Governor Proclaims NC Arts in Education Week 2025
Governor Josh Stein has officially proclaimed September 14-20, 2025 NC Arts in Education Week, as the field of arts education joins together in communities across the country to advocate, educate, and celebrate about the impact and transformative power of the arts in education. Please thank the Governor (@NCGovernor) for recognizing the arts as “an essential element of a complete and well-rounded education” via Facebook, Twitter, or email. Also, be sure to share using #BecauseOfArtsEd and #ArtsEdWeek.
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Arts In Education Week
2025
By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina
A Proclamation
Whereas, arts education, including dance, media arts, music, theatre arts, and visual arts, is an essential element of a complete and well-rounded education for all students; and
Whereas, arts education enables students to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, imagination and creativity, discipline and collaboration, alternative ways to communicate and express feelings and ideas, and cross-cultural understanding, all of which support personalized pathways to academic success across the curriculum; and
Whereas, arts education contributes to increased attendance and graduation rates, elevates academic achievement, and prepares students for college, career, and citizenship readiness; and
Whereas, arts education contributes to personal growth outside of the classroom, including increasing a student’s likelihood to participate in civic life, volunteerism, altruism, and community engagement; and
Whereas, to succeed in today’s economy, students must masterfully develop traits that business leaders demand in a twenty-first-century workforce, such as communicating through words, images, sounds, and movement; and
Whereas, North Carolina supports statewide partnerships and cross-sector collaboration to promote and advance comprehensive arts education for North Carolina schoolchildren, including arts education, arts integration, and arts exposure; and
Whereas, the arts are an integral part of life in our state and are essential to a complete education that contributes to the vibrancy and vitality of communities and the nation; and
Whereas, our public schools are charged with the education and development of well-rounded students;
Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim September 14 – 20, 2025, as “Arts In Education Week” in North Carolina and commend its observance to all citizens.