Making Your Case

 

This page contains tools and resources to help make the case for the arts and arts education and for a Community School of the Arts as a part of a vital community. Perhaps the most valuable websites regarding the arts in general are:

The Arts Education Partnership, a partnership of more than 140 organizations (including the National Guild) that are national in scope and impact. AEP Publishes research and advocacy materials supporting the role of arts education in schools. Downloadable .pdf files include “Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning,” “Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge,” “Gaining the Arts Advantage: Lessons from School Districts that Value Arts Education,” and others. aep-arts.org

Americans for the Arts which provides facts and figures that help in promoting the value of arts education, as well as “Arts Education 101: Getting Started in Marketing and Advocacy” www.artsusa.org

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, which provides tools and information as well as links to all 50 state arts agencies. www.nasaa-arts.org