Advocacy

Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update

February 12, 2016

The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education

EdTA NEWS

Deadlines approaching for International Thespian Festival 2016!: If you want to be a part of the cast or crew of International Thespian Festival 2016's opening show, deadlines are approaching fast! Submit your application for Spark of Creation, A Celebration of the works of Stephen Schwartz by March 1!

Tony winner Kelli O'Hara announced as Theatre in Our Schools spokesperson: The Educational Theatre Association and the American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE) are pleased to announce that Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara is national spokesperson for the Theatre in Our Schools (TIOS) campaign.

NATIONAL NEWS

EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE EDUCATION AWARD The Tony Awards® and Carnegie Mellon University are looking for the teachers who create the next generation of theatre artists through the Excellence in Theatre Education Award program. The deadline for all application materials including letters of recommendation is February 29, 2016! (Tony Awards)

Applications are now open for the 2016 College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts: The College Board is pleased to announce the 2016 College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts. This annual award recognizes and celebrates the achievements of arts initiatives that serve students in grades 6–12 and that promote student learning and creativity in exemplary and innovative ways. (College Board)

STATE NEWS

Got state theatre and other arts education news you want to share? Send it to May mhetzer@schooltheatre.org

California: Student Identity through the Arts (Huffington Post)

Illinois: Meet the new arts director at Barrington High School (Chicago Tribune)

Iowa:  Arts education has long-lasting benefits (DesMoinesRegister.com)

Indiana: Cornerstone to offer Spring Break Arts Camp (Muncie Star Press)

Kentucky: Amend SB1 to support arts education (The Courier-Journal)

Louisiana: Three Caddo Parish schools without art classes (Shreveport Times)

Michigan: More than 70 classrooms benefit from art supply grants (candgnews)

New Jersey: ArtPride New Jersey Joins National Study on Economic Impact of the Arts (New Jersey Stage)

Oregon: Portland's arts tax is a good thing  (OregonLive.com)

Pennsylvania: New council pushes for arts education through funding and programs (The Daily Pennsylvanian)

Students reach out with arts education (Temple News)

South Carolina: Arts scholarships available for Florence County students (SCNow)

South Dakota: New arts group names executive director (Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Texas: Civic Ballet offerings provide youths with outlets for expression (San Angelo Standard Times)

Utah: An entrepreneurial approach to funding the arts (PR Urgent)

WORTH READING

Advocacy in "Interesting" Times: The story illustrates Arts Wisconsin’s mantra that advocacy is a process, a mindset, a way of life, and deeply rooted in human relationships, opportunities, and ongoing activism. (Americans for the Arts)