The Nevada County Board of Supervisors (BOS) proclaimed March 2022 as Youth Art Month in Nevada County. Superintendent of Schools Scott Lay presented the three goals of the Strategic Arts Plan 2020-2025:
- Supporting Schools to Understand and Use the Arts Standards & Framework
- Coordinate Resources to Support Arts Education
- Ensure the Sustainability of Arts Education in Nevada County
As a part of Youth Art Month, private and public schools across Nevada County will be invited to hang student artwork from grades K-12 in the upstairs landing and second floor hallways of the Eric Rood Administrative Center from March 4 to May 27, 2022. Not only does the proclamation raise awareness for art education but it also is widely admired by the public and staff alike.
Superintendent Lay’s presentation to the BOS included the community partnerships developed over time:
Music in the Mountains:
Take 5 Classical Music Listening Program
Carnegie Link Up Recorders Program
World Music NOW
InConcert Sierra:
Music Live
Educational Concerts for elementary students/scholarships
Peers Performing 4 Peers
Young Composers Project
Sierra College & Nevada County Media, Center for the Arts & Nevada County Government:
Young at Art: County-wide Student Art Exhibit
Nevada County Arts Council:
ARTISTS in SCHOOLS: Local Artists teaching arts-integrated lessons
KVMR Radio Station/Nevada County Media:
Educationally Speaking, a bi-monthly talk show about Nevada County Education
Art Docent Program:
Scripted visual arts lessons and projects, learning artists’ history & artistic techniques
Nevada County Libraries:
Nevada County Reads