Art Advocacy Resources

Below is a list of websites that contain resources for educators looking for information about how to advocate for arts education on a local, national, or international level. There’s something for everyone in this collection of state art education associations, national alliances, blogs, and more!

If you know of a great advocacy website that is not listed, please email us.

American Alliance of Museums
aam-us.org/advocacy

Americans for the Arts
americansforthearts.org

Art Aware
artaware.org

The Art & Creative Materials Institute
acminet.org

Arts Education Partnership
aep-arts.org

Arts Education Resource
ArtsEdResource.org

ArtsEdSearch
artsedsearch.org

Art Junction
artjunction.org

The Artistic Edge
theartisticedge.ca

Artwatch International, Inc.
artwatchinternational.org

Association of Teaching Artists
teachingartists.com

Big Thought
bigthought.org

California Alliance for Arts Education
artsed411.org

The Center for Arts Education
www.cae-nyc.org

Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
capeweb.org

College Art Association
collegeart.org/advocacy

DoSomething.org
dosomething.org

Education Closet
EducationCloset.com

Education Commission of the States - 2017 ArtScan at a Glance
ECS.org

The Education Policy and Leadership Center
eplc.org

Education Sector at American Institutes
for Research
educationsector.org

The Incredible Art Department
incredibleart.org

International Society for Education Through Art
insea.org

Iowa Alliance for Arts Education
iowaalliance4artsed.org

The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge
ArtsEdge.Kennedy-Center.org

NAMTA Art Advocacy
namtaartadvocacy.org

National Art Education Association
arteducators.org

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
www.nasaa-arts.org/Advocacy

National Coalition for CORE ARTS Standards
nccas.wikispaces.com

National Endowment for the Arts
arts.gov

National Guild for Community Arts Education
nationalguild.org

National PTA
pta.org

National Performing Arts Convention
PerformingArtsConvention.org

National Young Arts Association
youngarts.org

President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
www.pcah.gov

The Right Brain Initiative
therightbraininitiative.org

SchoolArts Magazine
Schoolartsmagazine.com/Advocacy

The SchoolArts Room blog
schoolartsroom.com

Smithsonian
smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture

Youth Art Month
Council for Art Education
facebook.com/YouthArtMonth