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Contribute to the 2010~2011 Adopt A School Fundraising Campaign 10/08/10 Jill Klein Rone appeared in elementary schools all this past week with  her environmental and health-oriented show. The kids at Greenwood  were enthralled. Art holds kids attention! and Jill taught them to  express themselves in sign language. Jill was part of MAC's Adopt-a-  School program which brings art into classrooms in every Morgan County  school each year. It is funded in part by the Morgan County School  Board. Adopt a School if MAC's longest running program. MAC is justifiably proud of its work enriching the life of Morgan County youth with the arts. Morgan County schools are the envy of most in the state because of the number of art teachers we have as well as the additional programs both inspired by and developed by MAC. The annual Youth Art Show staged by MAC at the Ice House displays remarkable talent from literally hundreds of students and enthusiastic participation from local teachers. We scarcely need to remind you of the immense value of exposing children to art. Children who are in school today will face the task of finding work in a new economy where the most important resource is creativity. Nothing helps the natural creativity of every child to unfold and develop more than experience with the arts whether music, visual arts, literature, theater or dance. Programs 2010-2011 School Year ARTISTS IN THE SCHOOLS Colleen Anderson Songwriting 10th Grade www.motherwitdesign.com   Creative self-expression is a basic human need, like the need to be nourished with food. Encouraged, it can flourish to enrich individuals and societies; thwarted, it diminishes both. In workshops, I try to share the joy, fun, depth, and solace I have found in poems, stories, and songs.   Mick Souter - Stephen Foster 5th Grade Jill Klein-Rone - Drama Arts GradesK-2 David Leonhardt & Shelly Oliver - Tap & Jazz for Kids   Donation Opportunities   MAC is a 501(c)(3) corporation, granted tax exempt status by the IRS. All donations are tax deductible. Adopt-A-School: Contributions to the adopt-a-school program are also used to match grants. These funds are specifically ear-marked to pay the artists that MAC brings into the Morgan County School system. Art Supplies for Morgan County Art Teachers: MAC "grants" all contributions made to this fund to Morgan County art teachers through an annual application process. Contributions to the Adopt-A-School or the Art Supply Fund of $50 or more include a family membership. Click here for a member/donor form. 33 Years of Adopt-A-School Presenting artists in local schools has always been a major goal of the Morgan Arts Council. From its first artist in the school just months after being established in 1977, MAC has presented the talents of more than 150 professional artists in all media to students in every Morgan County school. Close to $200,000 has been spent on artists in the schools provided by Arts in Education state and federal grants, Board of Education allocations and donations from the community. In 1988, the Adopt-a-School program was established to formalize this collaboration. Over the years, systems have been developed to give teachers and principals ways to both evaluate programs presented and have increased say in the types of art programming done and its connection with curriculum. Based on stringent criteria, MAC's Arts in Education grants have been rated among the best in the state. To bring parents into the equation, most Adopt-a-School artists also give presentations in the community at the Ice House concerts. Children who have enjoyed the artist in school love the opportunity to share that experience with their parents.