Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update
July 5, 2017
The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education
EdTA NEWS
Get to know 2017 board candidates: The slate of candidates for the 2017 Educational Theatre Association Board of Directors election has been finalized. The election will begin on August 11 by way of online balloting. All members in good standing as of August 3 will be eligible to vote.
NATIONAL NEWS
With Trump targeting arts funding, the NEA might just have announced its last grant recipients: While awaiting its fate under the Trump administration, the National Endowment for the Arts announced its second round of funding for the 2017 fiscal year. (Newsweek)
STATE NEWS
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California: National arts scores are in, and the western U.S. lags behind (EdSource)
Idyllwild arts organization receives national recognition for work with children (Press-Enterprise)
Colorado: Study: Arts pumps $150 million a year into Pikes Peak region's economy (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Florida: United Arts celebrates new grants, diversity, leadership (Orlando Sentinel)
Georgia: The money behind the music: Examining the money made by AthFest and where it goes (Red and Black)
Idaho: COMMISSION ANNOUNCES ANNUAL ARTS GRANTS, AWARDS (Bonner County Daily Bee)
Illinois: Krannert Center awarded $20,000 in NEA grants for youth series (Smile Politely)
Kentucky: Arts educators want to be part of developing new accountability standards (The Independent)
Maryland: Baltimore School for the Arts Receives NEA Grant (Afro Baltimore)
Michigan: Cutting federal arts funding won’t have any effect on the deficit. On local communities? A different story. (Bridge Michigan)
Mississippi: OUR OPINION: Arts education continues to make impact in classrooms (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
New Jersey: Paper Mill Playhouse Receives $40,000 NEA Grant (TAPinto.net)
New York: Where Did The NEA Funding For The Arts Go In NYC? (Times Square Chronicles)
North Carolina: NC lawmakers challenged to sign pledge to save school art, music and PE programs (News Observer)
Ohio: Report: Arts, culture have big economic impact here (The Columbus Dispatch)
Oregon: Study shows Oregon’s arts, culture generates $687M in economic impact (La Grande Observer)
Pennsylvania: Rising on stage with Paper Wings (South Philly Review)
South Carolina: South Carolina gets $1 million in NEA funding, but future of agency uncertain (Charleston Post Courier)
South Dakota: The arts mean business in Black Hills region (Rapid City Journal)
Tennessee: Nashville nonprofits get $2.4 million from Metro Arts thanks to increased budget (WZTV)
Texas: Statewide art organization holds art workshop for East Texas educators (KTRE)
WORTH READING
A new teaching model turns art education on its head: An art teacher has created a new model for teaching arts subjects that shifts the onus from the teacher to the student. (ArtsHub)
US Arts Nonprofits outside LA and NYC Generated $166.3 Billion in Spending in 2015, Report Shows: A new report shows how the nonprofit culture sector stimulates the economy both locally and nationally. (Hyperallergic)