Where will ARTS Express be held?

ARTS Express Summer Conference 2025 will be held at Lake Mountain Middle School, located at 1058 S Old Farm Rd, Saratoga Springs, UT 84045. Visit our Location Page for directions and parking instructions. We encourage you to carpool with colleagues whenever possible!

How do I choose my sessions?

ARTS Express offers a variety of creative, experiential, hands-on workshops. Before building your schedule, study the conference sessions carefully, noting which sessions run concurrently and which are most relevant to your teaching needs. We encourage you to broaden your artistic abilities and pedagogical scope. Need courage? Grab a friend and choose a session that might feel uncomfortable to you. Every session will be valuable and enriching.

What is the conference theme?

The BYU ARTS Partnership's motto is "Every Child, Every Art" and this year’s theme is “Joyful Learning." We will be privileged to have Trena Noval, Indi McCasey, and Mara Menzies join us as keynote speakers. 

The goal of ARTS Express 2025 is to excite and empower educators to integrate the arts and build deep thinking skills among their students, classrooms, and schools. Education can be a joyful and energizing experience for all learners, which comes through:

  • creating a rich student experience through arts and arts-integrated instruction,
  • fostering relationships, meaning, relevance, and deep thinking,
  • cultivating environments of belonging with culturally-responsive teaching,
  • and providing challenging content with adequate support for success.

This conference will focus on the student experience while providing educators with resources, knowledge, and ideas of effective fine arts instruction, arts-integrated instruction, and critical thinking routines. 

How is this conference funded?


This conference is the best bargain around because of generous contributions from the BYU ARTS Partnership, Utah Division of Arts and Museums, 8 Utah Arts organizations (POPS), BTS Arts, and our partners. Your registration fee covers your four meals (breakfast and lunch each day) as well as the registration processing fee. Thank you to our sponsors and partners (listed below).

Can I register for a group of teachers at my school?

Yes! You can find instructions for group registration by clicking here.

Can I attend for one day only?

Yes. You may attend only one day, but the conference fee will remain the same. 

Will there be an online access package this year?

Unfortunately, no. We hope you will join us in-person for an incredible conference full of hands-on, engaging workshops!

Which type of credit is best for me?

There are two types of credit you can receive for attending the conference. If you are unsure which kind of credit is best for you, speak with your principal, instructional coach, or district Arts Integration Coach. 

  • 15 relicensure hours: Free. These help teachers renew and keep their professional teaching licenses active. These will appear on your MIDAS transcript.
  • 1 USBE Credit: Free. Some districts will accept USBE credit for lane changes, and others will not. This will appear on your MIDAS transcript.

Unfortunately, BYU credit is not available this year.

How do I sign up for credit?

For 1 USBE credit or USBE Relicensure hours: on your attendance verification form, which you will recieve at the conference, indicate which type of credit you would like to receive and provide your Cactus ID. Turn in your attendance verification form before leaving the conference. We will take care of the rest!

How do I receive credit for the conference?

At the conference, you will receive an attendance verification form.

For relicensure hours, you will turn your completed form before leaving the conference. That's it! You're done!

For USBE credit, you will turn in the form and also need to submit a one-page implementation report of how you will implement what you learned at the conference—email reports to artspartnership@byu.edu by July 15, 2025. See the attendance verification form for additional details.

Can I receive both relicensure hours and USBE credit?

No. You can only receive one type of credit: up to 15 relicensure hours OR 1 USBE credit.