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The Arts
Contact Information
The Arts in Washington state include dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. Quality instruction in the Arts is provided by specialists and classroom teachers and supported by partnerships with professional organizations and community programs in the Arts.
Learning Standards
The Arts learning standards describe what students should know and be able to do in the arts. The final and approved Arts Learning Standards are now available for use and implementation.
Assessments
The OSPI-Developed Performance Assessments are designed to help schools and districts determine whether students have met the Arts learning standards.
Annual High School Art Show
High school students from across the state participate in our artistic celebration each year, the Superintendent's High School Art Show.
ArtsTime Conference
The next ArtsTime Conference will take place in March 2021 and will focus on arts integration for K-8 educators with integration strands for dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts.
Arts Education Newsletters