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November 17, 2020
Rachel Henderson, an arts educator at Westvale Elementary uses gallery wall time to display student artwork. Learn ways to create safe and respectful environment during critique. Reflection and discussion on a gallery wall helps focus on the positive and call attention to the detail and effort of the each student's work.
August 20, 2020
Melissa Deletant, President of the Utah Arts Education Association, recaps the Utah arts professional organizations that joined to create the Utah Arts Education Coalition and the Arts for Life Utah Initiative.
June 9, 2020
Laura Giles shares exciting and fun resources from the Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools (POPS) to integrate the arts into your summer plans.
June 8, 2020
Find resources from the Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools (POPS) that make it easy to integrate the arts into your summer plans.
May 18, 2020
Read about ways that teachers integrated the arts with other curricular areas to keep students engaged, spark student creativity, and deepen student learning during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 11, 2019
Laura Giles tells us about Wasatch Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah, and its important and unique focus: intertwining the arts with other curricular areas, specifically the library's emphasis on art.
October 31, 2018
Laura Giles shares two murals created by the students, street artists, and educators across the Utah County community that illuminate the power of collaboration within the arts.
August 5, 2015

Integrating Social Studies and Art

Biographies are a great starting place to learn how to integrate social studies and art. Last year we had a great splash of outstanding biographies about jazz musicians hit the market.

July 28, 2015

Arts Express 2015

With another successful two days of inspiring presenters, the importance of the arts has been reinforced in the minds of all those who attended the annual Arts Express Conference.

May 4, 2015

Qualifying for Arts Grants

We wanted to keep you aware of grants you may qualify for to help fund your classroom endeavors with the arts. We want to specially note the Creative Leadership Grant through Crayola that is coming up quickly!