Events

You are invited to a 28-day virtual summit entitled, Strengths & Struggles in Schools & Society: Producing Critical and Creative Examinations of Intersectional Lives. This online event will run September 2-22.

We all know that arts education is good, right? The vast majority of Americans (90 percent) believe that the arts should be a part of a well-rounded education for K-12 students. Decision makers in the U.S. Department of Education, in every state, from both sides of the aisle – and even from other sectors, such as business and science – agree. So why do we still have to celebrate during National Arts in Education Week?

What is our social and political purpose? This November, Communicating the Museum takes the pulse of the world. Across a four-day programme of events, debates, workshops, talks and tours, you will discover the best museum outreach initiatives, the most challenging collaborations, and the most insightful successes (and failures) in the fields of communications, education, and audience engagement.

The 2017 AEP Annual Convening takes place Sept. 6-7 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The convening will explore arts-centered solutions aimed at ensuring America’s youth have access to a high-quality education in and through the arts. For more information

The Creative Journey: Blazing an Arts-Integrated Pathway to Educator Capacity & Instructional Innovation Arts integration can create positive change for students and educators alike. This session will showcase the journey and successes of Prince Georges County Public Schools in supporting innovative instruction across the curriculum. Attend this free live event.

Join us for a one-hour Research: Art Works grant guidelines workshop. A presentation by NEA Office of Research & Analysis staff will be followed by a Q&A session. The National Endowment for the Arts' Office of Research & Analysis makes awards to support research that investigates the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecology or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.

2017 Super Summer Summit

The Kennedy Center’s VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Conference, taking place Aug. 6-7 in Austin, Texas, allows participants to engage in conversations and learning opportunities focused on equitable access to arts-based and arts-integrated instruction for students with disabilities.

Memphis College of Art offers an opportunity for rising high school juniors and seniors to earn 2 college level credit hours when they attend the two-week Summer Academy at the MCA campus. Summer Academy provides a studio experience for highly motivated high school art students with the intent to study art at the college level. Professors teach these students a variety of studio classes, including Illustration, Metals, Graphic Design, Painting and Drawing, and Photography, and give them a glimpse of what potentially lies ahead for them in college.