Arts Organization

In a breakthrough "Organization Man for the twenty-first century, bestselling author Art Kleiner reveals that every organization is driven by a desire to satisfy a Core Group of influential individuals and explains why understanding this group's expectations is the key to success. When corporate leaders announce, with seeming sincerity, "We make our decisions on behalf of our shareholders," their words are taken at face value. But as recent news stories prove, this imperative is routinely violated. In "Who Really Matters, Art Kleiner argues that the dissonance between a declared mission and actual operation can be seen at organizations large and small. All organizations have one motive in common. Every decision--which projects to back, who to promote, or how to spend money--is affected by the perceived wants and needs of a core group of people "who really matter." The composition of the group can differ from organization to organization. Often, the most senior people in the hierarchy are members--but not always. Sometimes, the people who "matter" can extend far down the corporate ladder, or even reach outside the company to include key customers, labor union leaders, and stockholders. Kleiner gives readers clues about how to identify a core group's real mission by observing its day-to-day actions, listening to the fundamental message it sends employees, examining its management of new members; understanding the ideas that shape its policies about management, money, and the way the world works; and avoiding the taboos governing the way it operates. Whether you're a member of the Core Group--or want to be--this deft, engaging blend of argument and observation, anecdotes andadvice, is the one guide you'll need to achieve your career goals and aspirations by navigating the hidden pathways in any organization, large or small.

This comprehensive "survival kit" gives new and experienced art specialists and classroom teachers practical advice and ready-to-use tools for implementing an effective K-8 art education program plus over 125 exciting, illustrated art projects with reproducible student handouts in a variety of creative media. For easy use, all materials are printed in a big 8-1/4" x 11" lay-flat binding that folds flat for photocopying of the student project handouts and organized into two major parts. Part I, The Art Program, provides tested guidelines and reproducibles for building the program and making art appreciation and activities fun. Included are tips for writing art lesson plans, creating bulletin boards, and assessing artwork as well as the developmental characteristics of students as they apply to art at each grade level, K through 8, discipline suggestions, safety precautions, and more. Part II, The Art Curriculum, presents more than 100 specially selected art projects organized by medium into nine units. Each project is illustrated, complete and ready for use, and includes adaptations for younger students, alternative project(s) and interdisciplinary and multicultural connection. Here's an overview of the projects you'll find in each curriculum unit: Exploring the Elements & Principles of Design. Unit 1 features 12 stimulating projects to help students understand the basic elements and principles of art, such as "Costumes & Color" (color)..."Collage Cityscape" (space)..."Mexican Sun" (texture)...and "Black & White Makes It Right" (contrast).Paper. The 10 projects in Unit 2 include a paper-making activity, "Handmade Paper," and introduce various techniques for creating with paper inactivities like "Story Quilt" and "Pop-Up Greeting Cards."Drawing with Pencil, Pastels, Crayons & Markers. Unit 3 offers 14 projects exploring new ways to work with unfamiliar materials.