Enter your email below to help retrieve your password.
Our annual Conference for Community Arts Education is the preeminent gathering of community arts education leaders in the United States. The program features more than four dozen workshops, roundtables, plenary sessions, site visits, and social events—plus full-day preconference institutes. Delegates enjoy opportunities to develop new skills, share effective practices, explore model programs, visit leading arts education institutions, and build relationships with colleagues. Delegates return home inspired with new ideas about how to advance their organization and better serve their community.
"How do we harness that brilliant energy of teenagers---teenagers that create new forms of music and culture and new political and social movements?"
Playwright, artist, and teacher Will Power is known across the globe as one of the most provocative and fresh voices in the world of art---not only for his acclaimed theatrical performances and contributions to the world of hip hop, but also for his ongoing work with teens throughout the U.S., across Africa and in the former Soviet Union. Through performance and dialogue, Will makes the case that the foundation for a better future for our society lies in our ability as artists, educators and activists to engage youth and harness their unique creativity. He discusses how to build youth participation in the arts by helping teenagers learn the history and culture of their communities and providing them with tools to experiment and innovate.
"What is the exchange that can happen between sectors of our field that is more than polite but is in fact practice-changing?"
Arts educator and author Eric Booth challenges us to move beyond what he calls "a culture of scarcity" and embrace the expansive, creative impulses that got us into the arts in the first place. Increasing lifelong learning opportunities in the arts requires that we, the arts sector, come out of our "silos" (as diverse organizations, disciplines, etc.) to identify and act upon our common ground, especially in this time of limited resources when our competing impulse is often to hunker down and focus in. By continuing to identify our areas of intersection, we can better leverage shared resources, exchange models of best practice, identify new areas for innovation and growth, and more boldy demonstrate the positive impact of our work.
David Lapin, Executive Director, Community Music Center of Boston, Boston, MA Andrea S. Temkin, Resources and Resiliency Coordinator for the Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership, Alameda County Office of Education, Hayward, CA
Jason Yoon, Executive Director, New Urban Arts (NUA), Providence , RI
This resource brought to you by the National Guild for Community Arts Education. www.nationalguild.org