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Applications Open for Youth Orchestra Summer Programs

02-04-2026

Two outstanding youth orchestra programs are now accepting applications for their summer camps.

New Open-Access Report: “Intercultural Resonances among Music Teachers”

 

 

02-04-2026

RESONANCES marked the completion of its multi-year research project with a new report published in English and Portuguese: “Intercultural Resonances among Music Teachers: Their Impacts on Practices and Teaching Methods.”

 

February 5 Deadline: 12th SIMM-seminar Expressions of Interest

02-04-2026

Expressions of interest for the 12th SIMM-seminar, happening May 4–6 in Brussels, Belgium, are due February 5.

Applications Open for Kuonyesha Art Fund

02-04-2026

Applications are open through February 28 for the Kuonyesha Art Fund, which welcomes proposals from artists and groups in Africa for creative projects that promote community collaboration and address social issues.

Free Digital Arts & Health Resources

02-04-2026

Musicians in healthcare settings will benefit from this boatload of resources, shared via the University of Florida’s Arts in Health Today newsletter.

EDITORIAL
Young People Are Speaking To Us. Are We Close Enough to Hear Them?

Dalouge Smith, Founder and Executive Director, The Creating Abundance Collaborative; Co-founder and CEO, The Lewis Prize, 2018–2024

12-03-2025

I’d been missing the presence and perspective of young people in these gatherings dedicated to arts education, young people’s wellbeing, and community health through the arts. When young people were present, it was most often as performers, and occasionally as panelists alongside adults.

Throughout these events, I had been wondering, “How is it that we continue to position young people as objects of conversation, and not the subject?”

Nominate a Changemaker for the Creativity for Social Change Award

12-03-2025

The Creativity for Social Change Award invites nominations for individuals and art collectives using creative means to respond to local and global challenges.

Africa-Europe Cultural Exchange Grants

11-05-2025

The Goethe Institut, in partnership with Expertise France and Institut Français, invites proposals for two different grants supporting artistic and cultural exchange projects between African and European artists.

Upcoming Events with SIMM

11-05-2025

RESEO Offers Free Fundraising Webinar

11-05-2025

The European Network for Opera, Music and Dance Education (RESEO) will host a free webinar on November 17 with specific guidance for arts education organizations looking to apply to major European funding programs.

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