Arts Education

Arts Education refers to teaching and learning that weaves engaging and challenging visual and/or performing arts learning into all academic disciplines from language arts and social studies to math and science, from foreign languages to physical education. Educators and artists work as peers to help students develop a rigorous inquiry process whereby they explore, internalize and reflect on all content areas. A Teaching Artist is a professional artist with training and experience in an art form and with knowledge of teaching practice.

Arts Ed Resources

New York State Council on the Arts, Arts Education Program
Funding for not for profits
nysca.org

NYS Learning Standards
www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/arts-standards-implementation-resources

Artrs Education Partnership
www.aep-arts.org
National Organization dedicated to advancing arts education

National Guild for Community Arts Education
www.nationalguild.org
Annual convening, professional development

Lifetime Arts
www.lifetimearts.org
Dedicated to Creative Aging

Association of Teaching Artists
www.teachingartists.com
Providing advocacy, blogs, resources and information

Chicago Arts Partnership in Education
www.capeweb.org
An amazing network and an amazing resource.

ArtsEdge -The Kennedy Center
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx
ArtsEdge is the National Arts and Education Network and supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of t echnology to enhance the K-12 educational experience.

Locally

CAP's Arts Education Grant Program
We have a NYSCA funded re-grant programs for arts education. More info on our grants page. 

Ithaca Public Education Initiative (for ICSD)
www.ipei.org