: art advocacy
Visualize a World Where Support for the Arts Abounds . . .
Take Action!
Have your voice heard in your backyard and on Capitol Hill. As professional art educators, we know and understand the essential value that visual arts education holds for learners. But do others know and understand? Your school leaders? Parents? Your elected representatives? School Board members? Your local media? Who needs to hear your voice? What are the critical legislative issues affecting art education? It's time we bring our knowledge and our voice to art education advocacy!
Click on the links below to learn more:
Art Education Made Simple part 1
Art Education Made Simple part 2
Letter from Secretary of Education - Arne Duncan
Critical Evidence How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement
The Creativity Crisis- Newsweek 2010
Kennedy Center Arts Education Toolkit
Kansas Arts Commission and Kansas Citizens for the Arts