Building a Strong Voice: New from ArtsEd Tennessee
The Headline ArtsEd Tennessee is launching a free online course, Building a Strong Voice for Arts Education in Tennessee. The course is designed to advance knowledge and understanding of arts...
Taking Action: Stakeholder Participation and Engagement
A key component of any social change effort is in the engagement and participation of stakeholders. Regardless of the size, stakes, and subject matter of advocacy campaigns, outcomes depend in...
The Power of the Individual in Advocacy
In the Introduction to Case-making and Systems Change, I shared an emerging model for how practitioners – such as artists, educators, community leaders, and more – can make the case...
Case-making and Systems Change in Arts & Cultural Education
I am excited to join with colleagues at Creative Generation to launch a new series on case-making and systems change in arts and cultural education. In 2021, a collaborative project...
Because Shift Happens: Setting New Goals
There comes a time for honest reflection in the life of every arts educator and arts education program. Educators and community partners spend every waking moment pursuing the delivery of...
The Amanda Gorman Effect: Seize the Moment
We are striving to forge our union with purpose. To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man. And so we lift our gaze, not...
Be It Resolved. Sustaining ArtsEd in 2021
Who’s ready for 2021? I’m so ready that I’m starting early on my New Year’s Resolutions. I resolve to stop doom-scrolling, be kind, turn outrage into action, laugh more, and...
Sustainability in Arts Ed Part 2: The Keystone
In an earlier post, I describe sustainability in arts education as the result of interactions among like-minded stakeholders within a complex landscape. This post investigates the keystone of sustainability in...
Title IVA Funding for Arts Education
This is what arts ed advocates have been waiting for. A funding stream from the Federal government that can be used for music and the arts. One of the best...
Arts Education Partnerships: Greater Than the Sum
The educational experience of students and teachers is enriched by arts partnerships between schools and practicing artists. Arts partnerships have evolved since I was a dance teaching artist in rural...
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