About AAEC
The Alaska Arts Education Consortium (AAEC) is an affiliation of school districts, organizations and individuals committed to preparing and supporting educators so that they can teach the arts across the curriculum. Our mission is to advance teaching and learning in and through the arts across Alaska by:
-
Prepares and supports educators to teach the arts across the curriculum
-
Promotes the awareness of the importance of teaching and learning in and through the arts
-
Expands the opportunities to fulfill its mission through meaningful and ongoing relationships with partners,grantors, donors and alumni
Latest News from AAEC
2018 Arts Institutes Registration
Online registration for our three Summer Institutes is now open. The institutes include the four-day Summer Institute at Mat-Su (SAMS), the four-day Anchorage Arts are Exceptional Institute, and the five-day Bethel Multicultural Arts Institute.
read more2018 LKSD 2018 Festival of Arts website…a great way to organize and celebrate your students art!
The Lower Kuskokwim School District is holding it's Festival of Arts in Bethel during April. This year all visual art was photographed and is on a website. You can scan through and sort by grade, media, or even by school where the art was made. And you can, until...
read moreHonoring our 2018 Champions of Arts in Education
Every year AAEC solicits nominations from across Alaska to honor ‘Alaska’s Champions of Arts in Education’ in four categories. There were many nominees this year and they are all worthy, but there are only four categories. This year’s honorees are Ginger Crockett, Sally Grimsrud, Lake Argus Siner, and Miah Lager.
read moreGovernor agrees: March is Alaska Arts Education Month!
March is National and Alaska's Art Education Month. This month we celebrate the extremely important role the arts play in any student's education. Throughout Alaska school districts will host student art show, student music performances, theatrical presentations,...
read more
Nominate a 2018 ‘Champion’ of Arts in Education
Do you know a teacher, student, advocate, community group that believes in the arts?
read more
AAEC Board member teaches doll-making workshop in Igiugig
In mid November AAEC Board Member Nita Rearden taught a 3-day dollmaking workshop in Igiugig. Below is her writing and above is a photo of attendee Christina Salmon-Bringhurst with her daughter Erika Yaquelek. Native Art—A Foundation of Cultural Values and Learning...
read moreJoin AAEC
Become a Supporter of the Arts in Alaska
Donate to AAEC
Get Social
AAEC Thanks
