The Department of Music Studies and the Department of Theatre Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in collaboration with the Departments of Physical Education and Sport Science, Primary Education and Educational Studies, are delighted to invite artists, researchers, educators, practitioners of Arts Education to participate in the 2024 WAAE SUMMIT on “ARTS, NATURE, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION: HARMONY IN UNITY”.
The conference will delve into the dynamic relationship between the arts, nature, technology, and education, exploring their synergies through innovative research and practice, aiming to transform and re-orient the educational experience.
2024 VSA Playwright Discovery Program
Young writers enrolled in senior high school (generally, ages 14-19) with disabilities are invited to submit a ten-minute script of any genre for the opportunity to participate in a playwrights program. Entries may be the work of an individual student or a collaboration between two student (at least one student with a disability). A panel of theater professionals selects winners.
Read moreTaking Submissions for Stories of Creative Resilience
Share your stories of Creative Resilience! The Teaching Artists Guild is taking submissions for stories of creative resilience in teaching artistry. TAG is sharing stories of teaching artists across the country who have embraced creative resiliency in different ways. If you have a story, photo, or want to highlight another teaching artist in your community, check out this opportunity.
Read moreVSA Playwright Discovery Program
Young writers with disabilities (generally, ages 14-19) enrolled in high school are invited to submit a 'ten-minute script'. Entries may be the work of an individual student or a collaboration of two students that includes at least one student with a disability. A panel of theater professionals selects winners.
Read moreARTSHERE INVESTS IN ORGANIZATIONS
Through grants and peer learning opportunities, ArtsHERE invests in organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to equity within their practices and programming, with the goal of increasing arts participation for underserved groups/communities, and sharing insights that may inform similar funding programs in the future.
Read moreParticipate in the 7th Arts Olympiad
Schools are invited to participate in the 7th Arts Olympiad of the International Child Art Foundation. The Arts Olympiad introduces students ages 8-12 to the “Artist-Athlete Ideal” of the creativity mind and healthy body. This revised self-image solidifies when students depict themselves as “artist-athletes” in their artwork on the theme “My Favorite Sport.”
Read moreMonthly Opportunities from Creative Baggage
Creative Baggage was founded in May 2020 by Serena Huang and Bailey Spiteri as a podcast giving voice to the struggles of pursuing a career in the arts. Having graduated into the pandemic with degrees in music performance, the pair published a variety of conversations exploring what it means to be a creative in this day and age, featuring their peers and prominent figures in the industry. In September of 2021, the CB team was invited to host a live podcast event at the University of Maryland's NextNOW Fest, where they facilitated and recorded discussions surrounding creativity with students of all backgrounds.
Read moreCall for Proposals—2024 ABLE Assembly: Arts Better the Lives of Everyone
2024 ABLE Assembly: Arts Better the Lives of Everyone, April 19–21, 2024. This year's conference will be in person and online. We are seeking proposals for in-person sessions for the 2024 ABLE Assembly Conference in two formats: a. Research/Practice/Advocacy Presentations - 20 minutes in length, b. Workshops - 45 minutes in length
Read moreMonthly Opportunities from Creative Baggage
Creative Baggage was founded in May 2020 by Serena Huang and Bailey Spiteri as a podcast giving voice to the struggles of pursuing a career in the arts. Having graduated into the pandemic with degrees in music performance, the pair published a variety of conversations exploring what it means to be a creative in this day and age, featuring their peers and prominent figures in the industry. In September of 2021, the CB team was invited to host a live podcast event at the University of Maryland's NextNOW Fest, where they facilitated and recorded discussions surrounding creativity with students of all backgrounds.
Read more1st International Creative Thinking Week 2023
We're thrilled to announce the inaugural International Creative Thinking Week, a global initiative unfolding in tandem with the Creativity in Education Summit 2023. Mark your calendars for November 23rd-30th, we'll be convening in iconic cities like Paris, London, Shanghai, and San Francisco, and more to be announced. We will spotlight and celebrate pioneering practices, policies, and professional learning frameworks aimed at embedding creativity into our educational landscapes. This year, we will delve into the intersections of creativity with the economy and generative AI, and much more. Your insights and participation will elevate this collaborative journey, so tuned for more announcements!
Read more5,000 New Advocates Campaign!
Get a copy of Eric Booth’s new book Making Change: Teaching Artists and Their Role in Shaping a Better World for free or at cost!
Read moreMass Culture presents Unlocking the Power of Data in the Arts: Three Complimentary Learning Sessions
Guided by experts from across Canada, this series offers three complimentary online sessions for those eager to delve into the significance of data as it pertains to arts organizations.
Read moreNAEA Town Hall: Connected Arts Networks (CAN) Professional Learning Communities Recruitment
CAN is a multi-year grant initiative creating nationwide virtual Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) with educators in visual/media arts, music, theatre, and dance. CAN’s purpose is to build a sustainable model of professional learning for arts educators in public schools and public charters to strengthen their pedagogy, instruction, and leadership skills to better serve students.
Read moreFoundwork Artist Prize
The Foundwork Artist Prize is an annual juried award that we started in 2019 to recognize outstanding emerging and mid-career artists working in any media. Honorees receive unrestricted $10,000 grants and studio visits with our jurors who include distinguished curators, gallerists, and artists. Honorees and shortlisted artists are also invited for interviews as part of our Dialogues program to further public engagement with their practices. The Prize is open to artists residing anywhere in the world with limited exceptions, and our annual selection process takes place each fall. For instructions on eligibility and how to participate, please see the "Foundwork Artist Prize" section in our FAQ.
Read moreCalling all Performing Artists for Works-in-Progress: Mark DeGarmo Dance Seeks Applicants
Calling all Performing Artists for Works-in-Progress: Mark DeGarmo Dance Seeks Applicants by Sept. 15th for its Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change 2024, Broadcast via Zoom on Thursdays Feb. 1, Mar. 7 & Apr. 4 at 7:00 PM ET with the theme Dance as Social Rescue & Healing
Read moreOpen Call: 1st Community ArtsCongress of Catalonia proposals
Critical and cooperative principles form the foundation of the 2nd edition of FAACCC Festival (that will take place between October the 4th and the 8th ). We aim to critically reflect and transform our roles as citizens, organizations, and policymakers. Furthermore, to generate a collective space of confusion and destruction around community arts. In this edition, we want to focus on concepts of irreverence, humour, and ugliness as political, pedagogical, and artistic tools that should allow us to critically reflect on our practices.
Read moreITAC Online Hub Event
On Wednesday, August 9 at 8:00am NZST (Tuesday, August 8 at 4:00pm EDT), Zoë Lintzeris (USA) and Professor Peter O’Connor (New Zealand) will engage in A conversation on Making Art when the world goes to hell.
Read moreRegister for the July 26 Think Tank
ITAC is delighted to announce the new date for the Anti-Racist Practice for Teaching Artists Think Tank! Join 2022-2023 ITAC Innovators Rachael Dwyer (Australia), Karla Estela Rivera (USA), and Rachael Jacobs (Australia) on Wednesday, July 26 at 9:30am Australian Eastern Standard Time. The Think Tank will be introduced by Moema Gregorzewski, Research Fellow at the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation (representing the ITAC New Zealand Hub).
Read moreRegister for ITAC's June Think Tank, Hosted by ITAC Innovator Nicole Swanson (USA)
Join us for this month's Think Tank with 2022-2023 ITAC Innovator Nicole Swanson (USA) on Wednesday, June 28 at 11:00am CDT (12:00pm EDT, 5:00pm BST). The Think Tank will be introduced by the United States ITAC Hub's Jean E. Taylor and Robert Torigoe from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Read moreMusical Theater Songwriting Challenge to Return in Fall 2023!
The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge will return in Fall 2023. Held in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the 2023-2024 program will include even more opportunities for high school students to develop and showcase musical compositions that could be part of a musical theater production.
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