Each year ArtsKC celebrates the KC art community during their annual luncheon. They take this opportunity to acknowledge and honor volunteers, advocates, innovators, and educators in the arts.

This year AFIA was selected as a finalist in Education. Finalists in this category are selected based on their use of the arts as a tool for academic excellence in a K-12 setting. Integrating visual and performing arts into traditional academic subjects helps our students gain deeper understanding, retain information, and develop innovative approaches to problem solving.

The growing community educators using the arts to aide in academic achievement continues to build a vibrant future for Kansas City full of future artists, thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers. While we were not this year’s honoree, we are proud to be included as a finalist along with Paseo Academy (2018 Honoree) and Liberty Public Schools.

You can view the ArtsKC video HERE.