CAEA Advocacy

Art Advocacy Resources

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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's schools. CAEA is proud to support the California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE), which is a proactive statewide coalition of the arts education associations. This coalition of arts educators works together to strengthen the role of arts education throughout California.

To contact your State Legislators please visit www.legislature.ca.gov

To contact your Federal Legislators please visit www.congress.org

POSITION PAPER
The CAEA State Council of 2003-2005 called for a revised and updated position paper to align with the many changes to arts education and high school art courses in California in the last 15 years. Dr. Cris Guenter, CAEA President, authored this revision. CAEA members throughout the state participated in a series of draft reviews to refine this document. The 2003-2005 CAEA Council formally approved this position in a unanimous vote on April 30, 2005. Click here to open a pdf version of the full paper.

CURRENT ACTION:

Enter the words "art education" to search the Department of Ed for other good art education links

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