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Arts education elevates academic achievement, deepens student engagement, and develops leadership skills. As part of its mission to create vibrant communities, GCA supports arts learning opportunities that cultivate innovative workforce skills essential in today’s competitive economy.

Arts Education Grant

Funding arts education programs for K-12

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Poetry Out Loud

National poetry recitation for high school students

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Poet Laureate's Prize

Original poetry writing contest for Georgia high school students

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Reimagine: Contemporary Georgia Artists

Free teaching resource using pieces from State Art Collection

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Teaching Artists

Competitively evaluated artists available to work in schools and organizations

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Arts Education Resources

Regional and Georgia-specific resources for arts learning

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Arts integration is defined by the Kennedy Center as:

“An approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject and meets evolving objectives in both.”

The arts are present in our schools every day in a variety of ways, but are distilled into three main categories:

  • Arts as Curriculum – developing skills and knowledge of a particular discipline (music, dance, drama, art, etc.).
  • Arts-Enhanced Curriculum – the arts act as a “hook” to engage students in learning content, and teachers need little to no training in the art form. For example, singing the ABCs doesn’t teach how to sing; it’s a tool for teaching.
  • Arts-Integrated Curriculum - the arts become the approach to teaching and the vehicle for learning, requiring teachers that are knowledgeable about the art form, and how to connect the arts to the curriculum they teach. For example, dramatic interpretations of historical characters or events involves both drama and history.

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For additional information, explore the Kennedy Center’s Arts Integration resources.