Thank you for joining us at PSAE's Annual Arts Integration Conference

🎉 We Came. We Saw. We Conferenced. 🎉

Last month, an amazing community of teachers, administrators, and nonprofit partners came together to celebrate the arts in classrooms through a fantastic keynote from Hayward Jean, a panel full of resources on college and career readiness, 50 breakout sessions, and an AMAZING Awards Luncheon.

Can't wait to do it again next year!

Check out our new Arts Chat blog post!

Dive into "Integrating the Culinary Arts with Autumnal Foodways: Celebrating South Carolina’s Rich Culinary Heritage." This post, from Kayleigh Vaughn, museum educator at the Morris Center For Lowcountry Heritage, explores how food traditions connect with history, culture, and community. Discover some new information about autumnal flavors and bring bring SC’s culinary heritage to life in your classroom! 🍠🌽🥧

We publish once a month so check out this and all of our previous posts!!

Announcing a Professional Development Summit for District Arts Coordinators! Save the Date for May 8-9!

Join us for a two day summit full of professional learning for district arts coordinators!! Formerly known as JAAI, Arts in Education Leadership (District Arts Coordinators Chapter) is program offered in partnership with the SC Department of Education. Want more information as soon as it comes out? Join the list below!

Congratulations to these talented educators who were recognized during our annual conference for their work in arts education!

*NEW* Educator Employment Opportunities

*Introducing a new section of the newsletter*

In an effort to help schools and districts spread the word about arts educator openings, PSAE is happy to include any job vacancies! If you'd like to share any openings in the next issue of Arts Ed Thread (February), please email Jenny!

Palmetto State Arts Education (PSAE) is a network of professionals connecting all educators in the advancement of student learning in and through the arts.

A program of the South Carolina Arts Commission created in partnership with SC Arts Alliance, this virtual platform is designed to help students discover and pursue meaningful, life-long careers in the arts. Explore extensive resources tailored for students, parents and guidance counselors, as well as inspiration and stories from professional artists and creatives across South Carolina.

SC Department of Education

SCDE is excited to announce 2024-2025 Distinguished Arts Program and Arts Enhancement Program grant winners.

Roger E. Simpson, Jr.

Education Associate, Visual & Performing Arts

South Carolina Department of Education

(803) 734-0715

Email Roger

For more information on John, please view this short video!

Registration opens December 2, 2024 and will be available on the ABC Institute website.

When: January 19, 2024; 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Where: Cooperative Conference Center, 169 Laurelhurst Ave, Columbia, SC 29210

Cost: Registration is $35 and includes lunch and a complimentary copy of “Vintage Innovation” and “The A.I. Radmap” both by John Spencer.

South Carolina Arts Alliance

Greetings, Arts Advocates!

I hope your school year is going well so far! Here at the SC Arts Alliance, we remain committed to providing you with timely updates on the most important issues impacting the arts and arts education. If you’ve never explored our online resource library, now is a great time to check out the many tools we’ve assembled to help you make the case in your schools and communities. 

We’re particularly excited about our new Digital Advocacy Toolkit for Educators. As always, let us know how we can support you!

Legislative Update

Now that election season is over, Congress has returned to Washington to finish out the legislative session. In September, they passed a continuing resolution to keep the government open through early December, with the hopes of passing a budget before new legislators take office in January. You can see the latest on the progress of federal arts funding here.

Legislators will return to the State House in January, so we’ll have an issue brief for you soon to update you on the arts funding request for 2025!

SC Arts Day/SC Arts Advocacy Week 2025

Save the Date for February 12 -13 – registration will open soon! Join us in Columbia for our annual gathering of arts advocates from around the State. We’ll kick off the celebration with a Summit Day filled with networking, guest speakers, advocacy training, and more! Then, we’ll see you at the State House to meet with legislators and rally on the steps. Whether you attend both days, or just one, don’t miss this opportunity to raise your voice for the arts!

We’ll also be sharing content and additional ways to advocate all week long during SC Arts Advocacy Week, so be sure to follow us on social media!

Make sure you become a FREE member so you can be the first to know about key funding and policy updates, and help us take action on the most important issues!

Thank you for all you do for the arts, and have a great year!

Jeff Robinson

Executive Director

SC Arts Alliance

Email Jeff

SCGSAH Is Now Accepting Applications

Know a young artist? Our 2025-2026 admissions process is underway! 

Click here to find out more about how to apply. https://www.scgsah.org/admissions

Join us for our annual ArtsNOW Principals' Network Conference! Our conference offers a unique opportunity for principals at every stage of their arts integration journey to connect with colleagues, learn from other leaders, and discover new opportunities for their schools. Click here to register:  https://artsnowlearning.org/principals-network-conference/

ArtsNOW Demonstration of Learning Days invites visitors to tour an ArtsNOW Leadership School and see arts-integrated lessons in action. Teacher and student engagement is visible, energizing, and inspiring. You cannot walk the halls without hearing the sounds of creating, sharing, and learning! Register now: https://artsnowlearning.org/demonstration-of-learning-day-registration/