Announcing the Arlington Friends of the Visual Art!

The Arlington Public Schools K-12 Visual Arts Department would like to announce the formation of the Arlington Friends of the Visual Art. The mission of the Friends is outlined below. If you are interested in joining or if you are interested in helping the K-12 art department in some of the ways outlined below, please contact Interim Director of Visual Art, David Ardito at ydpaa@yahoo.com or by contacting me at dchisholm@arlington.k12.ma.us

Mission of the Arlington Friends of the Visual Art

The Arlington Friends of the Visual Art supports the K-12 Visual Art Department in Arlington's nine public schools by advocating for art education, fundraising, providing
publicity and by helping with events such as student and staff art exhibits.

The Arlington Friends of the Visual Art promotes the belief that art education is essential to the full intellectual and emotional development of all children.

Arlington Friends of the Visual Art will:

• Increase public awareness of the Art program

• Support K-12 Art teachers

• Raise funds for professional development for teachers, art events, field trips, scholarships and equipment

Funds raised by the Friends of the Visual Art will not supplant school budget funds and will provide special opportunities for visiting artists, professional development for teachers, arts events, special field trips, scholarships and equipment that would otherwise be impossible.

Members can opt to attend monthly Friends of the Visual Art meetings, to help with specific projects and/or to become officers who will set meeting agendas and who will be the liaisons between FOVA members and the K-12 art teaching staff and the K-12 Director of Visual Arts.