Thank you to those who were able to join us for the National Arts in Education Week Kickoff Celebration at the Indianapolis Artsgarden this afternoon! There were more than 60 people celebrating the kick off of National Arts in Education Week. Those in attendance had the opportunity to witness:

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  Student performances by Young Actors Theatre and Asante Children’s Theatre

• National Arts in Education Week video features by Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Arts Council of Indianapolis with youth from the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra; Dr. Lewis Ferebee, Superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools; and Joe Hogsett, Mayor of the City of Indianapolis with youth from Kids Dance Outreach.
• The reading of Mayor Joe Hogsett’s proclamation of “Indianapolis Arts in Education Week” by Ahmed Young, Director of Charter Schools
• The public presentation of the 2016-2017 Any Given Child Indy Community Report by Ernest Disney-Britton, Director of Grant Services & Education Partnerships at the Arts Council of Indianapolis and Dr. Wanda Legrand, Deputy Superintendent for Academics at Indianapolis Public Schools

If you were unable to attend the Kickoff Celebration to pick up your copy of the 2016-2017 Community Report, you may download a copy here. The report includes information about the 2015 Data Collection as well as next steps for the 2016-2017 school year and beyond!

We hope you will join us this week as we continue our celebration of National Arts in Education Week in Indianapolis! The full schedule of activities and list of 26 arts organizations participating in the Week of Giving for arts programming can be found here.

A Message from Mayor Joe Hogsett – Celebrate National Arts in Education Week! from Arts Council of Indianapolis on Vimeo.