National Arts in Education Conference March 25-27, 2026 | Washington, D.C.
National Arts in Education Conference
March 25-27, 2026 | Washington, D.C.

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  • Session A4. Honoring the Past, Activating the Future: Engaging Alumni as Leaders, Mentors, and Lifelong Advocates

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

    Alumni stories illustrate the long-term impact of programs like ArtWorks and inspire stakeholders to invest in sustainable leadership pathways. By highlighting alumni as mentors, leaders, volunteers, and donors—not just storytellers—organizations create multigenerational alliances across the youth arts ecosystem.

  • Session B4. What Story Are We Telling? Reimagining Narratives Through Youth-Centered Practice 

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

    This session invites participants to examine how power, identity, and narrative shape the ways youth stories are created, shared, and remembered. Participants will be guided toward practices that ensure young people are not only heard, but positioned as co-authors of the stories that define their communities. 

  • Session C4. Telling ArtsNOW’s Professional Learning Story Through Data

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

    Presenters will share how they collaborated to design an impact survey, collect data, and ultimately tell the story of ArtsNOW’s impact on teachers’ classroom practice through high-quality professional learning. Telling ArtsNOW’s story to different audiences will be the central focus of this session.

  • Session E4. From Partnership to Impact: Building Sustainable Arts Integration Models with School Districts

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

    Through testimonies, planning tools, and collaborative activities, attendees will identify the story their community currently tells about arts integration and the story required to move the work forward. Participants will leave with a clear roadmap for designing or scaling arts-integrated programming—rooted in school-level partnerships, supported by sustainable budgets, and strengthened by a compelling alliance 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.