AEMS 3rd Annual Arts Education Symposium on Anti-Racism

The 3rd Annual Arts Education Symposium on Anti-Racism returns with keynote speaker Ivory Toldson Ph.D., national director of Education Innovation and Research for the NAACP, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education.

Participate in healing and learning sessions in affinity spaces with expert facilitators, collaborate in anti-racism arts education breakouts for each arts discipline, and more.

The symposium is hosted by Arts Education in Maryland Schools, a nonprofit organization based in Baltimore that is committed to ensuring that all students in the state of Maryland have access to high quality arts education by mobilizing power to communities through advocacy programs, professional and leadership programs, and resource building and sharing.

Contact info@aems-edu.org for more information.

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

11:00 - 11:15 AM

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT + SOUND EXPERIENCE

with Rebecca Kelly G

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

SYMPOSIUM WELCOME

with Rachel McGrain, AEMS Executive Director

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Ivory Toldson

12:15 PM - 1:30PM

LUNCH BREAK

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

RACE-EQUITY FACILITATION

with Dr. David Fakunle &  Camille Weanquoi

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

RACE 101: LEARNING SPACE

with Amy Smith

HEALING SPACE FOR PEOPLE OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY 

wtih Rebecca KellyG

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

ANTI-RACIST PEDAGOGY SESSIONS - BY DISCIPLINE

Community Arts: Miko Lee & Khaleshia Thorpe-Price

Dance: Susan McGreevy-Nichols & Karen Kuebler

Music: Debbie Confredo & Brian Schneckenberger

Theatre: Katyana Dandridge & Julian Lazarus

Visual Arts: Paula Liz & Rachel Valsing