Welcome to Arts|Learning at Walnut Hill, Natick, Massachusetts!

Arts|Learning believes that the arts have the power to transform education.  When the arts are at the center of the core curriculum, students will develop the 21st-Century skills they need to lead fulfilled lives.

Arts|Learning is the catalyst in that transformation.  A nonprofit organization based in Massachusetts, our work has national implications and attracts members from across the United States.  We are the Massachusetts representative of the prestigious Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.  We bring years of experience and acknowledged expertise to bear on arts education, programming, services and advocacy. 

For more information about Arts|Learning, click here.

News Flashes! 

• Creative Minds Unleashed! is a joint project between Arts|Learning and the MA Cultural Council.  This is an eShowcase of our state's exemplary creative and artistic student work during Youth Arts Month, March, 2012.  To learn more, click here!  And please also see MA Governor Deval Patrick's proclamation declaring March as Youth Arts Month.
• Read about our new Parents Unite for the Arts Project
• New Arts Assessment Project funded by Hunt Alternatives Fund!  Learn how to involve your school in this work by clicking here!
• Our deep sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of Eric Oddleifson, who passed away suddenly on June 19, 2011.  Please view our memorial page for Eric, who was a co-founder of Arts|Learning and Trustee.
• The National symphony Orchestra is now accepting applications for the 2012 Summer Music Institute in Washington DC for talented orchestral musicains ages 16-20.  Click here for more information.
• CONGRATULATIONS to the 17 awardees who received the 2011 Arts|Learning Champion of Arts Education Awards on May 25 at the Massachusetts State House ceremony and Symposium.  Click here for more details.
• Learn about A|L's program initiatives for 2011 here!
• View cutting-edge arts education reserach presented by leading researchers on our new Video Page
• Read about the Massachusetts House Resolution and Governor Deval Patrick's Proclamation declaring March, 2010, as ARTS EDUCATION MONTH in Massachusetts.
• Read Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's letter to schools across the United States in support of Arts Education.