement in the motion picture industry.
TONY Awards - Recognizes individual
achievement in the theatre.
CLIO Awards -
Recognizes advertising excellence worldwide in the areas of TV, Print, Outdoor,
Radio, Integrated Media, Design, Internet, and Student work.
The Pulitzer Prize -
Recognizes achievement in journalism, letters, drama & music.
Nobel Prize - Awards the annual prestigious
Prizes in physics, chemistry, peace, medicine, economics, and literature.
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