Our Programs

April 21, 2021
Laura Giles introduces Teresa Love, a seasoned drama and arts educator. Teresa shares her commitment to preparing teachers to bring theatre into their student's lives. She shares how teachers can include storytelling, puppetry, theatre games, improvisation, and other integrated activities every day.
April 13, 2021
What is the BYU Arts Bridge Program? Follow Heather Francis as she films several elementary education teachers as they complete arts-integrated projects in the classroom through the BYU Arts Bridge Program.
April 6, 2021
What do you love about being a teacher? What motivates you and inspires you to keep going? Find out what Christy Bryant Nielsen writes about in her poem: "I am a Teacher."
March 9, 2021
Dance teaching artist, math educator, instructional designer, and BYU ARTS Partnership research and design lead, Heather Francis is passionate about advocating for the arts for children.
February 16, 2021
Meet Jennifer Purdy, music educator and member of the BYU ARTS Partnership leadership team. Jen is an accomplished artist and musician who loves to share her expertise, experience, lesson plans, and ideas with other teachers.
February 2, 2021
Laura Giles introduces Cindy Clark, BYU ARTS Partnership leadership team member, visual artist, singer (in the shower), piano player, and teacher. A veteran arts educator, Cindy shares her experiences and unique encaustic visual artwork, as well as her creative process.
January 15, 2021
M'art'ch Madness is a multidisciplinary K-12 art competition sponsored by the Arts for Life Utah initiative and the Utah Arts Education Coalition. Read about the contest and find past submissions in dance, drama, visual art, and music.
December 18, 2020
Arts Bridge Scholar Jessica Jensen Walker describes her experience integrating dance in a 6th grade classroom and how she learned the importance of building relationships and learning each student's name.
December 15, 2020
Mattie Davis, an Arts Bridge Scholar and dance education major, describes her growth as a teacher while teaching the brain dance and states of matter in upper-grade classrooms.
December 15, 2020
Deanna Nielsen, an Arts Bridge Scholar and art education major, describes her experience in a 5th-grade classroom teaching about ecosystems, food chains, and conservation through art as well as space and gravity.