Alliance Programs & Projects

Annual Conference
Learn about the Alliance’s annual leadership conference held each spring in Sacramento. (Go to Conference page)

A Coach in Every Corner
Recognized for its expertise in assisting schools and school districts assess needs and develop arts education plans, the Alliance is establishing a cadre of Arts Education Planning Coaches to provide customized technical assistance to districts throughout the state to guide each district toward the adoption and implementation of a district-wide, long-range budgeted plan for arts education. (Go to Coach in Every Corner page)

Community Arts Education Project
The Community Arts Education Project is designed to help parents, local schools and school districts to work together to determine the current status of arts education. It will help provide communities with accurate information about arts education and enable parents to advocate for quality arts programs in their schools. (Go to CAEP page)

The Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
The Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute is a 4-week summer music program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the performing Arts in Washington, DC, for student instrumentalists. The program is designed for serious music students. (Learn more...)

Creative Ticket Awards
The Creative Ticket Awards, administered at the state level by the California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE) and at the national level by the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN), honors schools that have done an outstanding job of making the arts essential to the education of their students. (Go to Creative Ticket Awards Page)

Emerging Young Artist Awards
From 2000 to 2006 the Alliance, with support from the Herb Alpert Foundation, granted scholarships to exceptional high school seniors aspiring to higher education in the arts. The Emerging Young Artist Awards (EYAA) enabled talented young Californians to pursue their dreams of becoming professional artists through financial support. The scholarship provided up to $5,000 per year for four years ($20,000) to talented young artists while enrolled in a college/university degree program or professional training program in their artistic discipline. (Learn more...)