Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit

This year’s event will feature a keynote address by Susan Riley, founder and CEO of The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM. Susan’s groundbreaking work in arts integration and STEAM education has been showcased by The US Department of Education, Edutopia, EducationWeek, and National Public Radio, as well as many others. She focuses on supporting teachers and leaders who are integrating the arts to help transform the educational model. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the prestigious Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ and a Master of Science in Education Administration from McDaniel College in Westminster, MD.

In Susan’s keynote address entitled Hidden in Plain Sight: Using Creativity to Transform Education, she will share examples of how connecting our curriculum through the arts standards can be a pathway to achieving our most pressing and significant educational challenges. From addressing student achievement gaps to community collaboration, the arts offer an access point through which everyone can participate. 

Early bird registration will open on April 1, 2023. The full event schedule will be available when registration opens.

The Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit is co-presented by the Iowa Arts Council and Iowa Alliance for Arts Education.

Please note the summit will include and address all arts disciplines. In addition to general arts and SEL sessions, we will also offer discipline-specific breakout sessions in dance, media arts, music, theater and visual arts throughout the day.