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One Grade. One Venue.
Guaranteed.
Inside the Arts
1
Camille
Russell Love
Camille Russell Love
Love has been
executive director of
the City of Atlanta
Mayor’s Office of
Cultural Affairs
(@atlantaoca) for
more than two
decades.
Almost from its inception, the tag line,
One Grade. One Venue. Guaranteed.,
has served as the Cultural Experience
Project’s (CEP) mission statement. Not
only does it embody the Mayor’s Office
of Cultural Affairs’ (OCA) vision for and
commitment to Atlanta Public Schools
(APS) students, but also, the five words
are the quintessential elevator pitch — they
describe, succinctly and in clear language,
what the program is all about.
For at least two decades, K-12 arts
funding has been in decline. Added
to that fact, federal legislation enacted in the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act,
refocused administrators at school districts around the country on reading, math,
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and accountability for student achievement. As a result, arts instruction suffered, and
children were left without opportunities to explore more right-brain activities.
We know now that arts and culture education is critical to the development of
the whole child—particularly for low-income and POC students. To help synthesize
the research, Americans for the Arts outlined ten ways in which the arts benefit all
children (visit americansforthearts.org and search for 10 arts education fast facts).
With assistance from OCA Art Program Manager, Monica Prothro, and in
partnership with APS staff, we launched the program during the 2004-2005 academic
year. Together, we moved arts and culture exposure and education to the front of
the line for APS students. Founding the program was also personal for me. At the
time, my children were enrolled in local public schools. As I moved around the city, I
noticed fewer APS school buses parked outside cultural venues than those from other
districts. With the Mayor’s blessing, I took action.
Approaching its 17th anniversary, CEP continues to follow the research and
remains committed to the APS students it serves. Throughout its almost two-decade-
long history, CEP has benefitted significantly from generous donors and cultural
partners. Staff at area cultural venues create eye-opening experiences for students that
are grade-appropriate, intellectually stimulating and fun.
Now, as we sit poised to emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions,
we are eager to reengaging our APS colleagues, cultural partners, and donors to
once again offer to APS students the phenomenal cultural experiences for which the
program is known — One Grade. One Venue. Guaranteed.QD
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