What is Art is Education?

Through a partnership of 30+ arts, cultural, philanthropic and educational institutions and with support from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), the Art is Education initiative provides standards-based, integrated arts experiences to children. Art is Education schools have equitable access to local arts resources and educators are empowered to incorporate arts learning across the curriculum. By supporting a whole school model, Art is Education addresses important issues of academic achievement and school climate.

Art is Education is also about advocacy on behalf of arts education. The only way to ensure that students in Cleveland receive a truly equitable education is to mobilize the greater community to support the arts as a vital component in the education of all students.

Through shared goals for a quality education for all students in Cleveland, the Art is Education initiative supports the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in its goal to become a premier school district in the United States.

The Goals of
Art is Education

• Integrate the arts across the curriculum to improve academic achievement and enhance students’ cognitive, social, and personal development
• Build the capacity of teachers and cultural organizations to design, implement, and assess the arts and arts integrated curriculum through regular professional development
• Support schools in developing standards-based arts-infused curriculum for all students and disseminate successful practices throughout CMSD
• Promote collaboration among teachers, and with community organizations to positively impact school culture
• Increase parent/family and community participation and engagement with the school

Partners

The Art is Education Collaborative is made up of 30+ arts, cultural and educational organizations in the greater Cleveland area, all of which serve a number of programmatic, advisory, advocacy and administrative roles in the project.