me arts ed

Celebration continues

Americans for the Arts has been celebrating National Arts in Education Week across the nation. I’ve appreciated the information that they’ve provided all week and I hope you have as well. A great big THANK YOU to Jeff Poulin, Arts Ed Program Manager at the Americans for the Arts, for providing this information. Included below are links and information to help you recognize the importance of arts education.

This week, Americans for the Arts is running a blog salon featuring youth voices on the topic of #BecauseOfArtsEd. You may consider sharing what is posted in the coming days – here are the ones from yesterday:

• My Past, Present, Future in Music Education
• Contact Crash: How jumping head first into arts education affected my life
• The Arts Give us a Social Conscious
• Unexpected Insights

The following professional development opportunities remain for the week; you may consider sharing with your networks:

• Friday, September 15: Arts Education for Native American Youth. Register for the webinar & #ArtsEdChat! 

Jeff’ s favorite social media posts shared yesterday 

• This cafeteria step dance in Oswego, IL
• The Tony Awards celebrating theatre educators!
• This quote from Chance the Rapper supporting arts ed
• Videos from the Hawaii Arts Alliance
• This quote from Matt Damon from his school district!

Please check out the on ArtsMeet national arts event calendar and share events with friends and colleagues in your region (or other regions, too!)

Thank you for being a leader in the field of arts education and for joining the celebration of National Arts in Education Week.