Arts in Education - LinksLinks to arts in education information, research and grant opportunities are provided below in alphabetical order. For other topic specific links visit our community arts development & nonprofit business, folk arts & heritage, and our general links webpages. Links open in new browser windows or tabs.
After School Resources provides federal resources for out-of-school programs, government guides and research, grant and loan programs, and community success.
Americans for the Arts has education sections and the Art. Ask for More national arts education campaign site. The YouthArts section offers arts, juvenile justice, social service, and other agencies information about planning, providing, and evaluating arts training for at-risk youth.
ArtsEdge provides resources to help educators teach in, through, and about the arts.
Arts Education Partnership has news and research that examine the effects of arts learning on students' social and academic skills: Learning Partnerships: Improving Learning in the Schools with the Arts Partners in the Communities. The State Arts Education Policy Database provides status of arts standards, assessments, high school requirements, etc.
ArtsEd Washington, also known as the Washington Alliance for Arts Education, has a new strategic plan and website. Learn about their Principals' Workshop, the ArtsTime Conference, and becoming an ArtsEd Washington member.
Arts Power is the arts education website of the Business Committee for the Arts, supported by Oklahoma's business leaders who are working to return arts education to their state's schools. This site offers excellent resources for teachers, parents, and arts education advocates.
Arts Recognition and Talent Search provides awards for distinguished arts teachers and student scholarships.
Ask an Artist offers students the opportunity to ask professional artists career questions online.
Center for Arts and Culture is the Cultural Commons website as a public interest site designed to serve all those interested in art, culture, and public policy. Includes daily headlines, conference and meeting announcements, opinion pieces, and a member discussion section.
Columbia Education Center provides on-line and in-print funding references and teacher resources including lesson plans.
Connect for Kids has links to arts education articles and resources, click on "Topics" then "Art".
Creative Directions is an arts organization that offers professional development opportunities in drama for teachers, parents, and artists.
Essential Academic Learning Requirements in the Arts and Arts Frameworks are available from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence has information on more than 30 federal agencies that formed a working group to make hundreds of federally supported, free teaching and learning resources easier to find.
Finding the Thread of an Interrupted Conversation: the Arts, Education, and Community is an article by Arnold Aprill.
Maryhill Museum has information about school services including teacher training, special programs, classroom tours, and educator guides.
International Society for Music Education provides links to resources for music educators.
The Impact of Arts Education on the Work Force is a report by the National Governors Association, which recognizes arts education as significant in creating the 21st Century workforce.
Joy2Learn has e-Presentations featuring world-class visual and performing artists. Students can navigate through an array of videos including performances, insight, history and quiz games.
Kennedy Center’s Arts Edge features Newsbreak, a daily update on what’s happening in the arts and education; Teaching Materials, and Professional Resources.
Kinderart is a collection of free K-8 arts and arts integration lessons.
National Art Educators Association provides recent news and publications for visual art educators: Visual Arts Education: Setting an Agenda for Improving Student Learning (PDF), tips for arts education advocacy, and SAT scores (PDF) of students in the arts.
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies has an arts education publications section and a monthly Arts Education Update. A user-friendly brochure Eloquent Evidence (PDF) summaries reasons for including the arts in K-12 education.
National Endowment for the Arts provides grants for organizations providing educational programming and the National Endowment for the Arts Shakespeare in American Communities initiative has free educational materials.
National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts provides information about scholarships and grants for young, 17 to 18-year old, artists working in all artistic disciplines.
National Gallery of Art offers free-loan educational materials, programs, and resources for teachers.
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
New Horizons for Learning is an international network dedicated to successful, innovative learning. Selected by Study Web as one of the best educational resources on the Web.
National Foundation for the Improvement of Education offers grants and awards for teachers.
PBS TeacherSource provides lessons and activities for pre-K-12 classrooms, as well as recommended books and links.
Project Zero website of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Project Zero’s mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines. The site will connect you to the history and research projects, as well as information on publications and the summer institute.
Seattle Art Museum Teacher Resource Center (TRC) features teacher information on all Museum school tours, teacher programs, Outreach Suitcases, Curriculum Resource Units, and TRC materials.
Smithsonian Institute provides online resources in art and design, history and culture, and science and technology, as well as links to all the Smithsonian museum sites.
The Sphinx Competition offers scholarships for young African-American and Latino string players interested in attending summer institutions like those at Aspen, Tanglewood and Interlochen.
Support Music includes a "Knowledge Base" to help you save, start, or improve your school's music program.
Tacoma Art Museum Education has a section that includes resources for teachers and museum educators.
Thelonious Monk Institute National Jazz Curriculum is available free. Featuring an 11th grade curriculum, tune snippets, visual images, and jazz resources. An 8th and 5th grade curricula will be available soon.
United States Center for the International Association of Theater for Children and Young People provides information about theater for young audiences.
U.S. Department of Education to access news, policy, research and grant sections. See the Education Resource Organizations Directory to contact organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics. Visit ED Pubs to order free books, brochures, videos, and National Standards for Arts Education.
Washington Art Education Association (WAEA) for arts specialists includes registration information for the WAEA Fall Conference, student resources, and professional development and funding resources.
Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) for music educators includes grant, job, and conference information; student activities; and publications.
Who's Dancin Now? - the National Dance Institute's arts education website, is packed with resources for the classroom, for building local arts education partnerships, and for finding arts organizations in your community.
Young Audiences of Oregon and Southwest Washington
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