COVID-19 Resources
Resources for Arts Education Leaders and Learners Navigating COVID-19
Introduction
In response to the growing need for resources to help arts and education leaders navigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, AEP has been compiling relevant content to support the arts education field. We’ve engaged our partners in sharing resources that they’ve created and compiled in order to help others as we navigate these new ways of working.
We are doing our best to vet resources to ensure they are specific to arts education; from a reliable, well-known source; and nonpartisan in nature. Additionally, we’re sharing resources that are useful to or developed for specific arts education stakeholder groups (as opposed to general information). We are focused on content from nonprofit or government entities as opposed to for-profit companies. Our goal is to help arts education leaders navigate this changing environment, and selected resources are not intended as an advertisement for a company or product. While we are keeping these priorities in mind, we compile and publish items quickly to respond to the immediate need. We will continue to add resources as we receive them and to remove outdated content periodically.
State Policy Responses and Other Executive Actions to the Coronavirus in Public Schools
Our colleagues at Education Commission of the States are also tracking information pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on education. ECS is outlining State Policy Responses and Other Executive Actions to the Coronavirus in Public Schools via this information request, originally published on March 12, 2020.
Education Commission of the States tracks education legislation across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Because of the influx of legislation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic impacts on education, Education Commission of the States now tracks the topic in both its 2020 State Education Policy Watch List and State Education Policy Tracking tool. As more information becomes available, Education Commission of the States will add to this page with relevant education policy information.
Reopening Guidelines and Documents
- Recommendations for Reopening School Theatre Programs (Educational Theatre Association)
- Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education (National Association for Music Education)
Reopening Guidance From Arts Education Organizations
Reopening Guidance From National Arts Education Organizations
- Recommendations for Reopening School Theatre Programs (Educational Theatre Association)
- Tips to Returning to the Visual Arts and Design Classroom (National Art Education Association)
- Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education (National Association for Music Education)
- Teaching Dance in Fall 2020 (National Dance Education Association
- Resources Created and Populated by SEADAE Members (State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education)
Reopening Guidance From State and Local Arts Education Organizations
Resources
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Interim Guidance for Administrators of U.S. Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools
- CDC COVID-19 Webpage
- School District (K-12) Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
- CDC Communication Print and Video Resources
- CDC FAQ
- CDC Handwashing
U.S. Department of Education
- COVID-19 Resources
- Helping Students Adversely Affected by School Closures, Secretary DeVos Announces Broad Flexibilities for States to Cancel Testing During National Emergency
- COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel
National Endowment for the Arts
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- Message from National Endowment for Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter on COVID-19
- COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
- National Endowment for the Arts to Distribute $75 million in Relief Aid to Arts Organizations in Need
- Resources Related to the Coronavirus
- World Health Organization has up-to-date information about basic protective measures, including graphics that you can print and/or download and share: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public
- The CDC‘s Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers includes recommended strategies for employers to use now, and planning considerations.
- Arts Ready is compiling information on their homepage (https://www.artsready.org/) on topics that include preparing for potential temporary closure, preparing your facility, supporting staff and volunteers, communicating with audiences and stakeholders, and more.
- Americans for the Arts shares information about preparation and planning, prevention, and dispelling the stigma towards Asian Americans in their post Arts and Culture Sector Can Prepare for the Coronavirus in the United States.
- NYC Arts in Education Roundtable hosted a Zoom meeting on March 10th to create a digital space for arts administrators to share strategies to overcome challenges associated with the coronavirus in order to best support our programs, organizations, and teaching artists. You can watch the recording and view the transcript here.
- Theater Communications Group (TCG)held a webinar on March 6th titled “Coronavirus Preparedness for Theatres”. You can watch the recording here. They have also gathered some information in their post Preparing for the Impact of the Coronavirus.
- Event Safety Alliance held a webinar on March 4th titled “Prepare Your Organization for the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak”. You can still register and watch the recording here.
- Nonprofit New York has put together some information and guidance in their post Coronavirus Update: Let’s Stay Healthy and Be Kind.
- Vu Le of Nonprofit AF recommends a few important considerations for nonprofit organizations, both in the short term and in the long term, in his post “A few things for nonprofits and foundations to consider in light of the Coronavirus“.
- The Harvard Business Review‘s article What Are Companies’ Legal Obligations Around Coronavirus? discusses relevant legal concerns for businesses and organizations.
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- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Arts Funding (Grantmakers in the Arts)
- COVID-19 Community Response Fund, which will award $1 million in $25,000 and $50,000 grants to youth-serving music programs to support their responsive and adaptive efforts during COVID-19.
- Arts Administrators of Color Network Emergency Fund to support of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists AND administrators (consultants, facilitators, box office staff, seasonal/temporary employees, etc.) who have been financially impacted due to COVID-19
- The Artist Relief website for artists and teaching artists.
- ArtBridge COVID-19 Artist Relief Fund: ArtBridge started a fund where we will be rewarding grants from $250 to $500 on a weekly basis to NYC-based emerging visual artists via an ongoing fundraiser.
- Emergency Funds – All Art Forms (WomenArts)
- Joan Mitchell Foundation (emergency grants)
- Art Is Essential – Philadelphia Public Art Grant Program
- The application portal for the Dancers Above Water Relief Fund — an emergency response fund for NYC-based dance artists suffering covid-related losses — reopens on September 28th.
- UCLArts & Healing is offering a free, online series called HOPE (Healing Online for People Everywhere) to enable our global community to build resilience through the arts over the next few months. Please share this remarkable opportunity with those you serve.
- The National Guild for Community Arts Education created two Facebook Groups for folks to connect and share strategies and advice. One for all community arts education providers and one specific to creative aging practitioners.
- The National Guild for Community Arts Education is also hosting an online conversation and workshop series designed to be virtual “water cooler” chitchats, an open-ended dialogue for constructive sharing and co-learning. Community Conversations: How are you and how is your organization and community doing?
- Senior students attending Farmington High School in Connecticut recorded a radio broadcast show called “Seniors for Seniors,” to connect with seniors in the community during the uncertain times of COVID-19. The show is available for other radio stations to share with their communities.
For Educators
Digital and Distance Learning Resources- DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative’s Distance Learning Resources Database: The DC Collaborative’s Distance Learning Resource Database is a compilation of online and printable arts and humanities learning resources for students, teachers, and families. It is our hope that that materials on this database will be used to enhance arts and humanities education, equitably, inside or outside of the classroom. The database will be continuously updated with curricular guides, virtual field trips, and other educational activities to enhance students’ at-home learning experiences as well as Professional Development for educators.
- SEADAE Arts Instructional Resources page for arts educators and families. This page provides links to multiple sites that focus on arts-related instruction and activities in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. The page can be explored by educators and families who are seeking learning ideas for our young dancers, artists, actors, musicians, and artistic technicians. (State Education Agencies Directors of Arts Education) SEADAE will continue to add more links provided by members, partners, and public submissions through our online form each quarter.
- Resources for arts educators as they transition to online teaching (Arts Ed Collaborative)
- Free online curriculum available for students in grades K-5 (ArtsEd Washington – Washington Alliance for Arts Education)
- Distance Learning and Teaching Resources: curated by Perpich Center Arts Specialists (Perpich Center for Arts Education)
- How to Create the Perfect Study Environment for Online Learning (Purdue University Global)
- Distance Learning Resources: At Education Through Music (ETM), every child, at every school, deserves access to high-quality music education. For many students, classroom learning has moved into their homes, but music education should be a part of everyone’s school day. Check out free distance learning resources created by incredible educators. The site will be updated regularly with new great lessons and games. These activities can be done in almost any home and only require a few everyday household items, two hands for clapping, and a big smile. (Education Through Music)
- Fresh Film Video Challenges: Fresh Films Video Challenges were created to allow educators to meet students where they want to be: on the screen. Every 2 weeks, middle and high school students respond to a challenge topic with a 2-minute video. With step-by-step project guides and video lessons as well as self-reflective and social justice themes, teachers can use challenges as Social Studies, SEL, Science or Media Arts assignments in their digital classrooms. (Fresh Film)
- Remote Learning – Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Remote Education (NYU Metro Center)
- Learning in the Time of COVID-19 (Learning Policy Institute)
- Free online conferencing and video platforms for teachers include:
- Microsoft and Google Video Conferencing
- Google Hangouts (free access through July 1 to advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to all G-Suite & G-Suite for Education customers)
- Free Webex Personal Account (Unlimited Usage, 100 Participants)
- This Google blog, “With school closures, teachers can keep their lessons going remotely,” provides advice on keeping students engaged in distance learning using Google Classroom tools such as Google Docs, Google Forms (Compiled by the Learning Policy Institute)
- Content coordinators from the San Diego County Office of Education curated this subject-specific list of resources to support distance learning.
- These websites have lessons that can be accessed by educators or parents for content instruction: CommonLit, Illustrative Mathematics, Khan Academy, Zearn
- American Federation of Teachers’ Share My Lesson offers a helpful roundup of lesson plans and other resources for teaching students about coronavirus and a Checklist for Distance Learning to help prepare for remote learning.
- The Smithsonian launched a central portal highlighting an array of distance learning resources, from STEM webcasts to American history podcasts and comprehensive lesson plans. Offerings range from low- or no-tech (interviewing family members for oral history projects) to high-tech (diving into an interactive exploration module).
- The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has created a comprehensive list of educational applications and platforms to help parents, teachers, schools and school systems facilitate student learning and provide social caring and interaction during periods of school closure. (Compiled by the Learning Policy Institute)
- List of Virtual Teaching Resources in response to COVID-19: list of resources, technologies and instructional tools to support our arts educators and teaching artist who are now impacted by these rapidly changing events. (Arts Ed NJ)
- eLearning Toolkit for Schools: This is a free digital toolkit of over 40 items to help keep students (and teachers!) creative at home. (The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM)
- This arts integration activity is for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It reinforces math and visual arts standards and includes an optional read-aloud via YouTube. There is also a HOUSE PROJECT Part Two on the Engaging Creative Minds website with additional arts integration activities.
- artlook® Virtual Learning Library: This resource is an outgrowth of Ingenuity’s artlook® work in several participating communities around the country and captures all the virtual programs that arts partners are offering to their schools in these communities. The website updates in real time, so as new programs are listed and new artlook® communities come online, new opportunities will automatically be shared.
- Supporting Students With Exceptional Needs:
- The Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities has a wealth of resources focused on making online learning more accessible, engaging, and effective for students with disabilities.
- Common Sense Media has curated a list of the Best Special Education Applications and Websites based on recommendations by educators who work with students with special needs. Applications support the development of academic and social-emotional skills, as well as sites to assist teachers in providing differentiated learning opportunities.
- The Council for Exceptional Children has developed COVID-19 Information for Special Educators, including a forum for members on how to adapt IEP services during school closures and a link to a resource page developed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE).
- The State Educational Technology Directors Association offers strategies and resources on its site for ensuring that online learning supports students with Individualized Education Plans.
- A list of special education resources. (ABA Programs Online)
- Creative Action Online Learning Hub: Here, you’ll find projects created by our staff to help youth stay creative with multiple opportunities to exercise their 4C (creativity, courage, critical thinking, and confidence) abilities. Each week, there will be fresh content—including how-to videos, virtual student interviews, arts and crafts tutorials, sing-a-longs, and movement lessons—for anyone to access, all for free.
- Music for All Foundation new web page, musicforall.org, with resources for all music educators
- K-12 Music Education Resources: list for music education focused resources including some of for-profit entities who are making things available for free for the time being and they are aware that we are listing them on our resource guide. (Save the Music Foundation)
- TeachRock: The 170+ easy to follow, always free lesson plans available at TeachRock.org are available to everyone everywhere. These resources use popular music as a tool for student engagement. (Rock and Roll Forever Foundation)
- Guitars in the Classroom’s health policy for classroom music making safety (Guitars in the Classroom)
- Guitars in the Classroom’s recommend procedures for cleaning classroom ukuleles and guitars (Guitars in the Classroom)
- NAfME COVID-19 Resources & News (National Association for Music Education)
- Free MasterClass Series During COVID-19 Crisis from April 7 – May 15, 2020: 6 week, 12 class Black Violin MasterClass Series (BVMC) for educators and music students of all ages and skill levels. (Black Violin)
- Lesson plan for each masterclass available on the official Black Violin Website
- The Metropolitan Opera: Remote Learning: For over a decade, the Met Opera’s landmark HD Live in Schools initiative has brought live opera broadcasts to students across the United States. To supplement these broadcasts, the Met crafts a series of educational materials that encourage and empower students, teachers, and community members to engage with and enjoy this art form. All of these materials are available online, free of charge. Taken individually or together, they offer an excellent supplement to online teaching and arts curricula, as well as an entertaining way to learn more about both specific operas and opera in general. Please feel free to share them with your community and colleagues, as well as with any other arts or education administrators who may be interested in these resources. (The Met Opera)
- E-learning Resources for Teachers and Students (QuaverMusic)
- Optimism Through the COVID-19 Disruption: Utilizing Social Emotional Learning for Reflection and Growth: Article regarding Social Emotional Learning and Music education to assist teacher AND students during this time. (Arts Ed NJ)
- Education Through Music free distance learning resources created by music educators. These activities can be done in almost any home and only require a few everyday household items, two hands for clapping, and a big smile.
- American Bandmasters Association COVID-19 Discussion Forum: This online Forum, open to ABA members and non-members, will allow Response Team members to engage in conversations with band directors and administrators, share challenges and ideas, learn from each other and provide support. A repository of information will also be available on this Forum in the form of Google Drive page where directors can find materials related to COVID-19 and the performing arts. One of the documents to be shared in this forum is entitled ABA COVID-19 STUDENT SAFETY AND MUSIC PROGRAM CONTINUATION IDEAS FOR CONSIDERATION, a document created by Roy Holder’s School Bands Committee of the American Bandmasters Association.
- Student Teaching 2020: “Mind the Gap” A practical web series for future music educators, presented by Yamaha. A live series for music education majors whose student teaching experience was impacted by the novel coronavirus, beginning in June and running until December 2020. (Music for All, Yamaha)
- Dance Studies Association – resources for moving dance-based pedagogy online
- Digital Dancing Process Blog
- Mapping Access
- The International Association of Blacks in Dance, Inc. COVID-19 Resource Page
- Resources for Preparing for the Potential Impact of the Coronavirus (Dance/USA )
- Resources for Theatre Educators Teaching Online—The Latest
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact on Schools, Travel, and Gatherings (Educational Theatre Association)
- Specific to teaching theatre, a list of tools for content and tools for creating online learning
- Flipgrid – online tool allows you to create shared space for video uploads – great introduction here
- Nearpod – great tool for creating online courses, including tracking of student progress – introduction here
- De Paul University Remote Teaching Resource List, available in Spanish and English
- Large, comprehensive list of all kinds of theatre links useful for creating online learning experiences for students
- Resources from Theaterish, including online tools to use to create virtual learning
- PBS KET TV Drama Toolkit
- PBS resources for theatre education
- Impact of COVID-19 on Theatre Education (Educational Theatre Association)
- Virtual Art Educators (National Art Education Association)
- Series of FREE project-based STEAM lessons educators can give students including free (The Salvadori Center):
- Lesson plans with teacher guides
- Student instructions and worksheets
- Lists of common materials often found at home to complete projects
- And a design challenge to apply new concepts
- The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections: A treasure trove of virtual tours and online exhibits for art, culture, history and natural science museums; national parks and more.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Mets Kids
- Carnegie Museum of Art Virtual Collection
- Museums and COVID-19 (Association of Art Museum Directors)
- The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections: A treasure trove of virtual tours and online exhibits for art, culture, history and natural science museums; national parks and more.
- Smithsonian Learning Lab! Online resource
- Art Tales for Pre-K: Explore artworks with children, read books with related themes and engage in art making. Also available in Spanish. (National Gallery of Art)
- COVID-19 Considerations for deans of arts programs at colleges and universities (International Council of Fine Arts Deans)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information (Lesley University Creative Arts in Learning Programs)
- Blog: The Classroom Bookshelf created by Lesley literacy faculty members, with weekly posting of children’s literature and lesson plans to integrate in teaching literacy across the disciplines.
- Blog: Teach This Poem curated by Lesley Visiting Scholar and former Lincoln Center educator director Madeleine Holzer.
- Liz Buchanan Music: Lesley alumna and music educator Liz Buchanan shares regular musical education videos.
- Lesley STEAM Learning Lab: Susan Cusack, Director of the Lesley STEAM Lab provides maker activities and other interdisciplinary examples that integrate the maker mindset into teaching and learning.
- CMU-Alert Emergency Notification System for Coronavirus Updates: links to several campus communications regarding the coronavirus, information about self-isolation, and related resources. (Carnegie Mellon University Master of Arts Management Program)
- Coronavirus Updates: Supports for Students Affected by Natural Disasters and Emergencies (The College Board)
- COVID-19 Resources for Educators and Learners (Arts Ed Collaborative)
- RSVP to participate in a weekly drop-in discussion with other educators
- Kennedy Center Education: Classroom Resources: Articles, how-tos, lessons, activities, resource collections, media, and interactives for arts educators and others looking to infuse the arts into learning.
- Knowledge on the Go: Free Resources: Three-quarters of our more than 800 employees are or have been teachers, so we understand the pressure teachers are under at this time to keep students on track. We are here to support them with free resources including our Eureka Math®/Engage NY Math curriculum that is a free, open education resource available to anyone, anywhere. And starting Wednesday, March 18, we are going to share—free to anyone—recorded daily lessons in Grades K–12 of Eureka Math®, K–8 of Wit & Wisdom®, and 3–5 of PhD Science®. These lessons will be delivered by our own teachers and will be viewable on any device so that teachers and their students may use them. (Great Minds)
- Arts in Education lesson plans (Crayon Collection)
- eLearning Toolkit for Schools: Free digital toolkit of over 40 items to help keep students (and teachers!) creative at home. (The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM)
- FREE weekly STEAM lessons: Students can learn through a project-based approach. They learn a lesson and apply new knowledge to a real-world design challenge. And using your school’s remote learning resources, they share ideas, thoughts, and discuss their solutions with the entire class. (The Salvadori Center)
- The Americans for the Arts COVID-19 Resource Center, including links to the organization economic impact survey. (Americans for the Arts)
- COVID-19 Impact Survey(Americans for the Arts)
- Emergency Preparedness and Response & Coronavirus Resources for arts organizations (Association of Performing Arts Presenters)
- CAPE Network Forum: The Forum is a site where CAPE artists, teachers, and program staff share their evolving curriculums, videos, reflections, and questions in response to the school closures and pandemic.
- Recommendations for Prioritizing Equity in the Response to COVID-19 | Alliance For Excellent Education
- GUIDANCE ON COVID-19 FOR SCHOOL LEADERS (National Association of Elementary School Principals)
- CDC Guidance & Resources for U.S. Schools on Coronavirus (National Association of Secondary School Principals)
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Administrators of U.S. Childcare Programs and K–12 Schools to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)(Spanish)
- CDC Coronavirus Disease Resource Center (Spanish)
- CDC: Stigma Related to COVID-19
- CDC Print Resources
- CDC Video Resources
- Schools and Coronavirus: What You Should Know (National Education Association)
- From Other Education and Health Associations
- To Help Explain Current Events to Children
- Coronavirus: A kid-friendly explainer video from
- Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus (from NPR)
- National Governors Association COVID-19 Education Resources
For Parents and Caregivers
At-Home Arts Education Activities- The U.S. Department of Education’s Talk, Read, and Sing Together Every Day! Tip Sheets for Families, Caregivers and Early Learning Educators provide families, caregivers and early educators with research-based tips for talking, reading, and singing with young children every day beginning from birth.
- Tools and resources designed for traditionally underserved youth, who are struggling to meet current needs while managing the emerging needs during the pandemic
- Arts Resources for Families Stuck at Home (Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education)
- Online educational resources for teachers and caregivers | Lesley University
- Check out this website for a FREE week of creative courses via Zoom to provide parents with fun, creative, educational outlets for their kids. (INK Theater)
- Visual arts at-home art activity videos led by Bren Bataclan, Boston-based artist.
- 120 Digital Resources for Home-Schooling: Special Education, Social and Emotional Learning, and More. Lessons include: Sketch Drawing (5-7s only); Storytelling (8-12s only); Creative Thinking (8-12s only); Acting, Dance, and Songwriting.
- Free Digital Arts Education Platform for Teachers, Parents, and Students — 26 lessons from 17 local artists. (Think 360 Arts for Learning)
- “Kitchen Orchestra” – Livestream Music Camp for Preschoolers (Age 3 to 6): Imitation-friendly moves, singing, found-sound, kitchen instrument improv, and cool rhythms keep kids captivated and happy for two hours each day this week!
- Mazaam: Mazaam is an edutainment app recommended for children ages 4 to 6 (Pre-K to K-3) which uses classical music as an educational tool that promotes the development of emotional, cognitive and psychomotor skills. It’s being offered for free until June 30th to support families who are now confined at home. The user doesn’t need to create an account and there are no subscription fees. The Florida Department of Education has added Mazaam to its list of free educational resources for families
- ‘Doodles at Home’ – Free Art Projects by Doodles Academy for kids aged 6-11: Doodles Academy provides visual art curricula for grades 1-5 that teachers can access for free online. Doodles Academy emphasizes using art to teach to the WHOLE child, building speaking & listening skills as well as connecting the art lesson to concepts in history, literacy, math, science, and social studies. Students to create a unique artwork that connects to their personal experiences. In response to the pandemic and shelter at home orders, we’ve been putting out ‘Doodles at Home’, a weekly series that adapts our curriculum into projects that students can access on their own.
- Couch Concerts Brought to you by Millennium Stage: live performances streamed to you! (The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)
- The Barbara Bush Foundation for Literacy Educational Toolkit for At-Home Learning offers free online resources that can help children continue to build critical literacy skills while schools are closed.
- Storyline Online is produced by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television’s SAG-AFTRA Foundation as part of its children’s literacy program. The site streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and others.
- Young Audiences of Houston’s Arts for Learning Creativity Pops! Each online video is created to inspire learning at home. Young Audiences of Houston Teaching Artists are invaluable contributors to Houston’s arts ecosystem and each commissioned creativity pops video provides financial support to our teaching artists. Stay tuned as we post new videos each week, and enjoy a pop of creativity each day.
- The New York City Department of Education offers suggested activities and strategies for families to support Diverse Learning at Home for Special Populations. Resources include links for assistive technology support, as well as specific occupational, physical, and speech therapy activities for students as young as preschool.
- Outsider Art Coloring Pages (For Kids and Adults!): Project Onward, nonprofit benefiting adult artists with disabilities, has made two pages from James Hall’s Coloring Book “Hory Crowns of Glory” available for use by art teachers and parents looking for something to do with their kids, or just to relax themselves! Email ali.harwood@projectonward.org to receive the pages in the format you would like (Project Onward)
- Visual Arts Zoom classes: Art historian shares vast knowledge on Vermeer, Rembrandt and Van Gogh via live classes on Zoom. This website also offers digital entry into art museums.
- Projects to help youth stay creative with multiple opportunities to exercise their 4C (creativity, courage, critical thinking, and confidence) abilities. Each week, fresh content will be added including how-to videos, virtual student interviews, arts and crafts tutorials, sing-a-longs, and movement lessons—for anyone to access, all for free. (Creative Action)
- White House Historical Association’s virtual educational resources: During this difficult time, the Rubenstein Center for White House History offers a wide variety of educational resources for learners of all ages. Content includes classroom resource packets, reading lists, virtual tours of the White House, short educational videos, historical essays, and a digital library of White House and presidential images.
- Open Studio From Home: Families are invited to join Whitney Educators for free weekly online art classes this fall. Participants will experiment, create and learn together with at-home art materials. (Whitney Museum of Education)
- Common Sense Media supports educators in teaching students how to thrive in the digital age with free, research-backed lesson plans in English and Spanish.
- SmithsonianTweenTribune | Articles for kids, middle school, teens from Smithsonian is an online resource provided by the Smithsonian Institution offering daily news articles, K-12. Available in Spanish.
- Storyline Online is produced by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television’s SAG-AFTRA Foundation as part of their children’s literacy program and includes materials aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners for grades PK-8.
- Students can access thousands of videos in English/Spanish that include lessons, activities, and visuals via Twig Education.
- A collection of California-focused resources from Early Edge focused on early learners for a range of stakeholders, from administrators to parents and guardians, in both English and Spanish.
- Sesame Street and the Spanish-language version, Sésamo, offer games, videos, activities for children.
- Free Virtual Summer Camps: A guide on free virtual summer camps that children can easily sign up for the summer at no cost. The virtual summer camps cover just about any topic that children might be interested in. Including things like coding, robotics, mathematics, art, reading, and writing. (Summer Camp Hub)
- Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource
- NPR has created this Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus to help demystify the virus and to teach children how to protect themselves. The online version includes a print-and-fold zine version.
- When and How to Wash Your Hands
- The New York Times is hosting and continuously updating this page on ideas for working with content from the Times and other reliable sources
For Artists and Teaching Artists:
Resources- Young Audiences of Houston’s Arts for Learning Creativity Pops!: Each online video is created to inspire learning at home. Young Audiences of Houston Teaching Artists are invaluable contributors to Houston’s arts ecosystem and each commissioned creativity pops video provides financial support to our teaching artists. Stay tuned as we post new videos each week and enjoy a pop of creativity each day.
- Teaching Artist Covid-19 Community Conversation: The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, Association of Teaching Artists, Teaching Artists Guild, Creative Generation, National Guild for Community Arts Education, and Teaching Artists of the Mid-Atlantic hosted a free webinar to address how the COVID-19 health crisis is affecting teaching artists. Watch the recording (National Guild for Community Arts Education)
- COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources is an aggregated list of free resources, opportunities, and financial relief options available to artists of all disciplines. Check out the website here and also watch a recent webinar that covers many of the same topics. (National Guild for Community Arts Education)
- COVID-19 Resources for Actors, Creators + Performing Artists
- COVID-19 & Freelance Artists
- Teaching Artist Community Conversation Recording (Association of Teaching Artists)
- AAC blog post on COVID-19 Preparedness for Residencies (Alliance of Artists Communities)
- AAC Member Webinar: COVID-19 | Resources + Approaches for Residencies, March 19, 1-2 pm, Link to Registration + Information(Alliance of Artists Communities)
- COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ARTISTS (Teaching Artists Guild (TAG)
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- Webinars & Podcasts
- Questions to Ask Your Employer re: Compensation
- Labor Laws / Sick Leave (by State)
- A State-by-State Resource Guide for Music Professionals Who Need Help During Coronavirus Crisis (Updating) (Billboard)
- COVID-19 Resources for Actors, Creators + Performing Artists
- #ArtsLearningAtHome – Virtual Arts Content (Creative Learning Network)
Additional Resources:
Resources from AEP PartnersAmericans for the Arts
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- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center for artists and arts organizations
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Afterschool Alliance
American Alliance of Museums
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- Resources and Information for the Museum Field on the COVID-19/Coronavirus
- Resources From Virtual Meeting Now Available
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Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg
California Institute of the Arts
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- Coronavirus Information and Updates: On this page you can find the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus outbreak and CalArts response to it.
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Chorus America
Ford Foundation
Grantmakers in the Arts
International Child Art Foundation
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- Creativity, Healing, and Covid-19: The Arts Olympiad for Parents and Kids: A free art & sport creative activity for home
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League of American Orchestras shared the following resources:
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- Coronavirus resources: information and tools to help navigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- As leaders of the Cultural Advocacy Group, the League also supported creating this Google doc, where national arts service organizations are listing their COVID resource pages.
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Lincoln Center Education
Malashock Dance
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)
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- COVID-19 Updates and Resources for Business
- SBA Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to COVID-19
- Staying Compliant and Minimizing Impact Amid Coronavirus Concerns: 10 things employers should do
- CDC Guidance for Businesses and Employers
- CDC Coronavirus Disease Information for Travel
- S. Education Department Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel
- CDC Guidance and Facts about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
- EPA’s Registered Antimicrobial Products for Use Against COVID-19
- WSJ: Live Coronavirus Updates
- USA TODAY: 5 Things Small-Business Owners can do to Respond to COVID-19 Fears
- NPR: Where That $8.3 Billion In U.S. Coronavirus Funding Will and Won’t Go
- Information for Australian Retailers
- COVID-19 Updates and Resources for Business
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National Dance Education Organization
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
National Dance Institute New Mexico
National Guild for Community Arts Education
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- National Guild covid19 response resources: A landing page for Guild content, events and resources
- The Guild is beginning to organize a series of roundtable discussions, facilitated by practitioners in the field, the schedule is available on the Events Calendar. These roundtables are open to the public.
- Tips for gathering virtually as effectively as possible including tips on Zoom, Google Hangouts, and livestreaming. Access it here.
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OPERA America
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- COVID-19 Resource Hub
- Health and Data(compiled by Independent Sector)
- World Health Organization: Corona disease (COVID-19) Outbreak: Updated articles regarding WHO responses to COVID-19, links to advice, Q&A, reports, resources, guidance, R&D.
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Coronavirus Updates and Data Sheet: Updates on affected countries, resources for contingency planning, testing.
- American Cancer Society: Coronavirus FAQ: FAQ guide for Fast Facts About COVID-19 including external links and resources on how to understand/combat the virus.
- National Institute of Health: Resources for Global Public Health: Detailed source for global health and public health officials and organizations
- S. Department of State: Hub for Travel Warnings and Americans Abroad: Deep dive of travel warnings and risk-benefits of nonessential international travel
- AARP: What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus: The resource goes in-depth explaining processes to stay healthy during the pandemic, how the U.S. is responding, symptoms, and links to more articles (including Q&A with experts, older adults, face masks)
- American Heart Association: Coronavirus Precautions for Patients, others in High-Risk Category: Guide for heart patients and other patients with underlying conditions including but not limited to heart disease, hypertension, and asthma.
- Sector Response (compiled by Independent Sector)
- Bridgespan: Managing through Tough Times
- Resources on creative new approaches to management as we enter into uncharted territory.
- Council of Foundations: COVID-19 Resource Hub: Hub with updated links regarding council announcements, latest news on coronavirus, resources for best practices for responding to COVID-19, and a page to share how your org is responding.
- Center for Disaster Philanthropy: COVID-19 Declared a Pandemic: Updated hub related to global effect, where to help fund, and articles linking to the overall response to COVID-19 focused on disaster philanthropic giving.
- Northern California Grantmakers: 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19): Philanthropic Response: An updated list of events related to how to respond/discuss COVID-19 with the option to register, guidance and short descriptions on “how you can help,” along with additional resources.
- National Council of Nonprofits: The Nonprofit Community Confronts the Coronavirus: Outlining how the sector has reacted to COVID-19 and resources for how to move forward (external resources from state associations of nonprofits), day to day advice and the “encouraging civility.”
- Minnesota Council of Nonprofits: What Nonprofits need to know: Expansive collation of resources not just for MN-area/ affiliated nonprofits, contains extremely useful information to combat potential racist and prejudiced incidents
- Events Industry Council: About Corona Virus:
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Resources focused on COVID-19 effect on events with niche videos, external resources to understand the virus, short term implications and concerns, insurance policies, and ways to work around the coronavirus with having to work with people in person (meetings, events, etc.).
Puget Sound Educational Service District: Arts Impact
South Arts
Southeast Center for Arts Integration
The Heinz Endowments
Young Audiences Arts for Learning
South Arts
Southeast Center for Arts Integration
The Heinz Endowments
Young Audiences Arts for Learning
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- COVID-19: Event Cancellations and Updates (Carnegie Hall)
- NAEA National Convention Canceled
- Announcement: Legislative Conference 2020 Canceled (National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Update on Virtual Summit and Registrations: Moving the April summit entirely online. Also instituting a pay-as-you-can option.
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- Arts and Culture Sector Can Prepare for the Coronavirus in the United States
- How to Transition to a Virtual Workplace Overnight
- Creative Generation Blog Series capturing the learning and innovation resulting from COVID-19
- Teaching Artists As Essential Workers: Respect, Collaboration, And Heft by Dennie Palmer Wolf, PhD et al
- #CreateAustraliasFuture by Esther Anatolitis
- A National Overview: How U.S. Arts Education Organizations Are Navigating COVID-19 by Mary Dell’Erba and Erika Hawthrorne
- Artists Not Just For Art’s Sake, But For Community’s Sake by Rodrigo Guerrero
- Keep Making Art That Counts by Dr. Michael Finneran
- South Sudanese Youth Championing Creative Campaigns In Response To COVID-19 by Gili Moses
- “Courage To Love” (And Teach) In The Time Of Coronavirus by Heleya de Barros and Jean Johnstone
- The Rise Of The Everyday Artist by Dr. Rachael Jacobs
- Disruption And Invention: With, Not For, Young Artists by Dennie Palmer Wolf, PhD with Jeff M. Poulin
- Do We Really Want A Return To Normalcy? by Alex Sarian
- Crisis as Opportunity by Eric Booth
- Creative Generation partnered with WolfBrown to Publish 5 Long-form Critical Essays about Innovation and Disruption in the Arts Education FIeld as a Result of COVID-19
- Disruption And Invention: With, Not For, Young Artists by Dennie Palmer Wolf, PhD with Jeff M. Poulin
- Teaching Artists As Essential Workers: Respect, Collaboration, And Heft by Dennie Palmer Wolf, PhD et al
- “Coronavirus and Your Insurance Program” Blog Post
- The Online Counseling Programs’s resource, How Has COVID-19 Affected Anxiety in Schoolchildren?, provides tips and tools on how to help ease back-to-school anxieties for parents, educators and children. There are also resources to support parents and educators in the classroom and at home.
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- Resource page: focuses on independent and community organizing sources
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Arts Administrators of Color Network
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- Response to COVID-19
- COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
- Principles for Ethical Cancellation(Springboard for the Arts)
- Digital Marketing Recommendations for Our Arts Community During COVID-19 Outbreak(Capacity Interactive)
- Ways of Gathering in the Age of COVID-19(HowlRound)
- Webinars (Upcoming and Recorded)
- Arts and Culture Sector and the Coronavirus: What We Know and How to Move Forward(Americans for the Arts)
- Coronavirus Preparedness for Theatres(TCG) Recorded
- Community Conversation on COVID-19(NYC Arts in Education Roundtable) Recorded
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Canva
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- Canva COVID-19 Print and Social Media Templates: informative designs around COVID-19 content that supports sharing information from the World Health Organization and spreading messages of support to communities via social media.
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Creative Generation
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- Community conversationabout the effect of COVID-19 on teaching artists. This resulted in a call to action for funders to change their approaches. Creative Generation deployed a Fast Response Survey published the findings in a blog post and downloadable report.
- Creative Generation coordinated with partners around the globe to launch a new campaign to encourage people to #KeepMakingArt. Read the blog on the tacticsCreative Generation is taking, or check out the toolkit to participate, or sign up to join here. The #KeepMakingArt campaign provides tools for parents, educators, artists, families, and cultural organizations to encourage youth to keep making art during physical distancing.
- How Funders can Support Arts Education Despite COVID-19: A Report of Considerations and Recommendations – Report and Blog Post
- A video series in partnership with the Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie podcast
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New York Foundation for the Arts
The International Association of Blacks in Dance, Inc.
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- Financial and Health Resources
- Emergency Grants for Writers, Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF)
- Rauschenberg Emergency Grant Program, New York Film Academy
- Short-term financial assistance for musicians, MusiCares
- Special Enrollment (Insurance) Period in Response to COVID-19, Washington Healthplanfinder
- Springboard for the Arts Personal Emergency Relief Fund (Minnesota)
- Financial and Health Resources
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Artist-Specific Resources and Information
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- Artist Trust Responds to COVID-19 Survey
- Arts and Humanities Council for Montgomery County
- ArtsReady (basic membership is free)
- CERF+
- Daily Report of how COVID-19 is impacting the art world
- Dance Magazine (Dance world and Coronavirus)
- Dance/NYC (Coronavirus-Preparedness)
- Dance Studies Association(tips for teaching online)
- Dance/USA (Coronavirus resources)
- Dance/USA (Coronavirus and your insurance program)
- Coronavirus-Impact-Survey (NY survey)
- Coronavirus preparedness webinar for theaters, Theatre Communications Group
- COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resource
- COVID-19 Livestream: Connect with the Experts, Pacific Science Center
- List of resources for freelance artists
- National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER)
- National Endowment for the Arts response
- Performing Arts Alliance
- Performing Arts Readiness
- Seattle Musician Access to Sustainable Healthcare (SMASH)
- Prohibition on large gatherings over 250 people in Seattle, Governor Jay Inslee
- Small Business Association (Business guidance)
- Things to do to support the arts right now, Crosscut
- Webinar on fundraising and event strategies, Washington Nonprofit Institute
- YouTube(Business continuity & infectious disease planning for events)
- General Information:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(seniors)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(women and children)
- Cybersecurity for Nonprofits
- Daily Report of how COVID-19 is impacting the art world
- NPR(unrecoverable costs for arts orgs)
- State of Maryland response
- Interim Guidance for businesses and employers, Center for Disease and Control (CDC)
- List of resources for small business owners, artists, and general information, Michael Stevens
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The New Victory Theater
To add to this list, please submit resources at this link, or email AEP Engagement Specialist Erika Hawthorne with any questions or concerns.

History
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) was established in 1995 through a unique interagency agreement between the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Education, an agreement that has continued unabated since that year. The founding organizations continue to provide support and promote AEP as the nation’s hub for individuals and organizations committed to making high-quality arts education accessible to all U.S. students.
In 2015, the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Education selected Education Commission of the States to serve as the new host organization for AEP.