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learning inside
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Love is always creative,
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Raising
Expectations Inc.
Raising Expectations Inc. provides helpful tools to teachers, parents, and students
on how to enhance their connections with the beauty and diversity of artistic
expressions in the music, dance, visual art, and spoken word.  And now modern
technology allows visual/performing arts genres to be experienced through amazing
computer graphic designs!  

Visit websites of our affiliated artist to learn more about what they are working on in
their careers.  Raising Expectations Inc. can bring these artists to you through our
workshop series or we can organize a site visit to their studios where you can see
exactly how they create their artwork and run their innovative businesses! Scroll
down more and you'll find some of our helpful resources in arts development and
past RaisingSTARS e-newsletters!

Don't forget about our Arts Apprenticeships over the summer as well.  Complete
Apprenticeship Registration Form to become a R.E. Arts Apprentice and work one-
on-one with artist mentors and learn from each other as you innovate designs
together.

Music Websites

Bomani Armah's Park Triangle Productions  - www.parktriangle.com
Amadou Kouyate's In Memory of African Culture (Drumming)
Afi (Soul Songstress) - http://www.liberatedmuse.com/profile/AfiSoul
Nusaiba's Record Company - http://www.spawkenempire.com/home.html
Shaman Work Recordings
Hip-Hop Educational Literacy Program (H.E.L.P.)............


Art Websites

Akili Ron Anderson's Stained Glass and Sculpture Studios - www.jiii.com/akilironanderson
K. Wesley Clark's Sonrise, Inc. - www.sonriseinc.com & Eldridge & Claiborne, LLC
Joyce Wellman's Art Gallery Website - www.joycewellman.co
Groove Arts Collective - www.iconnecthedots.com
AM/Radio Mbilashaka  (*2008 Youth Mural Project Partners)
Montana Ray's website - artBeatCollective
Tai Rotan's T-Shirt Art Designs - Oxossi Website.
Custom Printed T-Shirts by RushOrderTees.com

Dance Websites

Binahkaye Joy's "Open Space Activation" Dance Rebirth - www.osadance.blogspot.com
Dance Place
Step Afrika
The Washington Ballet.............


Theatre Websites

The Arena Stage
Atlas Performing Arts Theatre
The Lincoln Theatre
Gala Hispanic Theatre.............


Helpful Resources

Teaching and Learning Techniques
Community Change for Youth Development
Imagine! An Introduction to Arts (NEA Publication)
Screening and Assessing Youth Mental Health
How to Increase Family Involvement
Collection of Youth Studies
Art in Peacemaking Guidebook

Past RaisingSTARS E-newsletters

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Check Back for More Resources and Arts Research!
                                                     R.E.'s Youth Open Mic Event, grants and more!

October/November 2006 Issue          - Includes Poetry Corner submissions, Congressional
                                                     Report Card on the Arts, Taste of Justice Art Gallery
                                                     Showcase, Words from a Young Male Artist and more!

Dec 2006 /January 2007 Issue          - Includes helpful resources in arts programming, articles
                                                     on R.E.'s Holiday Karaoke Jam, R.E.'s Voice Lessons
                                                     Workshop, R.E.'s Sculpture Studio visit and more!
"RE-EDUCATE, RE-UNIFY, RE-CONNECT THROUGH THE ARTS"
Phone/Fax: (888) 549 - 3695 * E-mail: Info@RaisingExpectationsDC.org