Opportunities
Arts Ed Collaborative shares arts education opportunities from across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Have a job, PD workshop, funding announcement, or advocacy resource you’d like to share? Send it our way.
Leadership Academy Alumni Day of Learning
April 17th from 10AM-4PM┃Carnegie Museum of Art
We are excited to offer a new learning opportunity to our alumni network. Thank you to the alumni who participated in a working group back in 2024 to help shape this new program. Join us for a day of peer-led learning, networking, and celebrating as we reconnect and graduate the 2025-2026 Leadership Academy Cohort.
Act 48 credit is available. Click here to register!
SWPA Arts Ed Expo
May 21st from 4-6PM┃One Valley Pittsburgh
A celebration of arts education across the region with good food and company. This event is part of Remake Learning Days. Register here!
artlook® Arts Partner Workshop: Designing Professional Learning
April 29th from10-12PM┃Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh- Homewood
This final workshop will help you develop strong and effective professional learning opportunities for teachers. Learn how to further uplift, encourage, and professionally support the teachers of your community! We are offering this pilot workshop at no cost. Click here to register!
CLP is not the host or organizer of this event. CLP does not support, sponsor, or represent this group or event.
Customized Professional Learning Support
How can AEC support you this year? We have expertise in the national core arts standards, curriculum writing, arts integration, SEL, culturally responsive practices, program evaluation and more. Book a 15-minute conversation with Yael to get started!
Learning and Thinking That Make a Difference
May 19th from 8:30AM-3:30PM┃Museum Lab
AEC is once again partnering with Project Zero for a one-day conference; join us to explore ideas that inspire real change and spark fresh thinking in the classroom and beyond! Register here.
Employment
Development and Marketing Manager┃Assemble
Assemble is looking for an experienced Development and Marketing Manager who is driven by our mission, vision, and values. This role leads the creation and execution of Assemble’s annual fundraising and marketing strategy to ensure the organization’s financial sustainability and growth.
Multiple Openings┃Union Project
Union Project is hiring for multiple positions. They also have a call for teaching proposals for experienced ceramic artists who have ideas for classes or workshops they may be interested in teaching in our community studio.
Creative Arts Classroom Advisor┃Propel Montour Elementary School
Creative Arts Classroom Advisor (CCA) is a full time position at Propel Montour Elementary School. The CCA will work in the classroom every day with the Visiting Artist in the building. The main purpose of the The CCA is to help the professional artist (Visiting Artist) teach a Creative Arts module to students at Propel. This position provides guidance and classroom management to the visiting artist’s classroom. The CCA fosters relationships between the artist, teachers, ensuring that the program maintains its integrity.
Teaching Artist┃Pittsburgh Cultural Trust & Western PA Wolf Trap
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is seeking performing arts Teaching Artists to join the Western PA Wolf Trap Teaching Artist roster. Selected artists will receive specialized training from the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts and lead multi-week residencies in preschool classrooms across Western Pennsylvania.
Assistant Manager of Art Education┃Children’s Museum
The Assistant Manager of Art Education works collaboratively and cross-departmentally to maintain high quality art-based programming campus-wide for children, youth, and families. This role works with the Manager of Art Education to curate innovative and functional arts programming, manage supply inventory and equipment, create and maintain administrative systems, and develop child centered language for CMP’s Art Education programming.
Creative Hive┃Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
March 31st from 5:30- 7:30PM┃International Sculpture Center Gallery
The Creative Hive is a monthly community-building event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators to establish and foster professional relationships.
Creative Hive┃Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Apr 28th from 5:30-7:30PM┃Pittsburgh Glass Center
The Creative Hive is a monthly community-building event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators to establish and foster professional relationships.
Attack Theatre Summer Traction: Summer Dance Intensive
June 8th-12th┃Attack Theatre
Summer Traction is a week-long intensive designed for pre-professional and professional dancers, teaching artists, educators, and dance enthusiasts.
Participants can choose one of three tracks – creative practice, creative learning, the morning track or drop-in classes.
Empowered Educators┃Carnegie Museum of Art
April 16th from 5-7:30PM┃Carnegie Museum of Art, Guyaux Classroom
In this ongoing participatory series, you will deepen your understanding of the ways in which the construction of race and our racialized experiences impact our teaching and learning communities. Together, you will engage with art, literature, writing, and group conversations with artists and guest speakers.
These free workshops will be held at the museum and dinner will be provided, with the parking fee waived for all participants.
Empowered Educators┃Carnegie Museum of Art
May 21st from 5-7:30PM┃Carnegie Museum of Art, Ford Mateer Classroom
In this ongoing participatory series, you will deepen your understanding of the ways in which the construction of race and our racialized experiences impact our teaching and learning communities. Together, you will engage with art, literature, writing, and group conversations with artists and guest speakers.
These free workshops will be held at the museum and dinner will be provided, with the parking fee waived for all participants.
Creative Hive┃Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
June 30th from 5:30-7:30PM┃City Theatre
The Creative Hive is a monthly community-building event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators to establish and foster professional relationships.
Annual In-Service Conference┃Pennsylvania Music Education Association
April 23-25th┃The Poconos, PA
PMEA is headed back to the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center in the Poconos for the 2026 Annual Conference. You will see some changes that will help ALL members come together to learn, connect, and grow. Inspired by both the musical scale and the landscape, this year, we are “Scaling Heights,” to reach new levels—in your craft, your career, and your creativity.
Creative Hive┃Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
May 26th from 5:30-7:30PM┃Focus on Renewal’s Father Ryan Arts Center
The Creative Hive is a monthly community-building event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators to establish and foster professional relationships.
Annual Convening┃Arts Education Partnership
September 1st-4th┃Jacksonville, FL
Do you have a passion for arts education? Do you want to share that work with others? If the answer is yes, AEP wants to collaborate with you! AEP invites you to share a session proposal for their 2026 Annual Convening this September, proposals are due April 10th.
Funding
Duolingo
Duolingo is now accepting applications for 2025 sponsorships. They prioritize programs benefiting the East Liberty community and surrounding neighborhoods. However, initiatives outside this area will be considered on a case-by-case basis, with a preference for satellite programming within this community.
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant Opportunities
The PCA supports a range of arts and cultural activities and organizations via a number of programs and opportunities.
The Grable Foundation
The Grable Foundation endeavors to improve the lives of children and youth in the greater Pittsburgh region, with attention to kids whose opportunities are limited due to economic circumstances. Applications are welcome every four months.
Guide to Using Federal Funding to Support Arts Ed┃National Art Education Association
With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), new funding opportunities are available that could directly benefit music education. One of those is in Title IV of the law and known as Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (SSAEG). ESSA passed in 2015, shifting the federal focus to support for a “well-rounded” education that includes music and the arts (defined as: dance, media arts, theatre, and visual arts). With the passage of ESSA, Title funds may be used to support arts programs. The SSAEG grants are designed to be used to ensure a well-rounded education and that means all arts disciplines are a part of it.
The Heinz Endowments
The Heinz Endowments awards grants in these areas: Arts & Culture; Civic Participation; Climate, Environment & Health; Community & Economic Development; Food Systems; Veterans; and Workforce. Prospective applicants should carefully review the goals of each program strategy before applying.
Executive Order Tracker for Nonprofits┃National Council of Nonprofits
After his January 20th inauguration, President Trump signed dozens of Executive Orders (EOs) covering a broad range of issues, including diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; government grants and contracts; civic engagement; immigration; and certain nonprofit subsectors. Some of the EOs won’t take effect immediately, and many are expected to be immediately challenged in court. This chart outlines some of the EOs that may affect nonprofits directly or indirectly.
ArtScan┃Arts Education Partnership
A clearinghouse of the latest state policies supporting arts education from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Arts Education Data and Reporting Initiatives 2024┃Arts Education Partnership
The Arts Education Partnership’s Data Working Group first met in 2023 to look at arts education data collection and reporting at the national, state, regional and local levels. The group’s goal was to discover where data are being collected and reported and where gaps in data still exist.
This report contains four sections: access, enrollment and participation; learning; staffing and funding. Each section outlines questions, data and reporting sources, and gaps and potential barriers related to data.