Current Opportunities

Education Programs Manager | Westmoreland Museum of American Art

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is looking to hire a creative Education Programs Manager to continue to grow and innovate our educational experiences for audiences from pre-K, K-12 and higher education. This position will oversee our committed groups of contracted educators and docents (teen and adult) for all education experiences. This position is being offered as full-time or part time (20-34 hours). $22.50-24 (Hourly)

Youth Maker Program Coordinator (Contractor) | Handmade Arcade

The Youth Maker Program Coordinator is responsible for implementing the Handmade Arcade (HA) Youth Maker Accelerator (YMA) program, which provides youth makers interested in creative entrepreneurship with education, financial resources, mentorship, and real-world sales experience. Contract dates September 2024 – May 2025.

Various arts teaching positions | Propel Charter Schools

See various open positions, including music, art, and phys. ed. teachers, and site based creative arts classroom advisors.

Part-time Assemble Teacher, Assemble

Assemble needs a part-time Assemble Teacher. If you need assistance to fully participate in the application or the interview process, or have questions, reach out to nina@assemblepgh.org.

Annual Convening | Arts Education Partnership

September 12-13, Pittsburgh, PA!!!

Join the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) in Pittsburgh (the AEC team would love for you to join us there)! This year’s event offers the opportunity for learning and networking—and just as importantly, an opportunity to celebrate our collective work and to help ensure everyone has access to an excellent arts education. Whether your goal is to build your personal network, take part in thoughtful discussions or enjoy the company of leaders across the nation in beautiful Pittsburgh, the Annual Convening is the place to be on Sept. 12-13.

2024 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference | National Association for Music Education

September 25-28, Atlanta, GA

The Biennial NAfME Conference welcomes the participation of future, current, and retired music educators, music teacher educators, administrators, and community and corporate partners who are passionate about the critical role of music education for all.

Theatre Education Conference | Educational Theatre Association,

Sept. 26–29, Minneapolis, MN

The leading professional development conference for theatre educators, TEC provides timely, innovative resources to support your pedagogy and practice — while welcoming you into a nurturing community of educators just like you.

Arts Schools Network Annual Conference | Arts Schools Network

Oct. 24–25, Washington, D.C.

“Arts at the Forefront of Change,” the Arts Schools Network Annual Conference in October 2024, will explore the extraordinary power of storytelling in the 21st century — the economy, policies, and politics driven by storytelling and the important role of the arts in shaping not only the culture of the nation and the globe but the future as well. Early bird registration ends 9/6.

2024 Adding Voices Conference | Adding Voices

Nov. 8–10, Philadelphia, PA

The 2024 Conference theme “Reimagining the Field: Talking Back, Pouring In, & Bearing Witness” is a call to action. This call is inspired by bell hooks’ critical text, Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black, honoring the ongoing legacy of people from the Global Majority owning our experiences, engaging in acts of survival, and amplifying our voices.

Invoking our foremother, bell hooks, we desire to become united through the liberatory praxis of talking back to the art field, from the classroom to the gallery space. This Adding Voices conference is an invitation for Global Majority art professionals to pour into themselves and one another. Together, we will hold space for bearing witness to our collective struggle, individual journeys, and our triumphs as we actively reimagine the arts profession.

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.

Remake Learning Special Project Moonshot Grants

Take a giant leap for learning kind with grants of up to $70,000 for big, bold ideas for the future of learning. Since 2021, Remake Learning has funded 43 Moonshot ideas totaling $2.5 million in grant funding.

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.

National Endowment for the Arts grants

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is proud to support the nation’s arts sector with grant opportunities so that together we can help everyone live more artful lives.

Guide to Accessing Federal Funds for Arts Ed, PMEA

The PMEA is a resource to explain what federal funds are available, provide some examples of ways to use them, and show you how to make the ask for these funds in your school.

Guide to Using Title IV Funding to Support Arts Ed, PMEA

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 eliminated what we knew as “core” academic subjects and created what we now know as “well-rounded” subject areas.  Music has, for the first time, been called out in federal law as a well-rounded subject.  The SSAEG grants are designed to be used to ensure a well-rounded education and that means music is a part of it.

Arts Ed Advocacy Toolkit | Arts ARE Education

This toolkit includes current school year talking points, school board resolution language, a parent/caregiver letter template, and more!

The Arts Educator Workforce | Arts Education Partnership

Check out this brief article about the current state of the arts educator workforce in the United States.