Advocacy

Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update

May 31, 2016

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

EdTA NEWS

Exciting growth for the Junior Thespian Festival in 2017:  EdTA has partnered with iTheatrics to jointly conduct Junior Thespian Festival West, a merged theatre festival for middle school students. The inaugural JTF West will take place at the Sacramento Convention Center, February 9-11, 2017.

NATIONAL NEWS

Michelle Obama secures a post-White House future for her school arts program: One of Michelle Obama’s key arts programs will continue after she leaves the White House. Management of Turnaround Arts will be housed at the Kennedy Center and carry its imprimatur. (Washington Post)

STATE NEWS

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

California: White House adds East Palo Alto school to arts initiative (San Jose Mercury News)

Colorado: Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp embarks on new initiative (Steamboat Pilot & Today)

Delaware: Delaware Arts Advocacy Day set in Dover June 9 (Cape Gazette)

Florida: Bethune Elementary students perform scenes from 'Shrek' for Princess Fiona (Local 10)

Illinois: National Endowment for the Arts to fund more than 30 Chicago projects (Chicago Tribune)

New York: Summer program will expose 100 Buffalo students to the arts (Buffalo News)

North Carolina: Advocates to lobby legislature for more arts funding, education (Greensboro News & Record (blog))

Ohio: Fundraiser helps bring arts education classes to Youngstown (WKBN.com)

Oklahoma: New partnership to bring six musicals to Oklahoma City (NewsOK.com)

Pennsylvania: Philly teacher digs into own pocket to bring in artv(Philly.com)

WORTH READING

Stars Reflect on Arts Education Programs That Shaped Their Success: With the inaugural Excellence in Theatre Education Award presented at the 2015 Tony Awards, theatre education felt the well-deserved spotlight. (Playbill)

WORTH WATCHING

JumpStart Theatre - Inaugural School Performances: Highlights from the 2016 Inaugural Theatre Performances for the JumpStart Theatre Program.