The Assessment in the Arts Conference will add to the body of knowledge of assessment, specifically in creative academic programs. How the arts can be appropriately assessed for accreditation, techniques and possible spectrum of providing assessment feedback and the improvement of student learning will be focal points. Keynote speakers, Olivia Gude, Stacie Rohrbach, and Karol Gates, along with a variety of art and academic professionals will present ideas and practices that have contributed to the development of assessment in creative higher education disciplines.