Johnson Center awarded grant

By Jaine Treadwell (Contact) | Troy Messenger

Published Wednesday, July 1, 2009

The Johnson Center for the Arts has received a $3,000 grant from The Wachovia Foundation for its 2009 Art in the Curriculum program that is being offered to sixth, seventh and eighth grade teachers in Pike County schools July 13-16 at The Cultural Arts Studio and the Johnson Center for the Arts.

The Art in the Curriculum program is a series of teacher workshops sponsored by the Johnson Center for the Arts. The workshops are designed to help integrate art education across the curriculum using the Alabama Course of Study Standards.

“We are excited to have received such a generous grant for our Art in the Curriculum program,” said Richard Metzger, Johnson Center executive director. “The grant awarded to the Johnson Center for the Arts will be used to further the mission of The Wachovia Foundation, which is to build strong and vibrant communities, improve the quality of life and make a positive difference.

“The mission of the Johnson Center is the cultural enrichment of the lives of all citizens through education in, and exposure to, the arts. Our mission and the mission of The Wachovia Foundation go hand-in-hand. Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of the people of our community. ”

Art in the Curriculum works with the Troy City and Pike County Boards of Education, which provide stipends for teachers who sign up for the workshop.

“This workshop is not just about painting and drawing,” said Wiley White, Johnson Center development director. “The workshop is a way to embellish the other subject areas. The four-day workshop is divided into two workshops specifically for social studies and language arts and for math and science.

“We will work with the Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts to develop lesson plans for the exhibits currently at the Johnson Center and for the Contemporary Art exhibit scheduled for the fall. Teachers will be well prepared to lead field trips to the Johnson Center exhibits.”

Tara Sartorius, former education curator at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, will lead the workshops and other facilitators will help teachers focus on ways to enhance the arts across the curriculum.

“Arts are extremely valuable in helping children better learn in all subject areas,” White said. “This workshop opportunity is open to teachers in grades six, seven and eight in the Troy City and Pike County schools and Pike Liberal Arts School. CEUs may also be earned by participation.”

For more information or to register call the Johnson Center at 670-2287.

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