SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
ARTS IN EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS
CALENDAR CALL FOR ENTRIES
What’s Happening?
The nation’s second annual Arts in Education Week takes place this year September 11–17. Last summer, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution, introduced by local Congresswoman Jackie Speier, designating the second week of September as a time to celebrate how “arts education, comprising a rich array of disciplines, including dance, music, theatre, media arts, literature, design, and visual arts, is a core academic subject and an essential element of a complete and balanced education for all students.”
This year, the Arts Education Partnership is hosting their fall national forum—entitled “Transforming Urban School Systems Through the Arts”—on September 15 and 16 in San Francisco. Education leaders from all over the country will be in San Francisco to explore how arts education initiatives across the country are revitalizing schools and positively impacting students’ lives, moving them toward success in school, work, and life. This is an amazing opportunity for Bay Area arts organizations to demonstrate our integral role in education and to showcase our programs to local, state, and national advocates.
What Can I Do?
Bay Area arts and education organizations have created an online National Arts in Education Week Calendar, in cooperation with the Alameda County Arts Commission and the San Francisco Arts Commission, where local community and school-based public arts events (free or low-cost) occurring between September 11 and 17 can be posted. AEP forum attendees, as well as local stakeholders, families, teachers, teaching artists, and arts advocates, will have the chance to find out about and attend your events. Organizations are particularly encouraged to host family-friendly events on Saturday, September 17. In-school and out-of-school events can occur all week.
How Do I List My Event?
- To list your event, please go to http://www.artiseducation.org/calendar/.
- Click on “Post Your Event! [+].” This will take you to a New Event form.
- Choose “National Arts in Education Week: Bay Area Events” from the Calendar drop down menu, then click “Next.”
- Fill out your event’s information on the "General" and "Location" tabs. After you have filled out the information, click “Next.”
Congratulations! Your event has been submitted. If you have any trouble adding your event to the Calendar, or for general questions, please email artineducation2011@gmail.com.
You are also invited to attend a series of special community events scheduled for Wednesday, September 14. For more information, go to http://www.performingartsworkshop.org/htmlmail/artsineducationweekflyer.html.
