If we want to live in a just society we must work together – policy makers, schools, teachers, artists and cultural organisations – to ensure that every child and young person experiences an arts education that enables them to fulfil their potential. Otherwise the arts will continue to be the preserve of those who can afford them.
Read moreProgram Spotlight: Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs
The Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs is a catalyst for the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of visual and performing arts education.
Read moreArts Education: A Fundamental Right for Youth in the United States of America
By law, the arts in schools are simply not optional, yet our system continues to create pathways for gaps to exist. In my opinion, this is both a legal transgression and a social injustice. Schools are jeopardizing the future of the very young people they aim to serve by reducing time, talent, and resources dedicated to the arts as important school subjects, which serve as a pathway towards our collective community benefit.
Read moreFrankfurt Declaration Released
On November 19, 2019, the World Alliance for Arts Education released The Frankfurt Declaration, a new international document calling for “transformative action for arts education as being integral to sustaining communities and meeting the needs of all people in the face of critical global challenges.”
Read moreEngagement as an Ethic and a Practice
We need creative education to offer activating glimpses into the histories and the futures that frame this urgency. Just like the political conscience that framed the cross-disciplinary work of the Bauhaus, we need to cultivate a generation of resilient makers with the resourcefulness to create a confident future. We need to engage well beyond our immediate communities, and we need to make that engagement a shared ethic, a daily practice.
Read more