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Welcome to the Home Page of the
ARTS DIVISION
a Division of the National Association for Gifted Children

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The Arts Division is one of fourteen divisions in the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Division membership is open to members of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) for an additional $10 fee per year. Memberships in divisions run concurrent with NAGC membership. (membership application).

Division Information

The Arts Division focuses on concerns of characteristics and needs of the artistically gifted and talented student and the role of the arts in the education of all gifted individuals.

The Arts Division believes that artistic expression is a basic and necessary function of healthy and productive individuals, and that the health and productivity of a society is reflective of the degree of artistic expression among its citizens. Therefore, it is the commitment of this Division to initiate, develop, and implement strategies and resources that will support interest and abilities in the Visual and Performing Arts.

Specifically, the Division will:

• Promote the recognition and acceptance of the Arts as an essential area of giftedness;
• Encourage research in the area of the artistically gifted and talented;
• Provide practical strategies and resources to foster artistic expression;
• Increase awareness of artistic expression, aesthetic perception, aesthetic valuing, and aesthetic appreciation.

Arts Division Newsletter
(requires Adobe's Acrobat Reader, multiple versions available for free from www.adobe.com)

Spring 2005, Volume XII, Issue 3
pdf version

Winter 2005, Volume XII, Issue 2
pdf version

Events of Note:

Arts Division Institute, during the Convention in Louisville, KY, November 9-13, 2005. More information TBA---mark your calendars!

Division Officers:
Chair: Penny Choice, Chicago, IL
Vice-Chair: Bess Worley II, Williamsburg, VA
Secretary/Treasurer: Valerie Gregory, Colonial Heights, VA

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Division Contact:
For more information about the Arts Division, contact the Division Chair, Penny Choice, via email at: pennychoice@comcast.net

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