It is not a novel idea for an artist to use her work to evoke change. Art has the power to speak when there are no words, cry when tears have stopped flowing, and shout when one voice isn’t loud enough. But change doesn’t have to be loud. Meet Liz Shropshire, a composer, educator and friend to thousands of children around the world. She left her musical career in Los Angeles to work in Kosovo, a territory in Southeastern Europe ravaged by war and bursting with refugees. Befor

The following is a conversation between a father and daughter on the importance of a STEAM education. Mike Foreman, a former NASA astronaut, flew on space missions STS-123 and STS-129, logging more than 26 days in space and over 32 hours of extravehicular activity. His daughter, AmyJo Foreman, is this year’s EALS Director and has not logged any hours in space… yet. Mike & AmyJo, Lake Tahoe 2014 AmyJo: Why is it important to include the arts in STEM education? Mike: It’s so im

In partnership with Americans for the Arts, we are presenting Building a Community: Using Arts Education to Empower Youth Voice. The arts are vital to community development. The education of young people is a responsibility of our communities. How can we leverage the transformative power of the arts to build youth voice? How can youth voice inform our creative communities? These questions and more will be at the center of the conversation with national leaders in arts educati