What is artlook® SWPA?
artlook® SWPA is a free online hub created to help educators in our region immerse young people in powerful, personally relevant arts learning opportunities. Developed by Parliament in Chicago and customized as a collaboration among local teachers, school and district administrators, arts partners, and Arts Ed Collaborative staff, artlook® SWPA provides an up-to-date picture of the people, places, and programs supporting arts learning in Southwestern Pennsylvania. This publicly available and searchable map is the only one of its kind in Pennsylvania to combine arts education data from schools, arts organizations, and teaching artists. Check out the live map here:
Check out the video below for a brief introduction to the artlook® SWPA map, and to see how this new hub can benefit you:
Use this handy toolkit to see step-by-step instructions to use artlook® SWPA to find arts partners, contact schools, find professional development, access data, and more!
Benefits of artlook® SWPA
- For schools, artlook® SWPA offers instant data infrastructure for arts programs, opportunities to secure partnerships and resources based on your needs, and ways to build and sustain strong arts programs with public accountability.
- For arts partners, artlook® SWPA can reduce staff time needed to match with schools and build new partnerships, help market programs to schools and funders, and reduce grant reporting time. Check out our guide for making the most out of your profile!
- For all participants, artlook® SWPA increases opportunities for collaboration and communication!
Join artlook® SWPA
AEC invites new schools and arts partners to join artlook® SWPA. Arts partners include both organizations and individual teaching artists who offer arts education programs and are interested in partnering with schools. Schools and arts partners in the following 13 counties are eligible to join artlook® SWPA: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland.
Timeline:
Arts partners can join artlook® SWPA anytime throughout the year.
Schools and districts must complete a commitment form by 7/31 and can then join artlook® SWPA in the fall.
Have more questions?
We have answers! Please reach out to artlook@artsedcollab.org and a staff member will be in touch.
Participating Counties
