What is Art IS Education?

Art IS Education is an annual, much anticipated county-wide showcase demonstrating the power of youth learning in and through the arts Each March, during National Arts Education Month, local schools, school districts and community arts organizations participate in Art IS Education, where students have opportunities to share the process through which they have learned new skills, solved problems, taken risks, and persisted through obstacles, in order to bring form to their ideas expressed in works of art.

Creating a Better Future Together

The goal of this year’s theme, “Creating a Better Future Together,” is to inspire and share student visions of how we can make positive change for ourselves, our communities and our world through the arts.

The theme is deliberately broad so that communities across the county can choose to explore their own creative way to encourage youth empowerment through art. Theme-based projects can create ways for students to investigate their role in the world, envision positive change, create solutions and make their voice heard through the arts.

Get Involved!

• All schools and school districts in Alameda County are encouraged to plan events as part of the countywide celebration creating a diverse festival of the arts across 18 school districts.


• Plan an arts learning event at your school or other community venue and use the online toolkits to support your planning. Use these guidelines and
  share images of your student artwork and lesson plans involving ecological themes on the County Sustainability web site.