 In this newsletter, we share with you some announcements, resources, and opportunities for training from statewide and national colleagues that may be of interest to you. As our community grows, we will continue to adapt the newsletter to fit the needs of the arts education community. If you have suggestions or feedback for the newsletter, please reach out to Shannon Johnson, Arts Education Specialist at ODE.
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New Training About What Qualifies as a State Approved Fine & Performing Arts CTE Pathway from the Oregon Department of Education
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is excited to announce an upcoming training to support guidance about what qualifies as a state approved CTE Fine & Performing Arts program of study for all regions across the state. The Fine & Performing Arts CTE Programs of Study Training is designed to increase equitable access for all students in Oregon to Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs of Study in the career fields of fine & performing arts, by assisting educators and administrators in expanding and building CTE Programs of Study that meet State and Perkins Federal requirements, and differentiating between secondary arts programs and CTE Programs of Study in Fine & Performing Arts.
ODE is inviting administrators, regional coordinators and educators interested in expanding and building CTE arts education pathways to join us on January 25th, from 4-5 PM PST, to learn more!
Register for the webinar here.
If you are unable to join us, the webinar will also be recorded. You can find recordings of previous sessions on ODE’s Arts, Information, and Communications website.
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Teaching high quality, inclusive, and culturally relevant content through the arts is essential to increase equitable access to arts education for all students.
Please see below for related news and resources that may be relevant to your practice.
News and Articles
Resources
Unless hosted, facilitated, or published by The Oregon Department of Education (ODE), these resources have not been endorsed by ODE, but are being shared as relevant resources for arts education professionals to consider.
Maryhill Museum of Art: 2024 Teachers as Artists Exhibition
Visual art educators who are members of the Oregon Art Education Association or Washington Art Education Association are invited to submit artwork for consideration in the Washington & Oregon Art Education Association exhibition, THE WAY I SEE IT, on view at Maryhill Museum of Art from March 15, 2024 – April 17, 2024!
If you are not a current OAEA/NAEA member, you can learn more and join here.
Submissions due February 9th, 2024. Review details and apply here.
Image by Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay
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NEA Foundation Student Success Grants
The NEA Foundation wants to support educators engaging students in project-based and deeper learning to support the development of skills and dispositions contributing to success and fulfillment in a changing world.
Grants up to $5,000 are available. Grants fund activities for 12 months from the date of the award. Applicants must be teachers, education support professionals, or specialized instructional support personnel, and must be current members of the National Education Association.
Apply now using NEA’S grant application guidance. Applications due February 1st, 2024.
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McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Academic Enrichment Grants
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation offers Academic Enrichment Grants designed to develop in-class and extra-curricular programs that improve student learning. The Foundation considers proposals that foster understanding, deepen students’ knowledge, and provide opportunities to expand awareness of the world around them.
The Academic Enrichment Grants provide funding for programs that nurture the intellectual, artistic and creative abilities of children from low-income households. The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation awards grants to individuals in amounts up to $10,000 per year for a maximum of $20,000 over two years, provided the eligibility requirements continue to be met.
Apply early! The application system closes after 200 submissions.
Submissions accepted January 15th, 2024 - April 15th, 2024. See site for details.
Poetry Out Loud Competition
Poetry Out Loud is a contest open to all Oregon high school students. It is a free program that encourages young performers to dive into American poetry through memorization and competitive performance.
Poetry Out Loud is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation in partnership with the Oregon Arts Commission and other state arts agencies.
Lesson plans are available online. In years with in-person contests, travel assistance to events may be available.
Learn more and register students here. Registration due by January 15th, 2024.
Photo: Poetry Out Loud 2023 State Champion, Kari Morgan
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Oregon Community Foundation Creative Heights Grants
The Creative Heights initiative aims to increase Oregon’s cultural visibility and vitality while supporting unique opportunities for Oregonians to experience innovative arts and culture. Up to $1 million in projects will be funded annually with grants from $10,000 to $100,000 per project.
Creative Heights grants are for the creation and/or presentation of new and innovative performances, exhibitions, programs, and other works of art and culture. OCF is interested in reviewing proposals for a range of funding levels and timelines to best serve the specific needs of proposed projects. Project funding may be spent over a period of two years and can support any artistic or cultural expression, including visual, dance, folk & traditional arts, film/video/media, literary arts, museum exhibitions, music, theatre & performance arts, history & heritage, and multidisciplinary or emerging fields.
Letters of Inquiry (LOI) must be submitted online by 5:00pm (PST) on February 16, 2024 (Friday).
See site for details.
Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity Grants
The Career Opportunity Grants program is designed especially to support opportunities that:
- An artist has been invited to, selected for or otherwise reviewed by peers or industry to receive; and
- Are particularly timely or have some sense of urgency for the applicant to take advantage of the opportunity now.
Artists from the following disciplines may apply: Literature (creative non-fiction, fiction, play writing, poetry); Dance (including choreography); Music (composition, performance); Theatre and Performance Art; Visual Arts (crafts, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, new media); Design Arts; and Media Arts. Folk & Traditional artists whose practice falls in one of the identified disciplines are welcome to apply. If your project falls outside one of the listed disciplines, please contact the program coordinator to discuss.
Artists from underserved communities, including (but not limited to) rural communities and communities of color, are especially encouraged to apply.
Applications due by Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 5:00 pm, for activities taking place between May 1, 2024 and April 30, 2025
See site for details.
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All trainings are listed in Pacific Time zone unless otherwise noted.
Relevant Educator Events and Trainings:
- National Art Education Association | Artificial Intelligence and Art Education, Part II: Ethics and Impact | January 10, 4-5 pm | Online | Free for NAEA Members; $49 for non-members | See site for registration
- Oregon Music Education Association | Oregon Music Education Association All-State Conference | January 12-15 2024 | In Person | Graduate Eugene, 66 E 6th Ave, Eugene, OR | See Site for Registration
- Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) | APAP NYC: Global Performing Arts Conference | January 12-16, 2024 | In Person, New York City | See Site for Registration
- National Association for Music Education | NAfME Webinar: Music Making for All Students | January 16, 2024 | 4-5 pm | Online | Free | See Site for Registration
- University of Oregon | Visiting Artist Lecture: Ari Melenciano "Sculpting Consciousness: Mythopoesis, AI, and the Symphony of Cultural Metacognition” | January 18, 4pm | In Person and Online | Free | See site for details
- National Dance Education Organization | CONNECTIONS: PreK-12 Dance Education Summit | January 20, 2024 | Online | See Site for Registration
- American String Teachers Association | ASTA National Conference | March 20-23, 2024 | In Person | Louisville, KY | See Site for Registration
- Young Audiences Arts for Learning | National Arts In Education Conference | April 3-5 2024 | In Person | Chicago, IL, theWit Hotel | See Site for Registration
- National Arts Education Association | 2024 NAEA National Convention | April 4-6 2024 | Hybrid and In Person | Minneapolis, MN | See Site for Registration
- National Guild for Community Arts Education | 2024 National Guild Conference: Seeding Fractals: Cultivating Connections, Multiplying Impact | April 9-12, 2024 | In Person | Washington D.C. | See Site for Registration
- Oregon Association for Career & Technical Education | Oregon ACTE Annual Conference | April 10-12, 2024 | Portland, OR | In Person | See Site for Registration
Unless hosted or facilitated by The Oregon Department of Education (ODE), these events and training opportunities have not been endorsed by ODE, but are being shared as relevant opportunities for arts education professionals to consider.
Oregon Open Learning Educator Spotlight
The Oregon Open Learning (OOL) team will be spotlighting more amazing educators and schools doing cool things with free Open Educational Resources (OER) in upcoming issues of its newsletter. If you or a colleague fit the bill - get in touch, they’d love to hear from you and celebrate your efforts! Email them at: OregonOpenLearning@ode.oregon.gov
Are you signed up for the Chronicles of Oregon Open Learning (COOL) newsletter? Do you know of other educators who would be interested in receiving Oregon Open Learning’s Quarterly Newsletter? Sign up here.
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