Education Week

The benefits of arts education have been well proven. At the Festival, we know the immediate and lasting benefits of arts learning experiences, individually and communally. Yet equitable access to meaningful arts education is diminishing, inside and outside the classroom. Education Week celebrates and advocates for arts education, centering the perspectives of young people and those who care about them: teachers, parents, policymakers. Join us and explore all things teaching and learning in arts education.

The Critical Role of the Arts in Education

Why are we still fighting for arts education to matter in schools? Join Kathleen Gallagher, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Distinguished Professor at the University of Toronto and Karen Gilodo, Associate Artistic Director at Young People’s Theatre, Canada’s oldest and largest theatre dedicated to young people, in a discussion about how to surmount the decades-long barriers with regard to equitable arts-based learning access within our education systems.