Davis School Arts Foundation

If you missed the Home for the Holidays Concert you can still watch this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNTMCnwcvNM Donations of $25 or more through January 1, will still receive a DVD of past Home for the Holidays Concerts best and greatest hits. It is a wonderful show and if you already watched it, you can enjoy it a second time!

Hello Davis! Welcome to the 17th Annual Home for the Holidays concert! A beloved local traditionthe "Home for the Holidays" concert - continues this year streaming online. Concert producer Bill Fairfield has brought together many returning favorite local musicians, as well as adding some new special guests to this year's video program. Familiar guests include Joe and Hattie Craven, the DHS Madrigals, Rita Hosking duo, Misner & Smith, Alaina Rose, Kora Feder, Boot Juice, Bil...l Edwards, the Fairfields, Dave Nachmanoff, and Mumbo Gumbo guitarist Brian Rivers. As usual, the event is a benefit for the Davis School Arts Foundation, and viewers are encouraged to make a donation in lieu of the usual ticket purchase. DMA and KDRT are thrilled to serve as partners and offer the community a variety of ways to view and listen. The event will be simulcast Thursday December 17 at 7 PM on KDRT 95.7 FM and DCTV Channel 15, and will be available for video and audio streaming at kdrt.org (a link will be provided the day of the show). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNTMCnwcvNM

Hello! Today is the Downtown Davis Virtual Tree Lighting Ceremony followed by a concert from the Davis Children's Chorale.

Hello out there fellow art enthusiasts! Bill Fairfield helping to organize Home for the Holidays 2020 for your enjoyment from the comfort of your own home! The event will take place Thursday, December 17 at 7:00 PM. Join us for the two hour event featuring top music acts who make a point of supporting Davis school arts programs. Crank up the volume and melt with Marcia Ball, The Madrigals, Boot Juice, Joe and Hattie Craven, Rita Hosking, Misner & Smith, and many, many more. T...he show will air on Davis Ch 15, Davis Media Access, DMA’s YouTube channel and KDRT radio (local & internet). Tickets sales from this concert provide regular funding for the DSAF, but tickets are not required this year. Instead, Billy asks viewers to make a donation via Paypal to the DSAF: www.davisschoolartsfoundation.org/donate Alternatively, you can jump directly to our Paypal donation page: https://tinyurl.com/y6aukncj

Hello Davis, The Davis School Arts Foundation is pleased to announce our collaboration with The Davis Arts Center and the Davis Joint Unified School District to provide Art Kits for all 5th grade students throughout the district. This onetime block grant, estimated at $40,000, will take the place of our usual grant program for the 2020-2021 school year. ABOUT THE KITS:... Kits will be made available with a variety of materials delivered directly to all 5th grade students, accompanied by printed lessons and backed up by video support. The art activities will build on one another, include art history, technique and cultural diversity. Classroom teachers, science teachers and other artists will also receive kits so they have the option of developing projects and sharing them throughout the school year. Art Kits and lessons can be incorporated into online lessons with teachers, used offline to compliment online instruction such as science drawing, or simply for fun. Written materials will be translated into Spanish and reviewed for cultural relevance. The Art Kits will also include Sing-A-Long videos with local artists. The songs will be from a variety of cultures, and genres with closed captioning included. All materials can continue to be used when and if schools return to site based instruction. California Arts Standards will be used in determining projects and materials for the kits. PROCESS AND TIMELINE: No application will be necessary all 5th grade students and teachers will receive kits. Distribution will be through each school site’s existing materials pickup system. Availability is targeted for mid-December or early January for use in the second trimester. In addition to the Art Kits we hope to develop Dance Curriculum sets for K-6 grades. Each set of videos will be available to all elementary school teachers. They will be taught by diverse instructors from the region and include teacher guides to each video. This portion of the project will require additional funding. We are exploring funding options including school district funds, PTA’s, community donors and more. Covid19 and the move to online instruction made individual DSAF 2020 2021 grants problematic. DSAF recognized a new approach was needed that was easy, equitable, relevant and fun. We believe the Art Kit Project meets that goal and our mission to provide partnership and support of culturally relevant arts education for children in our public schools. Questions regarding the project or DSAF can be sent to: [email protected]

Mariachi Puente is back and kicking with Soy Mexico Americano!