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Students are continuing to see teachers who are a different gender than they are, and a different skin color. Does it matter? Yes, according to a significant body of research: Students tend to benefit from having teachers who look like them, especially nonwhite students.

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is now accepting entries for its Fourth Annual Picture Freedom Art Contest — a nationwide student art competition sponsored by Toyota. Picture Freedom challenges students to create works of art capturing America’s struggle for inclusive freedom and equality. Selected Works Will Be Featured In Special Exhibition Sponsored By Toyota Summer 2018.

You’ve seen the headlines and heard the calls to action—the current landscape of arts leadership does not reflect an immensely diverse New York City, and the national statistics are even more stark. In 2018 the Arts & Business Council of New York (ABC/NY) is expanding on the success of its 25-year-old Diversity in Arts Leadership internship by approaching a new challenge area in the career continuum where we can grow and share our expertise.

Last fall, Victoria George of ArtsBoston formed the Network of Arts Administrators of Color (NAAC) with 30 members. With seed money and continued support from Bank of America (BCA Hall of Fame honoree, 2000), the network has grown to over 200 members who engage in conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and have opportunities to learn from community leaders. Read about this Success Story.

What practices can make American art museums more inclusive? The Association of Art Museum Directors and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently published four case studies, the first group in a series of eight, highlighting the work of Studio Museum in Harlem, Brooklyn Museum, The Andy Warhol Museum, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

In January 2017, Micah Pegues was perusing the racks of Barnes & Noble in her hometown of Dallas, Texas, during her winter break from New York University. She hoped to find a magazine that would inspire her work as a young maker and a person of color who dabbles in photography, animation, and numerous other creative pursuits—but she left empty-handed.

People say we’re in the middle of a second civil rights movement, and we are. The only surprise is that the first one ever ended. The artist Kerry James Marshall was there for it. He was just a kid then, born in Birmingham, Ala., in 1955. But kids take in a lot.

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.

The following statement is issued by National Art Education Association President, Kim Huyler Defibaugh, Ed.D., following the events in Charlottesville, VA over the weekend.

This Seminar offers stimulating dialogue for School Teachers (K-12) of all disciplines, including history, social studies, philosophy, literature, philosophy, and government. Given the varied responses to the recent election and the documented increase in incidents of hateful speech and other attacks on school campuses and in classrooms across the country, having a space to learn and practice how to engage difficult conversations on controversial subjects is needed now more than ever. Although the seminar emphasizes the analysis of history and political theory, it serves to foster community among school teachers and change-makers interested in practicing and encouraging critical thinking about contested political and ethical issues framed by what Hannah Arendt called “the human condition of plurality.” The seminar will take place over the course of four weeks at UC Davis, June 25 through July 21, 2017.