Since 2012, the Champions of Arts in Education Award has honored individuals or organizations who promote high quality learning in and through the arts.
This award highlights the positive impact of the arts on the lives of our children and youth.
Please join us in recognizing the 2025 Champions: Rita Christianson, Susan Malutin, Tom Heywood, and Sandy Fortier.
AAEC will partner with the Haines Borough School District to hold a Placed-Based Learning and the Arts Institute June 2-6, 2025. We are seeking Teacher Leader applicants to lead sessions for Alaskan educators. You will work in a team of three Teacher Leaders with a...
In 2023 the National Endowment for the Arts and the Alaska State Council on the Arts awarded funds to the Alaska Arts Education Consortium (AAEC) to explore the current state of arts education in Alaska. To accomplish this task, the AAEC initiated the Alaska Arts...
In this pre-recorded Art Byte, learn from Yurrliq Nita Rearden and Janet Johnson about the cultural significance of beach grass while you learn drawing techniques to draw tanerrnat (beach grass). This session was provided by AAEC’s Rural Arts Initiative to the...
While 2023 gave every RAI district team the opportunity to think about and discuss their needs and hopes, 2024 has been a real push forward. Thanks to more funding and a strong cohort of representatives, each district has been able to launch great partnerships within...
Each year, the Alaska Arts Education Consortium (AAEC) formally recognizes and honors Alaskan individuals or organizations who “champion” the arts in education. The Champions of the Arts in Education Award celebrates the Champions who carry the torch for...
