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We’re excited to announce our 2025 Internship Opportunity, supported by The Goldstone Family Foundation. Interested applicants should review the attached description and submit a CV and brief cover letter to hello@cARTie.org. As our Co-Founder, Clare Murray, reflects: “there is nothing like interning with a small, grassroots nonprofit!” We hope you’ll help us spread the word. See https://lnkd.in/ef33rmKd for more. #arteducation #museumeducation #internship #ctinternship #museuminternship #museumsmatter #ctarts #ctartscene

🚨 Last night, the Administration issued a new Executive Order aimed at gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to supporting museums directly undermines the will of the people and the critical roles museums play in American society. We’re coordinating with our partners and champions on Capitol Hill, and you can expect an update from us in the coming days. 📢 What can you do right now? Prepare ahead of Monday. We will provide you with the tools to tell your story, but no one can tell it better than you can. Your elected officials need to know how your museums and communities have been supported through IMLS funding and what’s at stake: education, jobs, conservation, and vital programs for your community. The future of the museum field depends on all of us. Updates: https://lnkd.in/gkYqBUm3 Full Executive Order: https://lnkd.in/gfJeHXjA

Wow, just wow ⭐️ “In these moments, I found myself in awe - not as the teacher, but as the learner. cARTie’s lessons are truly transformative, reinforcing how the visual arts serve as a powerful tool for students to express emotional intelligence, honor diverse perspectives, and share their unique voices.” ~ Terese Maguire, Milford Early Childhood Supervisor Special shoutout to Carly Onorato McGannon! [Image Descriptions: Orange text recounts a recent testimonial from Terese Maguire, Milford Early Childhood Supervisor, over a yellow background: “When Carly introduced our preschoolers to the idea of becoming ‘emotion scientists,’ she engaged them in a rich discussion about the painting The Boy Who Loves Green. It was incredible to hear their thoughtful insights unfold. One student observed, ‘he is calm because green is the color of calm and peaceful, like our Little Spot.’ Another noted, ‘his eyes are bright, so that means he is joyful.’ The most transformative moment for me as an educator came when the students, working in pairs, boarded the cARTie bus to continue their emotion scientist investigations. As they examined the artwork, two young girls discussed a painting of a woman. One said, ‘her eyes aren’t just blue like some people’s—they’re a darker blue. She looks very sad.’ Her partner responded, ‘I noticed her nose is scrunched up. I do that when I’m worried. I think she’s worried about something.’ Another student eagerly called me over to share his discovery. ‘Do you see the cardinal in the corner?’ he asked. When I admitted I hadn’t noticed it, he explained, ‘we were talking about how this is a peaceful painting because it’s in the forest. Even though the bird is red, that doesn’t mean it’s angry—there are different kinds of red, and some reds are happy.’ In these moments, I found myself in awe—not as the teacher, but as the learner. cARTie’s lessons are truly transformative, reinforcing how the visual arts serve as a powerful tool for students to express emotional intelligence, honor diverse perspectives, and share their unique voices.”] #cARTieMatters #cARTieInspired #artmuseumbus #artmuseum #museumbus #preschool #reggioemilia #childrensrights #children #criticalthinking #artfulthinking

Happy Women’s History Month from all of us at cARTie! #IWD25

Meet cARTie’s expanded leadership team! Here’s how these leaders matter: ⭐️ Kathleen Waugh, our Director, will be building up cARTie’s presence and making sure we’re woven into the fabric of the arts and education here in CT. ⭐️ Janai Kemp, our Community Partnership Director, will be deepening our community collaborations and mobilizing our Student Advisory Board (cSAB). ⭐️ Carly Onorato McGannon, our School Partnership Director, will be nurturing our school partnerships, rallying our Teacher Advisory Board (cTAB), and organizing our education team. ⭐️ Clare Murray, our Co-Founder and Executive Director, will continue shaping our quality programming, growing our organization, and taking care of our cARTie community. ⭐️ Elizabeth Murray, our Co-Founder and Board Chairperson, will continue holding cARTie accountable for meeting our objectives and bottom line, while also volunteering on the ground and driving the bus around. As we continue growing in the direction of our mission and vision bridging inequities in education and arts access across CT, these leaders will help us advance our strategic priorities of accessibility, sustainability, and expansion (and so much more!). We can’t wait for us all to meet and mingle (and make meaningful differences in the lives of young children, emerging student-artists, and entire communities)! [Image Descriptions: (1) Graphic with colored circles and small circle photos of cARTie’s leaders with the logo in green and text reading “cARTie’s Leadership Team.” (2) Photo of Kat is centered with text reading “Meet Kat!” (3) Photo of Janai is centered with text reading “Meet Janai!” (4) Photo of Carly is centered with text reading “Meet Carly!” (5) Photo of Clare is centered with text reading “Meet Clare!” (6) Photo of Tish is centered with text reading “Meet Tish!”] #cARTieInspired #cARTieMatters

Our 2024 Annual Report is here! Some highlights: ⭐️ Takeaways from our Board and Staff 💚 Stories of Impact from Partners 📖 Research Findings with Kids 👍 Program Impact 📊 Financial Synopses 🙏🏼 An Abundance of Appreciation We hope you enjoy reading about our big learnings and more. #annualreport #cARTieInspired #cARTieMatters

Our team of Early Childhood Art Museum Educators is steadily growing and helping us keep up with demand for more school and community visits. Here you see two of our newest educators, Lori and Josie, trying out some different tools and materials aboard the bus during their intensive training this week, in preparation for their days ahead helping introduce young students to the world of museums and the myriad benefits of art and museum -based learning. Have no doubt, there was a lot of theory and research discussed as well 🤓 [Image Description: A photograph of two educators peeking through lenses in playful poses is centered with a yellow background.] #cARTieInspired #cARTieMatters #museumeducation

Get a glimpse into The cARTie Curriculum and understand where some of our promising practices come from… 📖 How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish has been a staple in our Co-Founders’ homes. We can’t wait for you to listen in, find inspiration, and share your thoughts! [Video Description: Videos of our Co-Founder, Elizabeth Murray, reading Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish‘s book, How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, play before a long pause on page 31 with a call to action to ask young children to “tell us more!”] #cARTieMatters #cARTieInspired #earlychildhood #museumeducation #promisingpractices

For all of you #EmotionScientists out there, we’d love to invite you to study some recent student feedback with us 📊 Since the start of this school year, we’ve been asking the students we serve how they feel about coming aboard. Here are some closeups from our analysis thus far, following the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence’s RULER Approach and coaching we’ve received from Zorana Ivcevic Pringle. We can’t wait to scaffold upon our visits and get back to our school partners soon for more art museum enrichment this year! [Image Descriptions: (1) Closeup of a heat map showing feeling words organized in a mood meter fashion with the cARTie bus logo. (2) Zoomed out look at how students feel following a mood meter fashion with the cARTie bus logo.] #cARTieInspired #cARTieMatters #sel #selarts #ruler #moodmeter

What a year it has been! 7,053 students reached. 490 hours of educational programming. 204 hours of educator training. 94 school visits. 18 community pop-ups. And now... As we gear up for a 2025 with even more impact, we’re so close to our year-end goal: raising $15k and bringing another 1,500 kids aboard our art museum bus. Every dollar counts and brings us one step closer to our goal. Ready to make a difference? 💰 Get your tax-deductible donations in before the end of the year. Visit www.cARTie.org to DONATE TODAY! 👀 There’s an added incentive for our Top Fundraiser (a private cARTie wine & craft night for you and six friends)! 🗣️ Share cARTie’s mission with friends and family! 🤝 Check if your company matches donations at https://lnkd.in/ePjjQ_Qv.