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Advocacy
Advocacy
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 what about others—school leaders, parents, elected representatives, School Board members and local media? What are the critical legislative issues affecting art education? It’s time we bring our knowledge and our voice to art education advocacy to ensure equity and access for all students!
Why Advocacy?
Why Advocacy?
As a constituent, you are the ideal grassroots advocate to convey to members of Congress how essential the arts and arts education are to your community. You have the power to educate them about the importance of the arts in your community and to engage them on important arts issues on Capitol Hill. Without your help, your member of Congress may not realize the ability of the arts to support jobs, engage kids in school, and change lives in your district. We want to make it easy for you to take action, build relationships with your representative’s office, and highlight the advocacy work you are doing in your community and schools.
Want to take action, but aren’t sure where to begin? We’ve put together some resources for you to customize and start advocating with ease.
Arts Education Advocacy Tips
Arts Education Advocacy Tips
Communicate a clear MESSAGE. Be VISIBLE to decision-makers.
Harness the influence of an advocacy NETWORK.
Use the Unified Statement to connect your community to Federal education policy that supports high-quality art education. The statement was prepared by NAEA and other national arts education organizations to support the arts in the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Work with your state/regional NAEA organization to connect and partner with the Americans for the Arts State Arts Action Network which includes the Kennedy Center’s state Alliances for Arts Education and state citizen arts advocacy groups.
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