President's Message

Perhaps now more than ever before educators need to embrace creativity and innovation. Educational systems worldwide are searching for answers in an effort to reach across cultures, to encourage intercultural respect, and to nurture an inexhaustible quest for knowledge, understanding and mindfulness. 

As arts educators we are well positioned to advocate for the necessity of the arts in a balanced curriculum.  In fact, the arts are desperately needed to help students cultivate their self-identities, foster mutual understanding and imagine how humanity might live in peace. We can achieve these goals by providing rich experiences in and through the arts. It is my personal hope that the various events and activities of InSEA inspires each and every one of us to look beyond the horizons of our imagination and to see a future with endless possibilities.

Rita L. Irwin