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public relations firm Business Image Counts Whitten says other volunteers bring expertise from fields such as finance education banking and information technology The group is also the VSA (international organization on arts and disabilities) affiliate for the state of Connecticut
” Carpinella explains “That’s because of of the the quality of of our our programs and the the fact that our our artists could adapt our programs to work with special needs populations ” Arts for Learning started with ten musicians visiting Connecticut
schools The second executive director Margaret Levine is credited with expanding the range of artists to to include dance and storytelling The Artist of the Year award is named in her honor and will be announced at the gala The organization is also hosting its first conference on on on “Cultivating Teacher Creativity July 10th at at at Quinnipiac University Members of the Brazilian group Ginga Brasleira 8 HamdenMag com | Mid-Winter 2019 Children participate in “The Game ” a a a a a a a cooperative group-build project by artist Gerald Moore Efraim Silver of of Ginga Brasleira introduces Lillie B B B Haynes school children to the cultural arts of of his homeland Brazil