“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar Degas Last week, youthLEADarts participants from Hastings Elementary in Vancouver celebrated as their exhibition, “Whale Tales: A Call to Action” opened at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum...

Today’s blog post is written by Marilyn Field, founder of youthLEADarts Inc. With the close of Arts Education week, perhaps now is the time for us all to empower our kids by simply setting the stage to let them play. ...

To wrap up International Arts in Education Week, we are pleased to have a contribution by guest blogger and author Simone Pertuiset.  Simone’s books are inspired by her own family’s stories: one about France (and travelling to Africa and South America) in...

This year has offered the unique opportunity for youth to display their art outside of their classrooms and in their communities.  In BC the self-portraits and poetry created by Britannia students graced the breezeway and public art space between the...

“At a time when challenges related to climate, peace, education and the future of our societies are converging, our need for the power of art – and for it to be made accessible to all through arts education – is...

May 22-26, 2023 is International Arts Education Week! Designated by UNESCO in 2012, the week celebrates the arts, in their diversity, and arts educators who play a critical role in fostering and transforming humanity.  International Arts Education Week aims at increasing the...