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GOAL III: ESTABLISH EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD AS A WIDELY. RECOGNIZED CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION A basic education unquestionably includes the arts. The Eugene and Springfield public school systems have been models for the rest of the state and the Northwest in music, art and drama instruction. Excellent programs in theater arts, art and architec- ture, and music and dance at the University of Oregon and Lane Community College have supplied a continual resource of well- trained and often innovative members of arts organizations and teachers for the arts. Currend~ a number of education opportunities, includ- ing the arts, are being seriously eroded by reductions in state funding. Our community must increase collaboration among institutions and initiate strong advocacy and joint marketing efforts for the arts. KEY RECOMMENDATIONS Strengthen the arts as a core compo- nent of education Advocacy for arts education in the K-12 educational system is crucialt especially as we progress with educa- tion reform within the state and seek a strong working relationship between secondary and post-secondary institutions. A regional steering committee must be formed to focus effort and resources on those issues and recom- mendations. These include looking for 12 ~, i ", deficiencies in arts education offeringst J providing suggestions to round out curriculat assisting with the articula- tion of college entrance requirements to include the arts under education reformt and supporting efforts to include arts education in teacher training curricula. This committee should be composed of local experts from private and public schools, colleges and universities, cultural organizations, businesses. parents and community organizations. ] Ifj I Integrate. expand and market arts education and lifelong learning programs. including a summer insti- tute for the arts Eugene-Springfield is rich with educational offerings in the arts on a year-round basis. But many of these programs are known only to a select few or are communicated word-of- mouth. Other programs suffer from lack of publicity and marketing support. An inventory of the offerings should be undertaken in order to join forces in creative ways to bring more participation and interaction in the arts. The most promising opportu- nity that currently exists is packaging all of the educational offerings during the summer months as a "summer institute for the arts" that will attract participants of every age and skill-level ( continued)