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Celebrating Arts Education Month

      May is Arts Education Month in Washington state. Together with ArtsEd Washington, we invite you to join the statewide campaign celebrating and promoting arts education. Read Mayor Mike McGinn's proclamation in support of Arts Education Month. And check out ArtsEd Washington's suggestions on how you can get involved[More]

Arts organizations: take Seattle Public Schools survey on arts education by April 30

Attention community organizations that provide arts programming for students in Seattle Public Schools (SPS): You may have heard that the school district received a planning grant from The Wallace Foundation to develop a coordinated, multi-year K-12 arts plan that includes improved partnerships between schools and external providers. SPS needs your feedback to identify support[More]

Help shape K-12 arts plan at community meetings beginning March 13

Help shape a K-12 visual and performing arts plan for Seattle Public Schools! The school district, the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and community arts organizations are partnering to create an arts plan focused on increasing quality arts education access for all K-12 students. To get input from the community,[More]

Our March eNews is now online

Check out our March eNews, with information about upcoming arts education community meetings, funded CityArtists, opportunties to join our team, a new exhibition documenting family homelessness,  and more. Check it out here.    [More]

ArtsEd Washington accepting nominations for arts education awards

ArtsEd Washington, in partnership with the Association of Washington School Principals, is accepting nominations for the second annual Schools of Excellence in Arts Education Awards. The award recognizes schools that include the arts as an essential part of their students’ education, providing a creative learning environment for outstanding student achievement through the[More]

Help shape K-12 arts plan at community meetings in March

Seattle Public Schools is partnering with the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and community arts organizations to create a comprehensive arts plan focused on increasing quality arts education access for all K-12 students. To help shape the visual and performing arts plan, the city and district are hosting a series of[More]

Watch the video of the 2012 Arts Education Forum

Nearly 200 people attended  the 2012 Arts Education Forum last week at Seattle University’s Pigott Auditorium.  Missed it? You can still hear Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools Director of Curriculum and Instructional Support Wendy London, and a panel of students speak about arts learning, our Arts Education Partnership with the school district, and creating a comprehensive[More]

Join in discussion about arts learning at forum, Feb.16

Don't forget! Join Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield and youth for a panel discussion and community forum about arts education, creative learning and student success. The 2012 Arts Education Forum is tomorrow, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Feb. 16, at Seattle University’s Pigott Auditorium. The forum is[More]

Three ways to contribute to school district K-12 arts plan

Parents, teachers, artists, arts education supporters: make your voice known. Seattle Public Schools has partnered with the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and community arts organizations to create a comprehensive arts plan focused on increasing quality arts education access for all K-12 students.  A vital part of this 18-month planning period[More]

Join mayor, superintendent and youth in discussion about arts learning, Feb. 16

    Northwest Girlchoir. Photo by Sara Gray.   Make sure it's on your calendar! Join Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield and youth for a lively panel discussion and community forum about arts education, creative learning and student success. The 2012 Arts Education Forum is 6:30[More]