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.
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.
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!
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
Teaching Artist Residency┃projectart
Proposals Due June 9, 2026
The ProjectArt Teaching Artist Residency is designed for emerging, local visual
artists who want to engage with youth, libraries, and communities while continuing to develop their own artistic practice. Artists at all stages of their careers are welcome to apply, though strong applicants will demonstrate an
ongoing commitment to their work and a consistent personal practice.
Part-Time Teacher┃Assemble
Assemble Part-time Teachers are responsible for planning and delivering engaging, STEAM-based programs in-person and/or virtually via web-based platforms. They actively engage to build a culture of making and inquiry. They work with and report back to the Program Managers on Assemble’s current program offerings, to explore new program opportunities, and help expand the organization’s capacity to fulfill its mission and vision.
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.
In-House Programs Youth Coordinator┃Assemble
Assemble’s In-House Youth Programs Coordinator (“Youth Programs Coordinator”) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the youth programs that occur at Assemble’s 4824 Penn Ave Location, which includes Assemble Afterschool, Day Camps, Summer Camps, and Saturday Crafternoons.
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.
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.
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.
Remake Learning Assembly 2026 ┃Remake Learning
September 25th┃Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
Join Remake Learning for their annual “come one, come all” celebration of learning across the region. The Assembly is a fun-filled, high-energy day where educators, learners, and partners gather to experience the joy of learning firsthand, together. Sign up for updates today!
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.