Education Resources

Educational Resources for Learning Creatively with Iowa Arts, History and Film

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, through its divisions, is working to promote access to educational resources in arts, culture, history and film that can assist all Iowa educators and families to learn creatively.

Resources include online access to educational resources, virtual programming and accessibility grants.

Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Education Programs & Resources

Goldies Education Resources — Caption Zoom

State Historical Society of Iowa and State Historical Museum

Iowa Arts Council

Produce Iowa, The State Office of Media Production

MediaMasters

Young Girls learning dance virtually — Caption Zoom

Funding Opportunities

New this year! Apply for a Virtual Arts Experience Grant in one of two categories:

Lifelong Learners: Supports the creation and presentation of innovative virtual programming focused on participatory learning of an art form that is accessible to adult learners;
Pre-K-12 Education: Supports the creation and presentation of arts content that is intended for Pre-K-12 students and connected to a fine arts discipline(s) and relevant fine arts standards or early learning standards.

Virtual Arts Experience Grants are administered by Iowa Arts Council with funding from the National Endowment for Arts and appropriations from the Iowa Legislature.

Professional Development and Creative Workforce Training Educators who are looking to sharpen their skills and learn more about virtual learning can connect to these professional development and training programs.

Statewide Arts, Cultural and Heritage Partners

Connect to Iowa’s own world-class museums, performing arts and music venues, science and nature centers, and cultural and heritage organizations in your community or across the state to explore their educational programs - virtual and in-person.

Iowa museums' virtual tours
The Iowa Culture mobile app is a fun and interactive way to discover more than 3,500 arts, history, film and cultural destinations across Iowa’s 99 counties covering 56,272 miles. Explore creative places and historic sites as you navigate with mapping tools and curated tours - free mobile download and online versions available.
Visiting Artist Series Educational Resources provides free, exclusive content from award-winning artists and ensembles, including brief demonstration videos, study guides, workshop-style videos and more.

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