Arts Education

Arts education funders are passionately involved with K-12 education, teaching artists and training teachers. They work with nonprofit organizations to provide programming in and out of school. They are advocates for arts learning at all ages and in a variety of settings. The group has organized preconferences and special convenings on the trends in arts education, advocacy and policy issues and examples of successful arts education programs in school districts and communities.

Sources on the website include:

• Arts & Education at the 2009 GIA Conference in Brooklyn
• Arts & Education at the 2008 GIA Conference in Atlanta
• Arts & Education at the 2007 GIA Conference in Taos
• Arts & Education Resource Guide to National Agencies and Organizations
• Glossary of Arts & Education Terms

Recent Recommended Publications

• Making the Policy Case for Public Investment in Youth Arts
• Neuroeducation: Learning and the Brain
• Anchoring Arts Education: Principals’ Arts Leadership
• 2008 Study of Arts Education in Colorado Public Schools: The Arts, Creative Learning & Student Achievement
• Big Ideas: Linking Food, Culture, Health, and the Environment Center for Ecoliteracy
• Improving Public Education: A Guide for Donors to Make a Difference
• Culture and Community Development in Higher Education
• The Curriculum Into the Breach: How Creative Philanthropy Can Reverse the Eroding Landscape of Arts Education
• A New Day for Youth: Creating Sustainable Quality in Out-of-School Time
• Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination
• The School Leadership Challenge: Roles and Strategies for Philanthropy to Make a Difference, Grantmakers for Education
• Strengthening Out-of-School Time Nonprofits: The Role of Foundations in Building Organizational Capacity
• Transforming Arts Teaching
• An Unfinished Canvas: District Capacity and the Use of New Funds for Arts Education in California
• An Unfinished Canvas: A Review of Large-Scale Assessment in K-12 Arts Education

For more research and articles on arts and education, go to Library and search “arts and education” or click here.