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This Teacher Resource Hub, created in partnership with DC Collaborative, is designed to support educators across Washington, DC. Whether you’re looking for professional development, or exploring creative opportunities for your students, this curated list highlights events, grants, and programs that bring arts and culture into your classroom.
DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative has facilitated no-cost arts and humanities education programming to DC public schools for over 27 years. The Collaborative also coordinates yearly professional development workshops and reports on the impact of arts education in DC. Subscribe to their newsletter here to learn more and stay updated.
Note: Links are in blue bold text. This blog will be updated on a monthly basis so be sure to check back during the last week of the month.
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New this Month
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Teacher Events & Appreciation
Our DC, Our Culture: Arts & Culture Mayoral Candidate Forum
May 1 at 5 – 6 PM and on May 5 from 3-5 pm
Tune in at WPFW 89.3 FM
Curious about what your mayoral candidate thinks about DC’s art and culture? Then you are invited to tune in for Our DC, Our Culture: Arts & Culture Mayoral Candidate Forum, a nonpartisan voter education live broadcast on WPFW. Learn about the candidate’s perspectives on the arts and culture ecosystem, art education, funding, and supporting creatives in our city.
🎧 Listen on May 1 from 5-6 pm on Darker Than Blue and continue the conversation on May 5 from 3-5 pm on Something to Say.
This forum is organized by DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative and Social Art and Culture.
Partners on this event include: Teaching For Change, Theater Alliance, Critical Exposure, Beat Ya Feet Academy, Woolly Mammoth, DancePlace, Long Live GoGo, Washington DC Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Spur Local, Atlas Performing Arts Center
Nonpartisan Notice: This Event is a nonpartisan voter and candidate education forum intended to inform the public and elevate the priorities of the District of Columbia arts and culture community. DC Collaborative, Social Art and Culture, Washington DC Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and participating partner organizations do not endorse, support, or oppose any candidate for public office, and no statement made at this Event should be attributed to the Organizers as an endorsement or opposition. The Organizers have not coordinated this Event with any Candidate or campaign. All Candidates for the same office were invited using the same criteria; participation is voluntary.**
**Candidate participation or non-participation does not imply endorsement or opposition.
Teacher Appreciation Celebration
At the Alamo Drafthouse DC Bryant Street 📍 630 Rhode Island Ave NE
Monday, May 4, from 6 to 8 PM
Join us at The Highbinder, the spy-themed bar inside Alamo Drafthouse DC Bryant Street, to celebrate our local educators, teaching artists, and arts education supporters!
Perch at the beautiful marble bar top, lounge in the Italian leather seating, or bask in the Spring weather on the outdoor patio as we celebrate you! Enjoy one of the 32 draft beers or a specially curated spy-theme cocktail utilizing various local distilleries. Don’t worry, delicious food featuring seasonal and local favorites is also available!
Expect a free raffle with prizes from: Washington Nationals, Teaism, Roaming Rooster, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Kreeger Museum, Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens, Barnes and Noble Georgetown, and more! Register here.
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Arts, Education & Advocacy
From Capitol Hill Arts Workshop April thru May – Check out our upcoming photography workshops 📸
- Original Photoshop: Analog Interventions for Exposure & Contrast Control – for those with basic darkroom printing experience
- Open Studio Darkroom – independent studio time to do your thing
- Intro to Printing from Film Negatives – no experience needed, perfect if you shoot film and want to start printing your own work
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Professional Development & Workshops
Social Art and Culture | Creative Entrepreneur Capital Summit 2026 | May 7
CECS is a one-day summit exploring cultural and financial sustainability under the UN 2030 goal for DMV creative entrepreneurs. Curated in 2019 and 2023, the Summit hosted a sold-out audience hosting 19 expert panelists and 150 creative entrepreneurs attending. In 2026, CECS will continue to develop and offer resources for creative entrepreneurs’ short—and long-term projects, driving economic and technology development, business innovation and planning, and investment opportunities.
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Grants, Fellowships & Opportunities
Center for Craft | Teaching Artist Cohort | Due May 4
The Center for Craft’s Teaching Artist Cohort awards $10,000 unrestricted grants to 30 mid-career craft artists who teach, alongside a six-month cohort experience focused on mentorship and peer-to-peer learning. This opportunity supports artists who integrate their creative practice with teaching—whether in classrooms, workshops, museums, or community settings. An application information session will be held on April 15.
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities | Grants Open | Due May 22
Now Accepting Applications for East Arts (EA) and Projects, Events and Festivals (PEF). Both grant programs encourage progress in the arts and humanities in the District of Columbia by supporting non-profit arts, humanities, arts education, and service organizations. For complete details on specific requirements and on how to submit an application, please visit the following links: East Arts Grant Program and Projects, Events, and Festivals.
National Art Education Association | Call for Presentation | Due June 30
The 2027 NAEA National Convention is taking place March 4-6, in New York City. NAEA invites YOU to share your expertise, face-to-face, with educators who are committed to NAEA’s mission to “Champion creative growth and innovation by equitably advancing the tools and resources for a high-quality visual arts, design, and media arts education throughout diverse populations and communities of practice.”
Student Opportunities
For Educators to Share
Imagination Stage 🎭This is a paid opportunity for six young actors. Imagination Stage’s upcoming winter holiday musical will feature six (6) professional youth performers split across two (2) casts. Each role will cover itself in the opposite cast, so artists must be available for EVERY show. The commitment dates are Oct 26, 2026, to Jan 3, 2027. Roles are open to any non-equity youth performer ages 8 – 14.
Educational Careers & Job Board
- Ed Forward DC: Senior Manager, Schools and Talent
- Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens: VISTA Summer Associate-AmeriCorp
- The Phillips Collection: Senior Accountant/Assistant Controller
- Tudor Place: Curator, a Director of Advancement and a Buildings, Gardens & Grounds Technician
- Public Charter Schools: Multiple Openings
- Glen Echo Park: Multiple Openings
- National Park Service: Park Guide
- Merry Pin: Cafe and Retail Associate, Camp Associate
- Project Create: Program Coordinator (PT)
- DCPS: Teacher, Arts Director
