ADVOCACY

Arts Education Census
Michigan Youth Arts is currently seeking to engage a qualified research organization to assist its staff and partners in the research design, implementation, analysis and reporting of a statewide census intended to assess the status and condition of arts education in K-12 schools in Michigan. Download the request for proposals and submit by July 15.

Arts Education Newsletter

Michigan Youth Arts is positioned in our state to offer leadership in arts education across all of our disciplines. We offer statewide arts education programming, strengthen arts and culture by establishing and facilitating partnerships between arts education organizations, increase the visibility of quality arts education in Michigan schools, nurture the creative talents of Michigan's youth, encourage their present and future participation in the arts, and provide them with opportunities to explore careers in the arts.

The Arts Education Newsletter comes from an advocacy coalition of four statewide arts organizations, and features information about important policy initiatives for the state of Michigan. We invite you to submit articles for consideration - we want to hear what's going on with you!

Newsletter Archive - Click to expand

June 2010
Update Resources - Arts Census - Common Standards - Artstock

May 2010
Arts Education Partnerships - Michigan Youth Arts Festival - Cultural Data Project - Artstock

April 2010
Artstock - Advocacy toolkits - NEA findings - Grant opportunities

March 2010
Interdependence of higher and secondary ed - Great Debates - Touring Program grants

February 2010
Building support for the 2010 Policy Agenda - The new "no child" - MCACA grants

January 2010
NAEA student awardee - ArtServe music fellowship - Arts Ed data collection - MCACA minigrants - VSA institute

December 2009
Advocacy tools and resources - 2010 Arts Education Policy Agenda - Public Policy eAlerts

November 2009
Injecting STEAM into STEM - MCACA nonprofits list - ArtServe Toolkit - Grant application deadlines - MDE infusion of innovation - NEA funding boost

October 2009
Michigan Creates - NASAA recap - Any Given Child - Perpich Center for Arts Education - Poetry Out Loud - MDE: Effective Instruction - ArtServe: Art & Cultural Groups

September 2009
Policy Forum - Artserve: Toolkit grant - MDE: Music Education Standards

August 2009
Policy Forum - MCACA & ArtServe: ARRA Grants - MDE: Visual Arts Curriculum

Policy Forum

Interlochen Center for the Arts, in partnership with Michigan Youth Arts, will host the second annual Policy Forum on August 10, 2010. A collaborative conversation for strengthening arts education for all students, learn more about this convening to address advocacy and policy efforts in Michigan for 2011 and beyond.