Organizations/Agencies
Professional Associations
California Art Education Association (CAEA)
CAEA is dedicated to the advancement of art education at all levels through advocacy, professional development, curricular models and standards, teacher resources, programs, and recognition of achievements.
www.caea-arteducation.org
California Association for Music Education (CMEA)
CMEA is a federated unit of MENC: The National Association for Music Education and aims to support all music educators working in public and private schools, colleges and universities in California. The web site contains a variety of information about news, jobs, conferences, publications and links related to music education.
/www.calmusiced.com
California Dance Education Association (CDEA)
CDEA is a non-profit, professional organization that links dance educators and students with professional artists-in-schools, performers and choreographers, dance writers, researchers, innovators in dance technology and videography, ethnologists, art administrators, therapists and friends of dance.
/www.cdeadans.org
California Educational Theatre Association (CETA)
CETA is a nonprofit organization that advocates for theatre education in California, encourages and promotes the development of theatre education and strives to improve communication among workers in the theatre. Use this site to connect with educational theatre organizations.
www.cetaweb.org
California Humanities Association (CHA)
CHA supports interdisciplinary education in the arts and humanities throughout the schools and colleges of California and cooperates with national, state, and local organizations fostering the various arts and disciplines of the humanities; and to cooperate with organizations whose concern with the natural and social sciences can suggest fruitful interdisciplinary relationships with the humanities.
National Art Education Association (NAEA)
NAEA, a nonprofit, educational organization, promotes art education through professional development, services and leadership. Visitors can use this site to find about funding opportunities for members, recent news and the national conventions.
/www.naea-reston.org
National Association for Music Education (MENC)
MENC aims to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all. The web site contains information that can help teachers, parents and students interested in music education.
www.menc.org
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
NASBE is a non-profit association that represents state and territorial boards of education.
www.nasbe.org
National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
National organization representing dance education.
www.ndeo.org/
National Educational Theatre Association (EDTA)
EDTA is the national organization for theatre educators, artists, arts advocates and anyone else involved in theatre as a life-long learning activity.
www.edta.org
Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts is a national arts information clearinghouse and arts advocacy organization, dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
Main Site: www.artsusa.org
AFA's Art Education: www.artsusa.org/issues/artsed/
California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE)
CAAE promotes, supports and advocates visual and performing arts education for preschool through post-secondary students in California schools. It is the only statewide organization that brings together all primary constituencies for arts education: artists, arts organizations, K-12 teachers, professional teacher associations, state and local education departments, professional development providers, parents and PTAs, and interested community members in higher education and business.
www.artsed411.org
California Arts Advocates (CAA)
CAA develops strategies and coordinates advocacy that strengthen arts and culture in California, this includes lobbying to support legislation that benefits arts and culture, alerting and advising the arts community on necessary responsive action and providing coordinated testimony and evidentiary support materials at public hearings.
www.calartsadvocates.org
California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies (CALAA)
CALAA is a non-profit, membership organization representing the states 250 local arts agencies. Viewers can get the latest news about local arts councils, research nonprofit resources and search for a local arts council.
www.calaa.net
California School Boards Association (CSBA)
CSBA represents 1,000 school districts and county offices of education statewide. CSBA is a member-driven organization whose purpose is to support the governance team -- school board members, superintendents and senior administrative staff.
www.csba.org
Center for Cultural Innovation
The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), based in Culver City, is the only Small Business Development Center in the country dedicated to serving the arts. CCI helps self-employed artists, small arts businesses and the nonprofit arts sector start , manage and grow their own businesses. The Center offers a full range of seminars and classes around such topics as financial planning, marketing and publicity, web site development and much more as well as one-on-one counseling sessions. To learn more about CCI, go to cci2002.org
League of American Orchestra
The League provides information, professional development, and convening opportunities that support orchestras as they design, develop, and implement quality orchestra education programs; foster the skills needed for a lifelong involvement with orchestral music; advocate for music education opportunities; and develop effective partnerships and collaborations of musicians, educational institutions, community organizations, and individuals.
www.symphony.org/edu/index.shtml
National Arts & Disabilities Center (NADC)
The NADC is the national information dissemination, technical assistance and referral center specializing in the field of arts and disability. The NADC is a project of the University of California, at Los Angeles (UCLA), Tarjan Center for Developmental Disabilities.
nadc.ucla.edu
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
NASAA is the service organization for all U.S. state art agencies. This site contains information about cultural tourism, arts and economic development and cultural policy.
Main site:
nasaa-arts.org
Arts and Learning Resources for State Leaders Web Site:
www.nasaa-arts.org/nasaanews/index_anl.htm
Arts provider organizations
Below is a sampling of both California regional and national arts provider organizations.
Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena
The Armory is a community arts center that offers innovative approaches to creating, exploring, and presenting the visual arts to students of all ages. In addition to providing an outlet for contemporary art exhibitions and performances, the Armory offers studio art classes and a variety of educational outreach programs to schools and in the community.
www.armoryarts.org
Arts Education Funders Collaborative, San Francisco (AEFC)
A group of funders who initiate and support projects to advance arts education opportunities for children and youth in San Francisco. The AEFC is a project of the San Francisco Foundation Community Initiative Funds. AEFC projects are directed by the San Francisco Arts Commission in cooperation with the San Francisco Unified School District and the Arts Providers Alliance of San Francisco.
www.sfinsideout.net/
Arts Providers Alliance, San Francisco (APASF)
The Arts Providers Alliance of San Francisco (APASF) is a group of professional artists and arts organizations dedicated to the advancement of arts education in San Francisco. APASF members are actively engaged in providing children and youth with educational opportunities in the creative arts. The APASF provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among members and the arts education field at large.
www.sfinsideout.net/artsresources/apalliance.html
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County SPECTRA
The goal of the Cultural Council's SPECTRA Arts in Education Program is to assist schools in improving the quality of education through offering quality arts programming. SPECTRA uses more than 260 visual, performing and literary artists who work in elementary and junior high schools with both students and teachers.
www.ccscc.org/spectra.htm
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, Oakland
The Center helps provides after-school and in-school programs, school site performances, curriculum materials and professional development opportunities for artists and classroom teachers.
www.eastbaycenter.org
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, San Francisco
The Center brings artists, educators and learners together in long-term relationships to integrate the arts into everyday experience, using the Lincoln Center Institute model for arts-based learning and the resources of the Julia Morgan Center.
www.juliamorgan.org
Los Angeles County Music Center, Education Division
The Education Division of the Los Angeles County Music Center was established in 1979 to provide opportunities for lifelong learning in the arts and to enrich education of all children by bringing the arts into the classroom. The Education Division has served more than 12 million students and teachers throughout Southern California. It currently offers 15 in-depth programs, including Center On Tour, and provides nearly 13,000 performances annually.
www.musiccenter.org/education
National Arts & Learning Collaborative (NALC)
The National Arts & Learning Collaborative at Walnut Hill (NALC) is a non profit organization dedicated to transforming our nation's schools by providing students with opportunities to learn in and through the arts in school and in after school programs. NALC works to develop, implement, and evaluate model programs incorporating the arts into urban school districts where the needs are greatest. This includes promoting the development of community partnerships among schools, artists, arts and cultural organizations, businesses, and institutions of higher education. NALC is committed to sustaining these efforts through broad community involvement and support, establishing the arts as part of the regular curriculum, committing to long term collaborations, and developing the leadership capabilities of teachers and school administrators by professional development and support.
www.artslearning.org
VSA Arts
VSA arts is an international organization that creates learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities. The organization offers arts-based programs in creative writing, dance, drama, music and the visual arts implemented primarily through their affiliate network in 39 states and the District of Columbia, collaborators in 10 states, and 70 international affiliates in 67 countries.
www.vsarts.org
Young Audiences
Young Audiences is a network of 32 chapters and affiliated organizations that presents quality art education programs.
Main site:
www.youngaudiences.org
YA's Arts for Learning web site: On this site you will find examples of arts programs, resources, and discussions that can support and animate teaching and learning.
www.arts4learning.org
California State PTA SMARTS "Bring Back the Arts" Campaign
California State PTA (CAPTA) has launched a campaign called SMARTS "Bring Back the Arts." The campaign is designed to help parents, teachers and legislators understand just how important the arts are. CAPTA wants to create advocates for quality arts education at every school in California.
www.capta.org/sections/programs-smarts/index.cfm
National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States. A not-for-profit association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities, PTA is a leader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children.
www.pta.org/index.asp
The California Arts Project (TCAP)
TCAP is the state's subject matter project in Visual and Performing Arts. TCAP's central mission is to deepen teachers' knowledge of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. Use this site to find the Visual and Performing Arts Framework and Standards or to find a regional office near you.
csmp.ucop.edu/tcap
State and federal education agencies
California Department of Education (CDE)
This web site includes all information related to the education system in California. You can find information on subjects' standards, current statistics, and teacher programs (just to name a few of the resources.
CDE's Main web site:
www.cde.ca.gov
CDE's Visual and Performing Arts section:
www.cde.ca.gov/ci/vp/
U.S. Dept. of Education
This site is designed to help pursue the President's initiatives, including No Child Left Behind, to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans.
www.ed.gov
State and federal arts agencies
California Arts Council (CAC)
The CAC web site includes a variety of information about grant programs, publications and California art organizations.
Main site:
www.cac.ca.gov
CAC's Art in Education:
www.cac.ca.gov/programs/artsed.cfm
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts enriches our Nation and its diverse cultural heritage by supporting works of artistic excellence, advancing learning in the arts, and strengthening the arts in communities throughout the country.
arts.endow.gov/
National Office for Arts Accreditation
Visitors can use this web site to find information about the four specialized accrediting agencies: National Association of Schools of Music; National Association of Schools of Art and Design; National Association of Schools of Theatre and National Association of Schools of Dance.
www.arts-accredit.org
Arts Education Partnership (AEP)
AEP is a private, nonprofit coalition of education, arts, business, philanthropic, and government organizations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of arts education in enabling all students to succeed in school, life, and work.
aep-arts.org
California Arts Assessment Network (CAAN)
Supported by CA Dept of Education (CDE) Arts Work grants, is developing and piloting appropriate models for district level arts assessment.
www.teachingarts.org/CAAN
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN)
KCAAEN, which includes 45 state Alliance organizations, is dedicated to the support of policies, practices and partnerships that ensure the arts are woven into the very fabric of American education. The California Alliance for Arts Education is a member of KCAAEN.
kennedy-center.org/education/kcaaen