■ Northern California Arts Project (NCAP) is committed to supporting educators as they assist all students in meeting their full potential academically, personally, and professionally. NCAP does this through its professional learning and leadership development programs.
Located in the Department of Art & Art History at California State University, Chico, NCAP offers research-based professional learning aligned with the California Arts Standards, the California Arts Education Framework, as well as California’s standards in Career & Technical Education, Career & Technical Education, English Language Development and Common Core Content Literacy for Technical Subjects.
NCAP provides professional learning programs for educators in the 17 northern most counties in California.
- Butte
- Colusa
- Del Norte
- Glenn
- Humboldt
- Lake
- Lassen
- Mendocino
- Modoc
- Plumas
- Shasta
- Sierra
- Siskiyou
- Sutter
- Tehama
- Trinity
- Yuba
Co-Director
Teresa Cotner, [email protected]
P: (530) 898-5331
F: (530) 898-4171
Co-Director
Michelle McConkey, [email protected]
P: (530) 898-3036
California State University, Chico
Art & Art History Department
400 West First Street
Chico, CA 95929-0820
CSMP Region: 1, 2, 3
NCAP Regional Programs
NCAP’s Arts Education Network
The NCAP Arts Education Network convenes online once per quarter supporting PK–12 through post-secondary dance, media arts, music, theatre, visual arts, and CTE AME educators to further equitable, standards-based arts education that promotes students’ artistic literacy. In these unprecedented times the Networks forge new opportunities for teachers and administrators in the arts to connect, collaborate, exchange ideas, share experiences, and stay informed of regional and statewide arts education issues and topics. Network session time will be 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Please contact Inservice Coordinator Armalyn De La O, [email protected].
Beat the Heat — Music-Making Workshop
This three-day program is open to elementary, middle and high school teachers in any and all subjects who would like to develop their understandings of music. Teachers will engage in hands-on learning opportunities that align with the CA Arts Education Framework and Arts Standards to support artistic literacy.
If you are a multiple-subject teacher, a single-subject teacher or a teacher in a new arts teaching position and would like to brush up on content in Music then Beat the Heat offers a relaxed learning environment in the company of fellow teachers who are passionate and inquisitive about music-making.
- Dates: June 9–11, 2025
- Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Location: California State University, Chico
- Cost: $275.00
- Registration Deadline: May 16 2025. Registration will close if filled before the deadline.
- Space is limited to 30 teachers. Registrations after this limit has been reached will be added to a waitlist and notified if/when space is available.
- Registration Cancellations prior to May 9, 2025 will be charged a $50 cancellation fee, per registration. After May 9, 2025, no refunds will be issued.
Beat the Heat — Visual Arts Workshop Studio
This three-day program is open to elementary, middle and high school teachers in any and all subjects who would like to develop their understandings of visual arts. Teachers will engage in hands-on learning opportunities that align with the CA Arts Education Framework and Arts Standards to support artistic literacy.
If you are a multiple-subject teacher, a single-subject teacher or a teacher in a new arts teaching position and would like to brush up on content in Visual Arts then Beat the Heat offers a relaxed learning environment in the company of fellow teachers who are passionate and inquisitive about art.
- Dates: June 9–11, 2025
- Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Location: California State University, Chico
- Cost: $275.00
- Registration Deadline: May 16 2025. Registration will close if filled before the deadline.
- Space is limited to 30 teachers. Registrations after this limit has been reached will be added to a waitlist and notified if/when space is available.
- Registration Cancellations prior to May 9, 2025 will be charged a $50 cancellation fee, per registration. After May 9, 2025, no refunds will be issued.