Beyond Study Guides and Assemblies: Increase the Impact of your Arts Education Programs - Nov. 17

Many arts and cultural organizations want to develop arts education programs that provide a deeper artistic experience and have more impact on the young people they serve. This discussion will share a process for you to use to examine what in-depth arts education programs could look like for your organization.

• What is the range of arts education programs that you can adapt for your organization– from discipline-based training to integration with school curriculum to promoting social justice?
• How can your education programs connect with your artistic mission?
• Who is the best audience for your education programs?
• What are the opportunities and challenges when planning in-school and/or out-of-school programs?
• How do you connect with potential partners including teaching artists, host sites, schools, and communities?

You will hear from three different organizations representing a range of arts education strategies, including Miro Dance Theatre, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, and Spiral Q Puppet Theatre.

Who Should Attend?

• Arts and cultural organizations without existing arts education programs that are interested in starting education programs
• Arts and cultural organizations that want to expand their existing arts education programs to provide more in-depth programs than they are currently providing
• Anyone wishing to better connect their arts education programs with their artistic mission and with communities