National Guild For Community Arts Education

Join us for the 75th Annual Conference for Community Arts Education

Gain inspiration and connect with hundreds of community arts education leaders throughout the United States. The Conference for Community Arts Education provides essential professional development and networking opportunities for staff, faculty, trustees, and teaching artists. As a delegate, you'll have the opportunity to develop new skills, share best practices with hundreds of peers, explore model programs, and bring home practical ideas for advancing your programs and organization.

While this year’s program is still being developed, you can get a sense of the breadth and quality of conference offerings by visiting our 2011 conference program.

Call for Session Proposals

Deadline: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

For a PDF version of the proposal form, click here.

The 2012 conference will feature professional development sessions on an array of key issues in the field of community arts education, e.g., program development, collaboration, evaluation and research, partnership, governance, advocacy, leadership, management, development and marketing. Sessions are led by expert practitioners, master trainers and researchers who tailor their presentations to meet the specific needs of community arts education providers.

Watch Videos of 2011 Keynote Addresses

Videos of our 2011 keynote speakers, Will Power and Eric Booth, are available online. Through performance and dialogue, Will Power makes the case that the foundation for a better future for our society lies in our ability as artists, educators and activists to engage youth and harness their unique creativity. Eric Booth discusses the need for us, the arts sector, to come out of our "silos" (as diverse organizations, disciplines, etc.) to identify and act upon our common ground.