PROMOTING ART EDUCATION THROUGH ADVOCACY
CAEA members throughout the state actively engage in school, community, university, and business events to promote the purpose of our organization and to champion the role of arts education in California schools.
Let your voice be heard in your school, in your community, in the halls of the state legislature and even at the Federal Capitol! Take action to let others know about the wonderful work you do and the value of your programs.
Advocate today to advance art education!
 KEEP INFORMED WITH CAAE
CAEA is a supporter of the California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE), which is a proactive statewide coalition of the professional arts education associations, non-profit arts providers, businesses, and other supporters of arts education in California. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the CAAE e-newsletter, ARTSEDMAIL, for important, up-to-date information on current legislation, grants and opportunities, conferences, job listings, and more helpful information.
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS:
Contact your State Legislators
Contact your Federal Legislators
An Unfinished Canvas, Arts Education in California: Taking Stock of Policies and Practices.
A landmark study from independent research institute SRI International, for the first time systemically examined the status of arts education in California. The study reveals that the vast majority of California's schools fail to meet state standards for teaching the arts, and that access to arts instruction varies widely among the state's schools.
An Unfinished Canvas - Summary Report 
An Unfinished Canvas - Full Report
 NAEA
NAEA Advocacy Resources
RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS:
2009 Arts Education Letter: Secretary Duncan in support of arts education.
2004 California State Visual Arts Standards
Advocacy Publications and Resources from NAEA
Advocacy White Papers for Art Education from NAEA
Americans for the Arts
Arts Education Partnership Critical Links
California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE) Action Center
(Many helpful tools including "Make the Case to Your School Board," "Facts You Can Use," and more.)
CA Arts license plates
CAEA Position Paper
Arts Create California
Elliot Eisner’s Ten Lessons the Arts Teach
Elliot Eisner’s NAEA Speech “What Education Can Learn from the Arts”
Enter "art education" to search the Department of Ed for more links
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network
President's Report: Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America's Future Through Creative Schools
Visual Arts California Advocacy Tips
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