Destination Arts Integration 2025

Join Ohio’s Kennedy Center Partners in Education teams, Any Given Child site, the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Ohio Teaching Artist Roster partners for two days of arts integration professional development.

Governor's Awards for the Arts Arts in Ohio Luncheon - New this year, celebrate the 2025 Governor's Award Winners at this biannual celebration. Join peers from all over Ohio to kick off Destination Arts Integration 2025

Registration is $75 - Includes all materials, registration for the Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio Lunceon on May 28, coffee/continental breakfast and lunch on May 29

Presented By - The Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, Art Possible Ohio, Ohio Dance, Ohio's Kennedy Center Partners in Education teams in Mansfield, Springfield, and Wooster, and Any Given Child Warren.

9:00 - 11:00 AM Advocacy Visits

11:30 AM Governor's Awards for the Arts Lunceon and Awards Ceremony

2:00 – 3:00 PM DIA Kickoff, Verne Riffe Center for Government and the Arts

4:00 – 6:00 PM Art-Around Workshops

5:30 - 7:00 PM Reception, Urban Arts Space

7:00 PM Dinner on your own

Session descriptions will be updated as information becomes available. All sessions subject to change.

9:00 – 10:00 AM Registration, continental breakfast

10:00 -10:15 AM DAI Opening, welcoming remarks

10:15-11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions

11:45-12:00 Break

12:00 – 1:00 PM Concurrent Sessions (KC Artist and 3 others)

1:00 – 1:45 PM Lunch

1:45 – 3:15 PM Concurrent Sessions

3:15 – 3:30 PM Break

3:30 – 4:00 Statewide Resources

4:00 PM Conclusion Evaluation

Session discriptions will be updated as informatin becomes avaible. All sessions subject to change.

Supporting High-Quality Arts Learning - Policy, Resources, and FUNding in the Arts

Presenter: Helen Buck-Pavlick

Description: This session will explore resources that support high-quality learning and instruction in the arts. Learn about pertinent policies and programs, discover state and national resources, and explore funding opportunities available for arts educators.

Helen Buck-Pavlick (she/her) serves as the Fine Arts Education Specialist for the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce, as the Vice President of the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education, and on the Board of Directors for the National Dance Education Organization. With over 20 years of combined experience teaching in K-12, higher-ed, and the independent sector, she is passionate about ensuring that all students have access to a well-rounded, high-quality education that includes the arts. Helen is a Ph.D. student at The Ohio State University studying Educational Policy, holds an M.F.A. in Dance from Arizona State University, an M.Ed. in Educational Foundations from Northern Arizona University, and a B.A. in Theatre Performance. She is a Registered Somatic Dance Educator, STEAM Certified Educator, 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, and holds an Ohio P-12 license in Dance and Drama/Theatre.

Verne Riffe Center for Government and the Arts

77 S. High Street

Columbus, OH, 43215

Note: The Verne Riffe Center is a secure facility. Please bring valid photo ID. Visitors are requred to submit to property search and metal detectors. (Much like TSA at an airport). Please prepare accordingly.

Renniassance Columbus Hotel

3rd Street

Columbus, OH 43215

Jarrod Hartzler, 614-224-1060, [email protected]

Jodi Kushins, 614-728-4481, [email protected]

The Ohio Arts Council is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability please contact ADA Coordinator Kim Turner at 614-995-0066 or no later than 14 days before this event.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Vern Riffe Center for Government & the Arts, 77 South High St. Fl 2, Columbus, United States