We support arts education

• • Annual sponsorship of presenters for professional learning conferences hosted by Missouri’s statewide arts education organizations. 

  • Annual sponsorship of clinicians/directors for Missouri All-State honor ensembles 

  • Hosting professional learning networks offering free, high quality, content-specific professional learning experiences. 

  • We support professional learning that is both content-specific and that which addresses issues related to inclusion/diversity and also helping teachers learn to integrate the arts across the curriculum.

We promote arts education 

• • Professional learning in arts education and Arts Integration 

  • Student exhibit, contests and scholarship opportunities 

  • Mentors for new teachers

  • Collaboration with Missouri non-profit arts organizations engaged in arts education

  • Missouri Fine Arts Academy

  • Student arts advocacy training

  • State and local arts advocacy events

  • We celebrate excellence in arts education, honor arts ed advocates, and celebrate the work of student artists

  • Arts Centered Education residency opportunities

We advocate for arts education 

• • We are the eyes, ears and voice for statewide policies which impact arts education

  • We compile reports from the monthly meetings of the State Board of Education

  • We have a Legislative and policy watch team which monitors pending legislation

  • We remain vigilant in reinforcing the value of arts education

  • We raise visibility and awareness

  • We provide resources for local arts advocacy efforts

  • We  connect and unite Missouri’s arts education community serving as a conduit for communication and coalition for action in focus areas such as legislation, and policy issues, and crisis response