A monthly spotlight on ideas, strategies, and resources to support and advocate for arts education in Sonoma County.
This newsletter includes:
- Sonoma County Resources and News
- General Resources and News
SONOMA COUNTY RESOURCES AND NEWS
Student Arts Spotlight
Student Arts Spotlight shares the good news of the arts making a difference in students’ lives in a monthly feature. For the first time since the pandemic, the Sonoma Valley High School Pep Band has a student conductor! SVHS Senior Emmanuel Gomez has taken on the responsibility of leading the band at football games, selecting songs to play and cueing the band between the football action plays. He can be seen here conducting the National Anthem at the Homecoming game on October 27, 2023. Emmanuel is also an accomplished pianist and clarinet player.
Learn about the Student Arts Spotlight and share your students’ accomplishments HERE, or browse the archive of past Spotlights HERE.
Poetry Out Loud Sonoma County Finals
The community is invited to the 2024 Sonoma County Poetry Out Loud Finals. Listen and watch as finalists from 8 local high schools compete to be named Sonoma County winner! The event will be held in Stevenson Hall at Sonoma State University on Jan 28 at 2pm. Free to the community – no tickets or registration needed. Learn more HERE
AEA Mixer at Mitote with a Jobs and Career Focus!
A new year, a new opportunity to meet folks and reconnect with acquaintances! Join the AEA for a Mix and Mingle! Learn what’s going on in Sonoma County and make connections. If you would like to learn a bit about careers in education, we’ll have special guests from the North Coast School of Education credentialing department attending for brief conversations! Prop 28 will bring more arts education jobs to Sonoma County.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 from 5:30-7:00, Mitote Food Park, 665 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. More information HERE More information about careers in arts education HERE
YOUTH: Intern with Raizes Collective As a Teaching Artist!
Raizes Collective is inviting Youth to intern as Teaching Artists! High School youth will be mentored through the process of providing a hands on workshop at their school for their classmates or community. Youth will connect with Teaching Artist Mentors who will guide them in creating a workshop of their choice. Stipends will be provided! More information HERE
A Festive Thought: Art Thru the Minds of Young Children
Join a county-wide early childhood art project that supports preschool, TK, and Kindergarten educators with integrating visual art across the curriculum.
Kick off: Feb 6, 4:00-6:30pm at SCOE
Zoom Session: Feb 21, 3:30-4:30pm
Zoom Session: March 27, 3:30-4:30pm
Art Open House: April 4, 4:00-6:30pm at SCOE
Learn more HERE
This Month’s New Resources About Prop 28
New resources available!
Create CA Planning Toolkit for Schools including templates for community input, expenditures, and inventory.
For a compilation of Prop 28 resources, visit CreativeSonoma.org/artsed-funding
General Resources and News
- Save the Music will offer a roundtable about “Building on a Strong Foundation: Developing and Maintaining a Lasting Mariachi Program” via Zoom on Feb. 6. Learn more about this professional development.
Visit the Creative Sonoma Arts Education page to learn more about arts education projects and opportunities in Sonoma County.