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ArtsBridge is a network of 22 universities in 13 states and Northern Ireland, and their surrounding schools that confronts the problem of the elimination of the arts from K-12 schools. The arts are a critical component of education - they provide an alternative means to reach out to disadvantaged learners, particularly those with language acquisition delays. Through ArtsBridge projects in urban and low-income areas, using dramatic and visual arts and digital technology, students have developed their creativity and imagination, improved their language skills, increased their motivation to succeed in academic learning, and reinforced their values of peace, community and diversity. ArtsBridge is also a means for university students to provide creative service to their communities while learning the value of social activism and developing longterm commitments to help the disadvantaged.

ArtsBridge is a model for the reinvigoration of the Morrill Act, which created the nation's public universities with the stipulation that they support in perpetuity the socio-economic well-being and educational needs of the citizenry. Since its start in 1996, ArtsBridge has expanded to deliver arts curriculum to over 300,000 pupils, professional support for over 1,500 overworked teachers in time of heavy budget cuts, and scholarship support for nearly 4,000 university arts students. ArtsBridge America is supported by grants from federal, state and municipal governments; private foundations and corporations; and individuals. In 1998 ArtsBridge was the recipient of a national dissemination award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) and has received several awards for its work with schools and communities.

The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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ArtsBridge America . Lawrence University
P.O. BOX 599, Appleton, Wisconsin 54912-0599 . 920.832-6525



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ArtsBridge America . Lawrence University P.O. BOX 599, Appleton, Wisconsin 54912-0599 . 920.832-6525