• Session F2. In Response to Place: Personal Postcard Collage as Storytelling Practice

    Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.

    This hands-on session blends human geography and cultural anthropology to explore how people make meaning through the places they hold dear. Participants will engage in the “Personal Postcard Collage” activity developed by the AACC Arts Integration Hub, reflecting a meaningful place and translating its landscape, memories, and emotional qualities into visual and written narrative.

  • Session F4. From Story to System: How Narrative Drives Arts Education Policy in Alabama

    Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.

    Together we will explore how local stories from classrooms and communities can shape conversations with superintendents, legislators, and funders. Participants will practice combining data and personal stories to make a clear case for arts education and will leave with templates and examples they can apply in their own work. Through this process, we will look at how narrative helps build lasting relationships among schools, districts, and state partners and how shared stories can move systems forward.