Where Creativity Meets Career: Celebrating Career & Technical Education Month with ArtsNOW’s Newest Resource

by | Jan 13, 2026

A colorful flyer titled "Where Creativity Meets Career" promotes 175+ career opportunities in arts and academics. Icons represent Dance, Visual Arts, Theatre & Drama, Music, and STEAM as career paths.

Each February, National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month invites educators, families, and communities to spotlight the programs that prepare students for real-world careers. At its core, CTE is about helping students see how what they learn today connects to the opportunities they will pursue tomorrow. That mission mirrors ArtsNOW’s work in classrooms every day.

Through arts-integrated instruction, ArtsNOW helps students connect academic learning to creative thinking, problem-solving. These are essential soft skills in every career pathway. As CTE Month highlights workforce readiness, ArtsNOW expands the lens, showing teachers, students, and families that creativity is a core career competency.

That belief is at the heart of our newest resource, Where Creativity Meets Career, a guide that explores 175+ career opportunities across all art forms and connects them directly to skills students need to thrive in today’s economy. Discover the full guide here.

Where Creativity Meets Career is designed to be practical, accessible, and actionable. Whether you’re an educator guiding students, a school leader shaping pathways, or an advocate championing workforce development, this guide provides concrete examples of how creativity and career readiness intersect.

During National Career and Technical Education Month, we invite you to explore the guide, share it with your community, and help expand the conversation around what it truly means to prepare students for the future. Take a look at the guide and start exploring possibilities.

Schools that partner with ArtsNOW see instruction connect more clearly to real-world pathways, higher student engagement, and measurable academic gains across disciplines. If your school is ready to help students explore careers, strengthen STEAM learning, and see the arts as a gateway to future opportunity, ArtsNOW is positioned to support that work. Connect with us to learn how to get started.