Arts Integration Fellowship Seeks Teacher Applicants for 2025-26

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The mission of the ARTeacher Fellowship is to provide classroom teachers with deep knowledge and expertise in fusing visual, performing and media arts with subject learning.

The award-winning ARTeacher Fellowship program in arts integration is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year. Secondary school teachers in English/language arts, math, science, social studies and world languages are encouraged to apply.

The ten selected fellows receive a $1,000 professional stipend for successful completion of the yearlong program. Deadline to apply is April 28. Download the ARTeacher Fellowship Application here.

The mission of the ARTeacher Fellowship is to provide classroom teachers with deep knowledge and expertise in fusing visual, performing and media arts with subject learning. Working with a team of talented educators and artists, fellows receive training from nationally recognized presenters, including teaching artists from The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and more.  

The ARTeacher Fellowship is organized by the U of A Center for Children & Youth in collaboration with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Walton Arts Center. The Center for Children and Youth was recognized with the Governor's Arts Award for its work in art and education, including the fellowship.

"The ARTeacher Fellowship is about tapping the creative potential of both students and educators," said Hung Pham, director for the Center for Children & Youth. "Year after year, we have seen the power of the arts to enrich the learning process."

"It has, by far, been the best professional development in the entirety of my career," said Nichole Paquet Smith, who teaches at Gateway ALE in Bentonville Public Schools. In 2023, Paquet Smith was named Teacher of the Year for her school building.

The fellowship training cycle consists of a four-day summer institute, followed by four daylong professional development workshops during the school year -- two per semester. To be considered, applicants should be in their third year or greater of teaching English, math, science, social studies or world languages in middle, junior high and high school. Applicants should demonstrate a keen interest in creative teaching practices, a willingness to implement them in their classroom and the ability to collaborate effectively with other participants. Fellows who successfully complete their first year may be selected to continue for a second and third year to further develop their expertise.

The Center for Children & Youth is an endowed initiative housed in the U of A College of Education and Health Professions' Department of Curriculum and Instruction.