A catalyst for change connecting education and the arts

Arts ReimaginED

Arts ReimaginED invites us all to discover the untapped possibility of arts education. Through support and collaboration, Arts ReimaginED, brings together teachers, parents and caregivers, and teaching artists to bring arts education back into the lives of children and youth. Arts education provides foundational learning building blocks that develop core competencies in the next generation of successful adults. Learn more about the importance of arts education in Calgary from our Arts Education Benchmark Survey.

During UNESCO's International Arts Education Week in May 2023, Arts ReimaginED launched in-classroom workshops, professional development sessions, arts education activations at community centres, and a summit to discuss the future of arts education in our city.

Over 7 days, 24 teaching artists provided 148 free art activations to all 4 quadrants of Calgary, totalling 178 hours of hands-on learning!

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The week of creative events culminated in an Arts Education Summit, which encompassed:

70 stakeholders – parents, teachers and caregivers, artists, and teaching artists – who were inspired to come together to disrupt current ways of thinking and to reimagine arts education
Renowned speaker Dr. Christopher Emdin and his engaging, thought-provoking keynote address
Arts facilitators and teaching artists who led a variety of community art making workshops
An invigorating all-female panel discussion led by Alex Sarian, joined by an engineer, a nurse, a CBE principal, and a professional art therapist who is a Canadian certified counsellor
Written responses from stakeholders answering three key questions - What inspired you? What surprised you? and What challenged you?

A catalyst for change connecting education and the arts

Arts ReimaginED

Over 7 days, 24 teaching artists provided 148 free art activations to all 4 quadrants of Calgary, totalling 178 hours of hands-on learning!

Teachers

Arts ReimaginED inspired one teacher at a time.

113 classes in 17 schools

2500+ students and 125 teachers

Facilitated by 20 teaching artists

Arts Facilitators

Arts ReimaginED defined and connected local teaching artists.

4 days of teaching artist development with 27 artists

27 teaching artists activated 28 sites in 148 free art events

Teaching artists were in the community for 178 hours

Parents & Caregivers

Arts ReimaginED expanded what arts education means.

8 family-focused YMCA and community-based art activations

1100 kids + 400 families experienced Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster and the Monster Lab puppet workshop

Arts ReimaginED Summit

Special thanks to:

Partners

Public Sector Support