ArtsEd Washington

💡This month, ArtsEd Washington is diving deep into brand-new data on the state of arts education in Washington and what it means for our students, schools, and our creative future.

For the first time since 2009, Washington has comprehensive statewide insights bringing together both school leadership and student voices:
🔹 273 School Leaders in Arts for All’s 2025 "State of Arts Education" Report (prepared by Illuminate Evaluation)
🔹 606 Students in ArtsEd Washington’s 2026 "Student Perspectives on Graduation Requirements" Report

👉 Follow along all month as we share what the data shows and how we can work together to protect and expand arts access for every Washington student!

💡This month, ArtsEd Washington is diving deep into brand-new data on the state of arts education in Washington and what it means for our students, schools, and our creative future.

For the first time since 2009, Washington has comprehensive statewide insights bringing together both school leadership and student voices:
🔹 273 School Leaders in Arts for All’s 2025 "State of Arts Education" Report (prepared by Illuminate Evaluation)
🔹 606 Students in ArtsEd Washington’s 2026 "Student Perspectives on Graduation Requirements" Report

👉 Follow along all month as we share what the data shows and how we can work together to protect and expand arts access for every Washington student!

Artists, students, parents, school staff, and community leaders, this event is for you. ALL of you!

Strong arts scenes start with students who learn to love art and envision themselves engaging in local arts as an adult. So we're strengthening the connections between arts in our schools and arts in our communities!

Come together on October 9th for great conversations, fresh inspiration, new resources, and light refreshments in a relaxed, creative atmosphere!

RSVP here for the local address or video link! https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/IzvmZodKSEKPwBjo6OZYBA?t=1790285974

Thank you to Art Salvage for so thoughtfully supporting eastside artists who lost their creative outlets in recent fires.

ArtsEd Washington is matching donated used items with folks who lost similar items, and purchasing replacements for items without a match.

If you know students or teachers in need, please encourage them to request their replacement on our website.

And if you’re looking for a new way to help, check out this project at Art Salvage!

Art Salvage is supporting the Eastern Washington Recovery Project by offering specific materials on a “Give What You Can” basis.

How does it work?

Make a monetary donation of your choice using the tab on our website listed under Resources and named 2026 Wildfire Relief.

Select any amount of materials from the designated area at Art Salvage.

Current items in the designated area:
Cardstock and printer paper 📝

🎨 ArtsEd Washington is collecting material and monetary donations to help students and teachers who lost their visual and performing arts equipment in the Eastern Washington fires. These items are more than just objects for entertainment. They enable expression, healing, the joy of being creative, and they are important components of a meaningful school day.

100% of proceeds donated will directly go to this project.

Hope you swing by soon!
ArtsEd Washington

This Thursday!

Join us on Thursday September 24th at 630 pm for a talk with Arts Ed Washington about how to bring in more art resources to your school and PTA.

Register here: https://www.wastatepta.org/event/arts-in-pta-with-artsed-washington/

📣 Don't stop supporting arts education just because is over!

✈ Recently, ArtsEd Washington joined national and state arts education leaders at the Education Commission of the States and Arts Education Partnership convening. One message continually rang out: Meaningful, long-term change requires more than responding when a need arises.

Long-term change requires investing in relationships early; listening across roles, regions, and experiences; sharing ideas; and staying connected before we know exactly what a partnership may produce.

That is especially true in arts education. Sustainable, equitable access for Washington students depends on ongoing collaboration among students, educators, school and district leaders, teaching artists, community organizations, policymakers, and advocates.

🤝 We are grateful to learn alongside colleagues from around the country, and to share those insights with partners across Washington as we continue building a future where every student can experience a quality arts education.

🎉 New statewide data shows more to celebrate, and more to improve, in student arts access! Celebrate national Arts in Education Week by sharing data that matters to you!

💡 Arts Education Access and Instructional Time and Structure Vary by Grade Level
• Elementary: Most schools provide one hour or less of arts instruction per week, with music typically delivered by certified specialists and visual arts more often relying on general education teachers or volunteers.
• Middle school: Approximately 60% of middle schools require at least one arts credit, with students completing an average of 1.1 credits.
• High school: High schools offer the broadest range of advanced, specialized, and career aligned courses.

🎉We’re celebrating National Arts in Education Week September 13 – 19, 2026!
The 2025 State of the Arts Education Survey provides a statewide view of arts education access in Washington’s K–12 public schools.

💡 Arts Education Access and Instructional Time and Structure Vary by Grade Level
• Elementary: Most schools provide one hour or less of arts instruction per week, with music typically delivered by certified specialists and visual arts more often relying on general education teachers or volunteers.
• Middle school: Approximately 60% of middle schools require at least one arts credit, with students completing an average of 1.1 credits.
• High school: High schools offer the broadest range of advanced, specialized, and career aligned courses.

👉🏽Learn more about National Arts Education week: https://www.americansforthearts.org/events/national-arts-in-education-week
👉🏽Learn more about WA arts education research: https://www.artsforallwashington.org/2025-survey-results

ID: A classroom of young people sit on the floor in a circle watching an animated adult actively engaged in storytelling. FY26 ArtsWA grantee, Port Townsend School District, Photo by Donald Dalquist. Banner below image: Learn about Washington’s Arts for All Coalition ArtsForAllWashington.org. National Arts Education Week.

Americans for the Arts

🎉 We’re celebrating National Arts in Education Week by spotlighting new Washington-wide arts data!

💡Survey findings suggest that barriers to arts access and participation are driven primarily by funding, staffing, scheduling, and structural conditions rather than by lack of student or parent interest.

👉🏽 Discover more insights at: https://www.artsforallwashington.org/2025-survey-results

ID: Youth stand around a central person in a grey hoodie who smiles and plays a keyboard. FY23 ArtsWA grantee, The Residency, Photo courtesy of The Residency. Banner below image: Learn about Washington’s Arts for All Coalition ArtsForAllWashington.org. National Arts Education Week.

🎉We’re celebrating National Arts in Education Week September 13 – 19, 2026!
Students and families in WA want arts learning opportunities. According to 2025 A4A survey results:
• Demand for arts learning is strong: 89% report student and parent interest is not a barrier or only a minor barrier.
• Survey findings suggest that barriers to arts access and participation are driven primarily by funding, staffing, scheduling, and structural conditions rather than by lack of student or parent interest

👉🏽Learn more about WA arts education research: https://www.artsforallwashington.org/2025-survey-results

ID: Youth stand around a central person in a grey hoodie who smiles and plays a keyboard. FY23 ArtsWA grantee, The Residency, Photo courtesy of The Residency. Banner below image: Learn about Washington’s Arts for All Coalition ArtsForAllWashington.org. National Arts Education Week.

Americans for the Arts

Happy Arts in Education week!
Check out these great new resources from our friends at the Washington State Arts Commission and the Arts for All coalition!

🎉We’re celebrating National Arts in Education Week September 13 – 19, 2026!
The Arts for All (A4A) Coalition is WA State’s coalition that works for equitable access to arts education for all students across Washington State. 👉🏽 Read the new research from A4A Coalition: https://www.artsforallwashington.org/2025-survey-results

👉🏽Check out the new A4A Coalition website and learn more about arts education in our state: artsforallwashington.org

ID: Two young people spread their limbs like snowflakes, one tipped onto one hand and one foot. One balances on only one foot. FY25 ArtsWA grantee, Carnegie Picture Lab, Photo by Tia Kramer. Banner below image: Learn about Washington’s Arts for All Coalition ArtsForAllWashington.org. National Arts Education Week.

Americans for the Arts