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Supporting quality music and arts education begins when you simply speakup4arts to other people about the importance of quality arts education in your community and for your children.
There are many opportunities to speakup4arts in a powerful way in your community.
- Stay informed about school, district, state and national arts education policies and initiatives
- Talk to friends, colleagues, neighbors and parents about the importance of arts education in your schools and community
- Discuss current school arts programs and needs with local school principals and district administration
- Join the PTA and local education foundations to keep arts education and funding support on the agenda
- Contact local, state and national policy-makers and officials to state your position and influence theirs
- Network with business and community leaders to enlist their support for quality arts education
- Contact your local media with opinion letters and stories that illustrate arts educations’ benefits
- Write a blog or contribute to social networking sites that focus on arts education issues
Arts Advocacy Day is an annual national event that brings together a broad cross-section of America’s cultural and civic organizations, along with hundreds of grassroots advocates from across the country, to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts.
Find out when the next Arts Advocacy Day is taking place, then join the team and let your community leaders know that you value what the arts and arts education brings to your community on Arts Advocacy Day – or any day of the year!