The Center for Arts Education

Yesterday, our team gathered together for our Annual Staff Election Day! Our theme was re-energize, re-align, and re-imagine. Our team engaged in fun team-building activities, connected with our affinity group chairs, and honored our tenured staff. We were left with the closing words from PWC's CEO, Wesner Pierre, "We hear you, we're here with you, and we see you. You matter!"

This Summer, our Teaching Artists participated in an educational and impactful training on Arts and Healing! Throughout this training, we explored trauma-informed practices, provided an overview of trauma, and discussed how it impacts our school communities.

Swipe to hear more from our amazing Program Manager, Sam Leopold, on how participating in the arts helps us express ourselves and its connection with social work. Thank you, Sam, for everything you do for our programs!

We are happy to welcome Curina as one of the newest supporters of our arts education work! Curina aligns with our mission of making art more accessible for all!

Expanding Notions of What It Means to Be Accessible Here's a look at how the Arts Endowment works to ensure that people with disabilities have equitable access to the arts.

The Center for Arts Education works to ensure that all NYC public school students have access to quality arts learning. As part of this mission, they provide some amazing online resources for teaching both in the classroom and at home! Check out their resources page at http://ow.ly/bu4j50L8hHs |

In honor of National Dance Day, we are proud to highlight one of our inspiring Dance Teaching Artists, Maria Daniel! On top of being an amazing dance teacher, Maria is a choreographer, educator, author, mentor, and attorney. In her classes, Maria provides a positive and safe environment for students throughout NYC to express themselves, learn, perform, and grow! Thank you, María, for impacting children's lives through dance! We are honored to have you on our team. IDanceMinistry

Check out Marias website here: http://www.idanceministry.com/about.html

Welcome back to school! As we start another school year, CAE remains committed to providing quality arts instruction for students & their families throughout NYC.

Wishing our students & their families a great first day of school and a year full of learning, love, fun, and art!

Henri Matisse on How to Be an Artist | Artsy Here, we gather four recurring themes from Matisse’s writings, including lessons on battling creative block and overcoming adversity.

Get SMART! How to Get Students Making Art About Their Goals - The Art of Education University Goal setting is a vital skill both in and out of the classroom. There are many goals that students can set for themselves in the art room. They may want to master a new medium, expertly draw a face, or tackle the mysteries of minimalism. Making art about goal setting takes the artmaking and critical...

3 Strategies to Help Students Find Their Voice in the Art Room - The Art of Education University Art teachers everywhere are familiar with students who want to give the “right” answer: The struggle lies in encouraging students to find their voice and become self-sufficient and self-assured. This need to provide the so-called “right” answer may be a symptom of learned helplessness, anxie...

We’re so grateful to UnitedHealthcare and UnitedHealthcare Empowering Health for a $275,000 grant that will allow Partnership with Children to infuse the healing power of the arts in our schools with the help of the Center for Arts Education Teaching Artists. With their support, we will reach children in 11 school-based mental health programs citywide and also be able to offer trauma-informed arts programming. Thank you so much, UnitedHealthcare!

6 Ways to Support Transgender Students in the Art Room - The Art of Education University Art teachers have a unique role in the culture of schools. We invite students to explore ideas and concepts and express themselves in a meaningful way. All of that happens in front of their peers, so we must be mindful to create a safe and trusting environment for all students in the art room. When....

11 Ways to Support Students With ADHD in the Art Room - The Art of Education University In an ideal world, supporting the diverse needs of all of our students is as easy as teaching your favorite art project. However, we know from experience how lessons may take an unexpected turn, students may not understand the concepts we teach, or we wish we would have prepared an extra visual. Des...

Can music improve our health and quality of life? - Harvard Health Humans’ relationship with music is complex and individual, and there are times when music can have a clear and immediate impact on our well-being. Music therapy uses music as a therape...

Afterschool Arts Provide Digital Lifeline in Covid Times Two arts education researchers share what they learned when programs went online–and the strategies that might endure

Partnership with Children remains dedicated to ensuring Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students and their families across NYC have access to quality mental health services. PWC mental health services will continue to be critical as the communities we serve experience trauma from housing and financial insecurity, systemic racism, and loss from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This month serves as an important reminder to focus on the mental health and well-being of our BIPOC students, teachers, staff, and community members.

Last week, the Partnership with Children & The Center for Arts Education team developed a Professional Development opportunity for Teaching Artists to see their classrooms through the lens of Trauma Informed Practices and Social Emotional Learning.

As of October 1, 2021, The Center for Arts Education has officially merged with Partnership with Children. We look forward to exploring these intersections further together!

Partnership with Children is excited to announce our new Chief of Staff, Jerry Hyppolite! Jerry has over 15 years of experience overseeing personnel, logistics, compliance, and operations across NYC, a deep understanding of youth development programs, and is a proud mental health advocate. Welcome to the PWC family!

CAE's Parents as Art Partners program offers families the unique opportunity for students to express themselves creatively while deepening their connection with each other.

This past month, one of our talented Teaching Artists, Charlotte Gapp, lead our PAAP program at PS 194. Charlotte focused on the connection between visual arts and mindfulness/social-emotional competencies. Students and families were able to learn more about the human mind while engaging in the arts together! See some of their finished work below!

This week, the Supreme Court issued two devastating decisions that will severely impact the communities The Center for Arts Education
serves as well as members of our team. The Center for Arts Education is committed to supporting the rights of the women on our team and in our communities. These rulings are incredibly disheartening, but we will never stop fighting for equity.

Congratulations students! We are so proud of all of your hard work & the incredible CAE program leaders and Teaching Artists who make our work possible. Remember, The Center for Arts Education will be here to support our students & their families all summer long!

Can arts education help kids heal from the trauma of the pandemic? The arts can be a safe haven for California schoolchildren to face big emotions, experts say, to channel fears and frustrations into acts of creativity.

Thank you, for highlighting our three-year theater program where passionate teaching artists, social workers, and classroom teachers work with students in four elementary schools throughout Brownsville, Brooklyn! Learn more about art in city schools from activists throughout NYC, including our Vice President of Programs - Community Schools, Meredith Sherman.

Read the full article here: https://citylimits.org/2022/06/09/after-tough-time-for-art-in-city-schools-advocates-seek-more-funding/

Happy Juneteenth from The Center for Arts Education!

The Center for Arts Education's Career Development Program (CDP) provides high school seniors training in college and career readiness and places them in internships in creative industries across the city.

One of our talented students in the CDP program, Alaina Ortiz, created a short documentary highlighting students' final projects in another CAE program, Cultural Afterschool Adventures (CASA), as part of her internship. Alaina interviewed students in our CASA program, a 25-week residency led by one of our Visual Arts TA's, Christopher Priore, and one of our Theatre TA's, Kevin Ray.

Watch the full video below!