North Carolina's

2018 ArtsR4Life Professional Development Conference

Early Bird Deadline THIS FRIDAY! If you are attending the 2018 ArtsR4Life Professional Development conference for NC Arts Educators, we encourage you to take advantage of the Early Bird Conference registration rate.  You must complete the online portion of the registration process by Friday, August 3.  Please visit our conference page for more information.

ArtsR4Life Conference Schedule and Sessions Preview Available Now!

We are excited to share with you our 2018 Conference program which includes session titles and times so that you can begin planning your 2018 ArtsR4Life Conference experience!

You can preview sessions here!

A little bit more about this year's conference and what to expect...

• Sessions provided by NC Arts Education Think Tank Members, NC Arts Education Professional Associations and Partner Organizations, Meredith College, and the NC Dance Festival
• Opportunities to interact with NC Arts Education Professional Associations for all disciplines (Dance, Music, Theatre Arts, and Visual Arts) 
• Representation by all of NC’s state level arts agencies
  
• Meredith Arts students and faculty perform and lead conference interactive experiences!
  
• Cross-sector collaboration with pre-service teachers, educators, administrators, and higher education across all disciplines.
• Bobbie Cavnar, the 2018 NEA Teacher of the Year will be our Keynote Speaker during the opening session!
  

Want to attend ArtsR4Life for FREE? Teacher Scholarships Available! The K-12 Program Areas -ESL/Title III at the K-12 Standards, Curriculum and Instruction Division is excited to offer the following scholarship opportunity to educators of ELs in the public school system in the state of NC as a way to help you grow professionally as you serve the state of North Carolina as leaders in Arts Education.   Please click here on to access information on how to apply!

Bobbie Cavnar 2016 - 2017  North Carolina Teacher of the Year 2018 NEA Foundation’s Top Public School Teacher in the Nation.  Bobbie will be our Keynote Speaker during our opening session!  Bobbie is a High School English teacher that integrates arts education into his curriculum and instruction!  Not only does he integrate the Arts into his instruction, he is considered one of the most motivating speakers in the education field!  You will not want to miss this! Register Today! #ArtsR4Life18 #NCSCOS