Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update
January 10, 2017
The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education
EdTA NEWS
The EdTA Advocacy Leadership Network (ALN): The Educational Theatre Association is launching a member-based three-year advocacy pilot initiative designed to train and empower adult members in state and local advocacy. The application deadline is February 3, 2017.
The Educational Theatre Association’s ninth annual Democracyworks essay competition is now accepting entries. The winner will receive $1,500 toward expenses to attend Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., March 20-21, 2017, as well as $250 cash. This year’s prompt asks students to address STEAM education.
STATE NEWS
Got state theatre and other arts education news you want to share? Send it to May mhetzer@schooltheatre.org
Alaska: Kodiak Island superintendent to receive Governor’s Award (KTOO)
California: How an Art Library Is Changing Lives in L.A. (Artsy)
Juliette Low School in Anaheim seeks arts academy status (OCRegister)
Florida: Guest column: Unleashing students in arts education (TCPalm)
Georgia: College Park Theater Company invites children to act (MDJOnline.com)
Idaho: Idaho creatives: Apply for grants now to support your work (Idaho Statesman)
Illinois: Northwestern Study Finds Music Education Changes the Teen Brain (WBEZ)
Iowa: Iowa City students finding math in music (The Gazette)
Maine: Arts commission expands teaching artist roster (Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel)
Massachusetts: State must signal arts education matters (Common Wealth Magazine)
New York: State of the arts: Key trends in 2017 (The Journal News | LoHud.com)
North Carolina: Field trip offers exposure to the arts (News & Observer)
Oregon: A miracle in the making: Milagro Theatre promotes Latino culture, arts education (Northwest Boomer and Senior News)
Pennsylvania: Arts community fills the gaps for music education in Philly (Philly.com)
Rhode Island: Reach Committee Announces ARTS Scholarships 2017 Program (Broadway World)
Texas: Houston Students to Benefit from New Arts Grant (Houston Public Media)
Utah: SUMA Family Arts Night Series offers events through spring 2017 (The Independent)
Vermont: Burlington art teacher maximizes limited resources (Burlington Free Press)
Washington: The Washington Center for the Performing Arts to Receive $10,000 Grant from the NEA (Thurston Talk)
WORTH READING
Arts Education Reduces Stress Level of Low-Income Students: “Our study is the first we know of that demonstrates that the arts may help alleviate the impact of poverty on children’s physiological functioning,” West Chester University psychologist Eleanor Brown (Pacific Standard)
Why Theater Majors Are Vital in the Digital Age: Theater (slow, communal, physical) may be the cure for what ails us in the digital world. (Chronicle)