This participatory workshop is for artists who are currently conducting school residencies or are interested in doing so in the future. The one-day event provides artists with opportunities to observe their peers demonstrating activities, discuss residency related issues and ideas, and network with other artists. The Minnesota State Arts Board Artists Showcase is an opportunity for educators, parents, school administrators and others interested in hosting an artist residency to observe brief presentations and demonstrations from over 60 artists and arts organization representatives who work in Minnesota schools. The Showcase features writers, dancers, musicians, visual artists and media artists. Participants receive information about how to plan an artist residency and how to apply for matching funds through the Arts Board's Arts in Education School Support Program .
Open Space invites high levels of creativity with concrete problem-solving results.
The Institute offers an abundance of choices, from inspiring arts learning experiences to focused lab time for team planning. CAPP provides grant money, technical assistance through workshops and site visits, leadership training and resource materials for two years. CAPP is a program of the Rudy and Lola Perpich Minnesota Center for Arts Education in conjunction with the Minnesota Alliance for Arts in Education and the Minnesota State Arts Board. PASS, a program of the Minnesota Center for Arts Education , assists high school teachers in creating units with arts at the core through partnerships with arts organizations. PASS is designed for teachers who want to develop new ways of making their classes relevant to students, to find ideas for incorporating multicultural teaching and learning experiences, and to try new approaches to creating interactive, hands-on courses.