Join us in Washington D.C.

October 28 - 31, 2009  

For our Annual Conference, A Program of Arts Schools Network 

Partner organizations include: The Kennedy Center, Duke Ellington School of the Arts and Fillmore Arts Center. 

We have planned speaker-free meals, ­networking receptions, dine around town and arts school visits to bring you in direct ­contact with your peers without interruption.

Questions? Please contact Kristy Callaway, Executive Director by phone at (843) 686-5060 or by email at  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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There will be student performances throughout the conference, showcasing local arts schools.

Concurrent session strands include: Advocacy, Architecture, Arts Integration, Arts Magnet and Fundraising

List of Sessions in alphabetical order:

• Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts, British Columbia, Canada – Brain Dance in the Classroom and Arts Rooms
• Arts School Accreditation Draft Review, Arts-accredit.org, Reston, VA - Samuel Hope, NASM Executive Director
• Americans for the Arts: Advocacy Services and Training
• Americans for the Arts: Arts Education Policy Scan
• Americans for the Arts: Creative Industries and Economic Impact Research, John Abodeely
• Ashley River Elementary School, Charleston SC - From Unicorns to the Tooth Fairy to the Playground; The Arts Schools - Creating a Safe Place for All Children
• Barbara Ingram School for the Arts – Anchoring The Arts District in Hagerstown, MD, Architect Firm: Cho Benn + Holback
• Booker T. Washington High School, AL – “B&B” Ballet & Bard, The Production of an Across-the-Curriculum Event from A-Z
• Boston Arts Academy, MA - Access, Equity and Advocacy, Stories from an Innovative Urban Arts High School
• Center for Community Arts Partnerships, Columbia College, IL - Creating Communities Learning In and Through the Arts
• Chicago Academy for the Arts, IL - Teaching Urban Design: Methods and Strategies for Helping Students Engage the Built Environment
• Duke Ellington School of the Arts, DC - Reclaiming and Re-examining the Purpose and Pillars of Our Art: On the Role of Culture and Its Impact on Curriculum in Arts Education
• Duke Ellington School of the Arts, DC - Finding Your Voice: Learning Anatomy Through Singing
• Duke Ellington School of the Arts, DC - Using the Arts to Teach Foreign Languages, Theatre
• Duke Ellington School of the Arts, DC - The Triangle Method, A Methodology for Teaching and Learning Art, Literary Arts
• Fillmore Center for the Arts, Professional Theatre Partnerships
• Finding the Right College/Conservatory Deans/Directors Forum - Theresa Bedoya, VP & Dean, Admission and Financial Aid, MICA (Maryland Institute College and Art); Halley Shefler, Dean, Admissions and Financial Aid, Boston Conservatory; Nancy Barton, Chair, Studio Art Program, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, NYU (New York University); Carol Kim, Dean, Enrollment Management, CalArts (California Institute of the Arts); with Bill Lowman, President, Idyllwild Arts as moderator.
• Idaho Arts Charter School, Nampa, ID - Story Construction Through the Arts Northeast
• School of the Arts, San Antonio, TX - Creating a Sense of Belonging: Positive Student/Teacher Relationships in a Magnet Arts School Program
• Kennedy Center, Changing Education Through the Arts Parts 1 & 2 (Arts Integration)
• Kensington Parkwood Elementary, MD - Sustaining Arts Integration in Hard Times
• National Building Museum Education Outreach, Tour to Follow
• National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts - youngARTS Program
• Open Hearing: Issues in the Preparation of Music Teachers for Arts Schools Network Members - Moderator: Samuel Hope, NASM Executive Director
• Parkview Arts-Science Magnet High School, Littlerock, AR - A Sense of Place: Find the best way to showcase your program
• Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN - Dance & Architecture
• Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN - Teaching Digital Cinema, Where Art and Technology Meet
• San Diego School of Creative & Performing Arts, CA - Moving Through, With and Beyond Bureaucracy at Public Arts Schools
• Surdna Foundation Arts Programs: Fellowship, SNAAP Study
• The Transatlantic Arts Consortium – Bill Lowman, Idyllwild CA – panel: Jana Morlan TAC Producer at Idyllwild, Lisa Barr, TAC producer at Cal Arts, and David White, Executive Producer of TAC
• Washington National Opera Costume Shop, Tour to Follow
• William E. Doar, Jr. Public Charter School for the Performing Arts, DC - Arts Integration Culminating Events Process