The Department of Culture and the Arts through Creative Connections Partnership Framework, its partnership with the Department of Education, is taking a lead role in the promotion of the arts in education, recognising the three key principles of the recently released National Education and the Arts Statement:

• All children and young people should have a high quality arts education in every phase of learning
• Creating partnerships strengthens community identity and local cultures
• Connecting schools with the arts and cultural sector enriches learning outcomes.

DCA supports the education, arts and cultural sectors through ArtsEdge, a strategic partnership between DCA and the Department of Education.

Release of the case studies from the first year of the Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Grants Program

Developed in conjunction with the Australia Council for the Arts, the Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) and Department of Education (DoE), the Creative Education Partnerships: Artist in Residence (AIR) grants program was launched in Western Australia in June 2009.

In the first round of projects that rolled out the following year more than 1900 students from 16 schools across the State worked with more than 20 artists in creative projects in their schools. Something in the AIR: Case Studies of Western Australia’s Artist-In-Residence (AIR) Grants Program shares the stories behind each of these projects.

Download the document here (pdf) or request a hard copy by contacting the Senior Policy Officer, Young People and the Arts and Education.

For information about the Artist-In-Residence Grants Program , or artists in schools please refer to ArtsEdge.