The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education
EdTA NEWS
Grants to attend the Educational Theatre Association National Conference: The Educational Theatre Association offers several options for financial aid to individuals or troupes wanting to partake in our organization as well as our national events. Deadline: July 1, 2017.
NATIONAL NEWS
Economic Impact of the Nonprofit Arts & Culture Industry: Nationally, the nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $166.3 billion of economic activity during 2015—$63.8 billion in spending by arts and cultural organizations and an additional $102.5 billion in event-related expenditures by their audiences. (Americans for the Arts)
STATE NEWS
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Arkansas: Artists for statewide Arts in Education program (Harrison Daily)
California: Huge boost in state arts funding includes support for pre-K programs (89.3 KPCC)
One Theatre World Conference Brings TYA Community Together (American Conservatory Theatre)
Connecticut: The Aldrich Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Funding (HamletHub)
Massachusetts: East Boston Schools Receive Funding to Expand Arts Education (East Boston Times)
Michigan: Federal arts funding crucial for communities, schools (Detroit Free Press)
Minnesota: For Art’s Sake: What the average Minnesotan stands to lose if NEA funding is cut (The Growler)
Minnesota arts groups nab $4.4 million from National Endowment for the Arts (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
New Jersey: Program review reveals need for more WW-P school arts funding (Mercer Space)
Oklahoma: Allied Arts board member: An opportunity to offer hope and inspiration (NewsOK.com)
Pennsylvania: Arts Education (Comcast Newsmakers)
Quantifying the benefits of arts education (The Notebook)
South Carolina: NEA has huge impact on county (Spartanburg Herald Journal)
South Dakota: South Dakota high school's customized kicks land $50,000 in arts funding from Vans (Los Angeles Times)
Tennessee: Tennessee Arts Commission awards over $4M in annual grants across the state (Winchester Herald Chronicle)
Texas: Legislature cuts Texas arts funding 28 percent (MyStatesman.com)
WORTH READING
ESSA could expand arts opportunities and funding: Report details how states and school districts can engage with the arts via the Every Student Succeeds Act. (Education Dive)
2017 AEP ANNUAL CONVENING: Registration is now open for the 2017 AEP Annual Convening: The Arts Leading the Way to Student Success taking place Sept. 6-7 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. (Arts Education Partnership)
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