Connect with AEC
Arts Partner Workshop: Strategies for Co-planning with Teachers
Carnegie Museum of Art, January 14th from 10-12PM
Learn about prepping for successful planning meetings with teachers! Dig into tools and strategies to better plan with your partner schools. We are offering this pilot workshop at no cost. Click here to register!
Arts Partner Workshop: Flexible Program Implementation
Sweetwater Center for the Arts, March 11th from 3-5PM
This workshop aims to help you better design your programs for flexibility. Uncover ways to balance structure and responsiveness within your school programming. We are offering this pilot workshop at no cost. Click here to register!
Arts Partner Workshop: Designing Professional Learning
Location TBA, April 29th from 10-12PM
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!
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!
Employment
Long-Term HS Art Substitute | Northgate School District
Northgate School District is seeking a long-term substitute secondary Art teacher for the second semester of the 2025-26 school year. If interested, please send letter of interest and resume to Dr. Michael Amick, 589 Union Ave., Pgh., PA 15202 or michael.amick@northgatesd.net. Clearances are a requirement of this position.
Long-Term HS Art Teacher | Highlands High School
Highlands HS has an art department of 3 strong art teachers who exemplify a spirit of collaboration and cooperation for the benefit of our students. The position will be for semester long courses: 3D Fundamentals of Art, 2D Fundamentals of Art, Hand-Building Ceramics. The Department offers courses in Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Jewelry, Sculpture, Wheel-throwing Ceramics, & Glass Art.
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.
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 Arts Classroom Advisor | Propel Montour Elementary School
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.
Professional Learning and Networking
The GPNP Summit is the region’s largest gathering of nonprofit leaders, funders, policymakers, and partners. This year marks our 20th anniversary — and we’re celebrating with a forward-looking theme: AI, Advocacy & Action: Shaping the Future of Policy and Social Impact. Over three days, the Summit will honor two decades of nonprofit resilience while tackling the urgent questions and opportunities shaping our sector’s future.
Annual In-Service Conference | Pennsylvania Music Education Association
April 23-25, 2025, 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.
Funding
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 discplines are a part of it.
Advocacy
Response to DOE Dear Colleague Letter | Pennsylvania Department of Education
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.