State of the Arts

Host Jim Palmarini of Arts ARE Education talks with Denise Estudillo (Federal Programs Director, Winslow AZ School District), Christa Knox (8th Grade Art and Social Studies Teacher, Winslow Junior High), and Tyler Allen (Band and Orchestra Teacher, Winslow High School), about how Title IV-A federal funds are supporting arts education in one rural district.

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The Jimmy Awards^® is pleased to announce this year’s 92 nominees, coming from 46 high school musical theatre awards competitions across the U.S. The show will feature dynamic ensemble and solo performances and will culminate with the presentation of a Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor award, as well as other honors and scholarships. Winners will be chosen by a panel of industry experts. Click here for the full list of the 2022 nominees. 

The 2022 Jimmy Awards will take place in-person for the first time in three years on Monday, June 27 at 7:30pm EDT at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45^th Street in Manhattan. Nominees will prepare for the show during a seven-day professional training intensive located at The Juilliard School.

Fans can watch our two ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Award winners, Tre Moore and Haley Raffaele, debut on a Broadway stage live on YouTube and Facebook with links available soon at www.JimmyAwards.com.

Congratulations teachers and students for making it through another challenging and artful school year! ADE Arts Education is thrilled to share the State Seal of Arts Proficiency Year End Report. Participation and achievement grew again for the third year in a row, with 978 students earning a Seal of Arts Proficiency! Congratulations to the students, teachers, and LEAs for their ongoing dedication and commitment to the arts. In this newsletter, we will also share several opportunities to showcase the amazing work of Arizona student artists.

In this edition of the Arts Education Newsletter, we celebrate the amazing student artists and arts educators featured in the 2022 Arizona Youth Arts Month Virtual Celebration Video! Check out the new article on why Media Arts education matters by Dain Olsen and the wealth of opportunities to feature student creative works. A reminder that Achievement Reports for the State Seal of Arts Proficiency are due by April 15th. Check out the exciting opportunity with Connected Arts Network who is looking for K-12 Arts Educators to apply to participate in a multi-year project to create national professional learning communities for arts educators.  

Dear Arts Educators,

2021 presented unprecedented challenges for Arts Education, yet Arizona Arts Educators refused to let that prevent the return of live performances, art galleries, and the magic of arts education! In this issue we celebrate the 21 schools that invited ADE to share in their winter performances/presentations and share several opportunities to showcase the amazing work that our Arizona students are creating and performing/presenting/producing that invoke response and connection.

Be sure to check out The Arts and Literacies, an interactive resource from Arts Education Partnership that highlights multiple literacies, including artistic literacy.

We at ADE Arts Education look forwards to a bright and creative 2022!

Yours in collaboration,

ADE Arts Education

Art for Life's Sake: The Case for Arts Education is a report from the Commission of the Arts published in 2021.

“This report offers a clarion call to parents, teachers, and governments at the national, state, and local level to recognize the vital role arts education plays in developing empathetic, well-rounded, and civically engaged individuals who are prepared to be active members of their communities and participants in our democracy.”
—DAVID W. OXTOBY (p. v)

HAPPY NATIONAL ARTS IN EDUCATION WEEK 2021

Dear Arts Education Community,

National Arts in Education Week is a national celebration recognizing the transformative power of the arts in education. Here in Arizona we know that the Arts – Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual, and Media Arts – are essential components of a complete and well-rounded education. Through the Arts, we share and celebrate humanity’s highest achievements and develop enduring historical and cultural understandings of ourselves and the world around us. A balanced, comprehensive, and sequential program of study in the Arts allows Arizona’s students to learn and practice skills and behaviors that foster critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creative problem solving. The Arts seamlessly integrate with other disciplines and subject areas to create engaging and rigorous learning opportunities for all students. Instruction in the Arts builds discipline, enhances self-esteem, inspires creativity, fosters linguistic, numeric, and aesthetic literacy, and encourages students to make and reach personal and academic goals.

In this newsletter we will explore the history of National Arts in Education Week, hear from Superintendent Kathy Hoffman about why arts are essential, and explore recent studies about the benefits of arts education. We will also hear from students, teachers, parents and community members about how arts education has impacted the lives of Arizona students. As we wrap up from an exciting week that celebrates the power and beauty of arts in education, we look forwards to a bright future for Arizona as shaped by arts education.

ADE Arts Education

A new study released by Edvestors, "The Arts Advantage: Impacts of Arts Education on Boston Students" examined how access to arts education influeced educational outcomes of student socioemotional and academic outcomes and perspectives of school climate. 

HAPPY NATIONAL ARTS IN EDUCATION WEEK 2021

For the third day of National Arts in Education Week, we at ADE would like to share some more facts about the benefits of arts education as well as share what Arizona teachers have to say about how arts education has had a positive impact on their lives and the lives of their students.

HAPPY NATIONAL ARTS IN EDUCATION WEEK 2021

For the fourth day of National Arts in Education Week, we at ADE would like to share some more facts about the benefits of arts education as well as share thoughts about what Arizona families and community membes have to say about how arts education has had a positive impact on their lives and the lives of students.