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Why Art Education Matters by Lynda Resnick
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 12:03 — ArtsEd Whenever education budgets get tightened, art programs are the first to get cut. Like the enduring popularity of reality TV, this never ceases to amaze me. So much evidence points to art's importance in a child's development - and not just in the development of abstract thought. Art is a critical component in a well-rounded education.Philanthropist, arts patron Evelyn Haas dies
Thu, 02/04/2010 - 14:29 — ArtsEdMrs. Haas, widow of Walter A. Haas Jr., led the family foundation, the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, which has contributed more than $364 million to hundreds of community and cultural organizations that make the Bay Area what it is. They include the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the restoration of Crissy Field and The Chronicle's Season of Sharing Fund.
