ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCES ITS EIGHT INAUGURAL ELEVATED ARTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IT TAKES PLACE AT 12:30 PM AT THE ALBUQUERQUE ART MUSEUM. THE EIGHT SCHOOLS WILL BE CONNECTED TO QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ARTS GROUPS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS, PERFORMANCES, ART LESSONS, FIELD TRIPS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL EXPERIENCES.
THE SCHOOLS WILL PUT AN EMPHASIS ON THE ARTS AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY PARTNERS A WAY TO ENGAGE WITH THESE SCHOOLS. ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS THIS COLLECTIVE ACTION INVESTMENT WILL PAY HUGE BENEFITS FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE.