Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Through The Arts

Supporting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Education and in the Art Classroom requires various daily considerations, ongoing professional learning, knowing your students and your school community, and understanding culturally responsive pedagogy in the art classroom and beyond.

See below for a variety of resources you may find helpful in supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in your education practice in and through the Arts. Representation Matters!

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Teach Art: Culturally Responsive Mastery | VarthanaUnlock the secrets of becoming a culturally responsive art teacher. Embrace diversity, foster inclusion, and elevate your teaching with practical tips and insights. Start your journey now!

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts: Beginning the conversation - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a communityThe word on the street is that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is the next big thing in English education in Quebec. School boards are talking about it, strategic plans are being drawn up with DEI as a key component and consultants are being hired to help various actors to navigate the territory. Last week, […]

Being an Anti-Racist Art Teacher - The Arty TeacherAnti-Racist Art Teacher. How can you be an anti-racist art teacher? Suggest artists that look like the students in your classroom.

6 Ways to be an Antiracist EducatorEducator Dena Simmons on engaging in antiracist work in the classroom.

Culturally Responsive Education HubFind resources to help students, parents, teachers, principals, and school leaders learn about and implement culturally responsive education and ethnic studies.

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Anti-Racist Art TeachersBegin and Continue Your Journey.

How drawing can set you freeWho are you? To answer this question, artist Shantell Martin followed her pen. In this brilliantly visual talk featuring her signature freestyle line work -- drawn across everything from the screens of Times Square to the bodies of New York City Ballet dancers -- Martin shares how she found freedom and a new perspective through art. See how drawing can connect your hand to your heart and deepen your connection with the world.

Can art amend history?Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. In an unforgettable live workshop, Kaphar takes a brush full of white paint to a replica of a 17th-century Frans Hals painting, obscuring parts of the composition and bringing its hidden story into view. There's a narrative coded in art like this, Kaphar says. What happens when we shift our focus and confront unspoken truths?

Exploring Cutural Appropriation in the Art Classroom

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Eradicating Cultural Appropriation in Art EducationIn contemporary society, cultural appropriation is a hot topic. We most commonly hear about cultural appropriation when news sources and/or social media cover a celebrity accused of appropriating c…

Supporting Indigenous Resurgence through Indigenous Arts Education

NAEA Position Statement on Use of Imagery, Cultural Appropriation, and Socially Just PracticesNAEA Position Statement on Use of Imagery, Cultural Appropriation and Socially Just Practices (Adopted March 2017; Reviewed with recommendations March 2020; Reviewed and Revised February 2021)

Cultural Appropriation: What’s an Educator’s Role? | PBS EducationYour source for teaching inspiration, blogs, and online professional events.

Understanding Why Cultural Appropriation Is WrongCultural appropriation is a hot topic among racial and cultural lines. Explore its meaning, why it's a controversy, and discover how to avoid it.

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Rethinking Holiday Traditions and Cultural Crafts

Sharing Holiday Traditions in the ClassroomFinding simple ways to celebrate different holidays in the classroom can create a culture of inclusion and deepen understanding.

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Multiculturalism in Education and In Art Education

Diversity, Equity & InclusionOur commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion requires ongoing learning and work. We are committed to equitable processes and respectful relationships as we engage diverse staff and stakeholders and include as wide a population as possible in our programming and initiatives. We aspire to celebrate Indigenous artists and art historians, knowing that Indigenous people are the original people of this land, and to recognize Canadian artists and art historians of all backgrounds, to ensure that their work is known and that audiences have digital access to it.

Indigenous Art, Indigenous Artists and Indigenous Ways of Knowing - Exploring Indigenous Arts in the Classroom - Authentically, Meaningfully and without Appropriation