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Useful Websites
National
American Art Therapy Association
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that the creative process
involved in art making is healing and life enhancing. Its mission is to serve its members and the general public by providing standards
of professional competence, and developing and promoting knowledge in, and of, the field of art therapy.
Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America.
Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.
An organization that raises public awareness about artists and scientists using science and technology to explore new forms of creative
expression, and to increase communication and collaborations between these fields.
ARTSEDGE
ARTSEDGE is the Kennedy Center's interactive education program for K-12 teachers, parents and students.
Arts Education Partnership
Provides information and communication about current and emerging arts education policies, issues, and activities at the national,
state, and local levels.
ArtsLynx International Arts Resources
Artslynx is designed as a portal to the best information on the arts available on the web. It's curated link libraries and extensive original
material (especially in the areas of theatre and dance) are specifically optimized for researchers, scholars, educators, students, and
professionals working in the arts.
Caucus on Social Theory & Art Education
To promote the use of theoretical concepts from the social sciences,which include, but are not limited to, anthropology, sociology, and
political science, to study visual culture and the teaching of art, to inform art educators about theory and practice in the social sciences,
thus acting as a liason between social scientists and art educators, to encourage research into the social context of visual culture and
teaching art and to develop socially relevant programs for use in the teaching of art
The Dana Foundation
Grants and resources for arts education organizations and teaching artists.
George Lucas Educational Foundation
Thousands of articles, videos, slide shows, expert interviews, blog entries, and other resources highlight success stories in K-12 education.
Getty Museum
Education-related activities, lessons, and resources offered by the Getty Museum for teachers, students, professionals, and the general
public.
International Child Art Foundation
A nonprofit organization that celebrates and promotes children's art, imagination and creativity globally.
International Journal of Education in the Arts
An investigation of the supports for and barriers to professional development in arts education.
Keep Arts in Schools
Collection of opinion research to determine how best to frame arts education for advocates who want to keep arts education in public
schools.
Lincoln Center Institute
Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education is the leading organization in developing skills of observation, imagination, and
creativity.
Music for All Foundation
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is the membership organization that unites, represents and serves the nation's
state and jurisdictional arts agencies.
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established;
bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education.
National Art Education Association
This dynamic community of practice is where visual arts teachers, scholars, researchers and professors, students, administrators, and
art museum educators, and artists come together around a shared belief in the power of the arts in developing human potential.
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
Through the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, organizations and individuals are coming together to secure resources
and support, make the case for community arts education and develop and share strategies for success.
National Office for Arts Accreditation
Contains Websites for the following four specialized accrediting agencies, as well as information about six associated entities.
President's Committee on the Arts & Humanities
Quadrant Arts Education Research
Quadrant Arts Education Research has the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date education data on the four major arts disciplines:
music, dance, theater and visual arts, providing data and analysis to give businesses, government agencies, associations,
philanthropies and non-profit organizations an accurate picture of current conditions, plus the knowledge needed to chart a course from
where you are to where you want to go.
Special Education & The Arts
This special website brings together professional organizations, text and journal references, community organizations, people, and
events that address the arts and special needs students.
Support Music
Music and the arts are vital to every child's education. Is your child's music program in danger of being cut? This site offers effective tips
for taking action and the latest evidence of music's importance.
United We Serve - Arts USA
A site inspired by President Obama's United We Serve Initative. It is designed for volunteers in the arts to share stories and upload
photos and videos related to their volunteer experiences.
VSA Arts
Creating a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.
VH1 Save the Music Foundation
A nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in American public schools, and raising awareness about
the importance of music as part of each child's complete education.
Wanna Play Music
The Wanna Play? campaign was designed by NAMM, the not-for-profit trade association for the international music products industry.
NAMM is comprised of more than 9,000 local music stores, manufacturers and affiliates that believe in music and wanted to develop a
program focused on improving peoples’ lives by connecting them with the proven benefits of making music.
WESTAF
Dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts.
State - California
Alliance for California Traditional Arts
ACTA online serves California Traditional Artists through the sharing of information, current events, resources, and support.
Art in Action
The Art in Action Program fosters creativity, critical thinking, self-expression, and cultural awareness in students, and it supports
schools in building a student-parent-teacher community through the arts.
California Alliance for Arts Education
The California Alliance for Arts Education promotes, supports and advocates visual and performing arts education for preschool
through post-secondary students in California schools.
California Art Education Association
CAEA is the professional organization dedicated to the advancement of art education at all levels in the state of California.
California Arts Advocates
California Arts Advocates (CAA) was founded in 1996 as a means of bringing together individuals and organizations, who believe in the
importance and vitality of the arts in California, and to support public investment in the arts and legislation that benefits arts and
culture programs that serve California.
California Arts Council
The California Arts Council, a state agency, has the mission to advance California through the arts and creativity with an emphasis on
children and artistically underserved communities.
The California Arts Project
The California Arts Project (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 art, to enhance student success pre-kindergarten through post-
secondary, and develop instructional strategies to support the Visual & Performing Arts Content Standards For California Public
Schools, and the state VAPA Framework.
California County Superintendents Educational Services Statewide Arts Initiative
The California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) supports the belief that every student needs a
comprehensive curriculum. A high-quality education in the arts, including the subject areas of dance, music, theatre, and the visual
arts is an integral component of a comprehensive curriculum. The arts play an essential role in the daily lives of California citizens and
influence expression, creativity, and imagination as it relates to the human experience. An understanding and appreciation of the arts,
as well as the ability to participate in the arts, are key attributes of an educated person.
California Educational Theatre Association
CETA is your official State of California professional organization representing educators in pre-kindergarten through university.
California Lawyers for the Arts
The mission of California Lawyers for the Arts is to establish a bridge between the arts and the legal communities so that: artists and art
groups may gain greater competence in handling legal and business aspects of their creative activities; the legal profession may
become more aware of and involved in issues affecting artists and the arts community and, the law may become more responsive to the
needs and interests of the arts community.
California State Summer School for the Arts
Professional training for high school students in many areas of the arts. Contribution information, curriculum, student handbook, and
photo gallery.
Local - Sacramento Area
Arts & Business Council of Sacramento
The Arts & Business Council of Sacramento (A&BC) works to ensure the arts remain vibrant by connecting the business and arts
communities through a variety of programs designed to capitalize on our clients’ assets, strengthen their areas of challenge, and build
management capacity.
Crocker Art Museum
The Crocker Art Museum is the premiere center for arts and culture in the Sacramento Valley Capitol Region.
Hemispheres Arts Academy
Hemispheres Arts Academy is a non-profit organization dedicated to provide funds for visual & performing arts instruction for school
age children in the greater Sacramento region.
Mondavi Center
Performing Arts Center on the UC Davis campus.
Race for the Arts
Race for the Arts is a nonprofit organization that raises funds and awareness for California nonprofit performing, cultural, and visual
arts organizations and for school music, drama, and art programs.
Sacramento Arts Advocate
Sacramento Arts Advocate is a nonprofit endeavor to raise public awareness about the vital, cultural, educational and economic role of
the arts in our communities and to engage residents of the greater Sacramento region in advocating for the arts.
Sac For Art
Providing resources for visual artists and art lovers alike within the Sacramento community.
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) actively fosters, develops and advocates support of the arts within Sacramento
City and County. SMAC is a valuable resource and community hub, helping to create a vital arts scene that advances the quality of life
in our region for residents and visitors alike, as well as contributes to a growing economy.
Sierra North Arts Project
The Sierra-North Arts Project (SNAP) fosters the professional development of kindergarten through post-secondary teachers.
Tower of Youth
This Sacramento Sierra region all teen youth media and communication arts organization is dedicated to organize and promote digital
literacy, education system modernization, a world class media workforce, economic and community development through its training,
partnership networking and media showcase programs.
VSA Arts of California at Sacramento
VSA Arts of California at Sacramento is an affiliate of VSA arts of California, National VSA arts, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts. The National Very Special Arts program, which became National VSA arts in 1999, was established in 1976 by Jean
Kennedy Smith. National VSA arts mission at all levels is to promote the creative power in people with disabilities.
Yolo Arts
YoloArts is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1981 as a recommendation of the Yolo County Cultural Plan to further the arts and
culture of the county. Its Mission is to actively foster, develop, and advocate support for all the arts; to advance arts education in all
county schools and community; and to foster communication among artists, business, education, government.
American Art Therapy Association
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that the creative process
involved in art making is healing and life enhancing. Its mission is to serve its members and the general public by providing standards
of professional competence, and developing and promoting knowledge in, and of, the field of art therapy.
Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America.
Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.
An organization that raises public awareness about artists and scientists using science and technology to explore new forms of creative
expression, and to increase communication and collaborations between these fields.
ARTSEDGE
ARTSEDGE is the Kennedy Center's interactive education program for K-12 teachers, parents and students.
Arts Education Partnership
Provides information and communication about current and emerging arts education policies, issues, and activities at the national,
state, and local levels.
ArtsLynx International Arts Resources
Artslynx is designed as a portal to the best information on the arts available on the web. It's curated link libraries and extensive original
material (especially in the areas of theatre and dance) are specifically optimized for researchers, scholars, educators, students, and
professionals working in the arts.
Caucus on Social Theory & Art Education
To promote the use of theoretical concepts from the social sciences,which include, but are not limited to, anthropology, sociology, and
political science, to study visual culture and the teaching of art, to inform art educators about theory and practice in the social sciences,
thus acting as a liason between social scientists and art educators, to encourage research into the social context of visual culture and
teaching art and to develop socially relevant programs for use in the teaching of art
The Dana Foundation
Grants and resources for arts education organizations and teaching artists.
George Lucas Educational Foundation
Thousands of articles, videos, slide shows, expert interviews, blog entries, and other resources highlight success stories in K-12 education.
Getty Museum
Education-related activities, lessons, and resources offered by the Getty Museum for teachers, students, professionals, and the general
public.
International Child Art Foundation
A nonprofit organization that celebrates and promotes children's art, imagination and creativity globally.
International Journal of Education in the Arts
An investigation of the supports for and barriers to professional development in arts education.
Keep Arts in Schools
Collection of opinion research to determine how best to frame arts education for advocates who want to keep arts education in public
schools.
Lincoln Center Institute
Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education is the leading organization in developing skills of observation, imagination, and
creativity.
Music for All Foundation
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is the membership organization that unites, represents and serves the nation's
state and jurisdictional arts agencies.
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established;
bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education.
National Art Education Association
This dynamic community of practice is where visual arts teachers, scholars, researchers and professors, students, administrators, and
art museum educators, and artists come together around a shared belief in the power of the arts in developing human potential.
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
Through the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, organizations and individuals are coming together to secure resources
and support, make the case for community arts education and develop and share strategies for success.
National Office for Arts Accreditation
Contains Websites for the following four specialized accrediting agencies, as well as information about six associated entities.
President's Committee on the Arts & Humanities
Quadrant Arts Education Research
Quadrant Arts Education Research has the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date education data on the four major arts disciplines:
music, dance, theater and visual arts, providing data and analysis to give businesses, government agencies, associations,
philanthropies and non-profit organizations an accurate picture of current conditions, plus the knowledge needed to chart a course from
where you are to where you want to go.
Special Education & The Arts
This special website brings together professional organizations, text and journal references, community organizations, people, and
events that address the arts and special needs students.
Support Music
Music and the arts are vital to every child's education. Is your child's music program in danger of being cut? This site offers effective tips
for taking action and the latest evidence of music's importance.
United We Serve - Arts USA
A site inspired by President Obama's United We Serve Initative. It is designed for volunteers in the arts to share stories and upload
photos and videos related to their volunteer experiences.
VSA Arts
Creating a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.
VH1 Save the Music Foundation
A nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in American public schools, and raising awareness about
the importance of music as part of each child's complete education.
Wanna Play Music
The Wanna Play? campaign was designed by NAMM, the not-for-profit trade association for the international music products industry.
NAMM is comprised of more than 9,000 local music stores, manufacturers and affiliates that believe in music and wanted to develop a
program focused on improving peoples’ lives by connecting them with the proven benefits of making music.
WESTAF
Dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts.
State - California
Alliance for California Traditional Arts
ACTA online serves California Traditional Artists through the sharing of information, current events, resources, and support.
Art in Action
The Art in Action Program fosters creativity, critical thinking, self-expression, and cultural awareness in students, and it supports
schools in building a student-parent-teacher community through the arts.
California Alliance for Arts Education
The California Alliance for Arts Education promotes, supports and advocates visual and performing arts education for preschool
through post-secondary students in California schools.
California Art Education Association
CAEA is the professional organization dedicated to the advancement of art education at all levels in the state of California.
California Arts Advocates
California Arts Advocates (CAA) was founded in 1996 as a means of bringing together individuals and organizations, who believe in the
importance and vitality of the arts in California, and to support public investment in the arts and legislation that benefits arts and
culture programs that serve California.
California Arts Council
The California Arts Council, a state agency, has the mission to advance California through the arts and creativity with an emphasis on
children and artistically underserved communities.
The California Arts Project
The California Arts Project (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 art, to enhance student success pre-kindergarten through post-
secondary, and develop instructional strategies to support the Visual & Performing Arts Content Standards For California Public
Schools, and the state VAPA Framework.
California County Superintendents Educational Services Statewide Arts Initiative
The California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) supports the belief that every student needs a
comprehensive curriculum. A high-quality education in the arts, including the subject areas of dance, music, theatre, and the visual
arts is an integral component of a comprehensive curriculum. The arts play an essential role in the daily lives of California citizens and
influence expression, creativity, and imagination as it relates to the human experience. An understanding and appreciation of the arts,
as well as the ability to participate in the arts, are key attributes of an educated person.
California Educational Theatre Association
CETA is your official State of California professional organization representing educators in pre-kindergarten through university.
California Lawyers for the Arts
The mission of California Lawyers for the Arts is to establish a bridge between the arts and the legal communities so that: artists and art
groups may gain greater competence in handling legal and business aspects of their creative activities; the legal profession may
become more aware of and involved in issues affecting artists and the arts community and, the law may become more responsive to the
needs and interests of the arts community.
California State Summer School for the Arts
Professional training for high school students in many areas of the arts. Contribution information, curriculum, student handbook, and
photo gallery.
Local - Sacramento Area
Arts & Business Council of Sacramento
The Arts & Business Council of Sacramento (A&BC) works to ensure the arts remain vibrant by connecting the business and arts
communities through a variety of programs designed to capitalize on our clients’ assets, strengthen their areas of challenge, and build
management capacity.
Crocker Art Museum
The Crocker Art Museum is the premiere center for arts and culture in the Sacramento Valley Capitol Region.
Hemispheres Arts Academy
Hemispheres Arts Academy is a non-profit organization dedicated to provide funds for visual & performing arts instruction for school
age children in the greater Sacramento region.
Mondavi Center
Performing Arts Center on the UC Davis campus.
Race for the Arts
Race for the Arts is a nonprofit organization that raises funds and awareness for California nonprofit performing, cultural, and visual
arts organizations and for school music, drama, and art programs.
Sacramento Arts Advocate
Sacramento Arts Advocate is a nonprofit endeavor to raise public awareness about the vital, cultural, educational and economic role of
the arts in our communities and to engage residents of the greater Sacramento region in advocating for the arts.
Sac For Art
Providing resources for visual artists and art lovers alike within the Sacramento community.
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) actively fosters, develops and advocates support of the arts within Sacramento
City and County. SMAC is a valuable resource and community hub, helping to create a vital arts scene that advances the quality of life
in our region for residents and visitors alike, as well as contributes to a growing economy.
Sierra North Arts Project
The Sierra-North Arts Project (SNAP) fosters the professional development of kindergarten through post-secondary teachers.
Tower of Youth
This Sacramento Sierra region all teen youth media and communication arts organization is dedicated to organize and promote digital
literacy, education system modernization, a world class media workforce, economic and community development through its training,
partnership networking and media showcase programs.
VSA Arts of California at Sacramento
VSA Arts of California at Sacramento is an affiliate of VSA arts of California, National VSA arts, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts. The National Very Special Arts program, which became National VSA arts in 1999, was established in 1976 by Jean
Kennedy Smith. National VSA arts mission at all levels is to promote the creative power in people with disabilities.
Yolo Arts
YoloArts is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1981 as a recommendation of the Yolo County Cultural Plan to further the arts and
culture of the county. Its Mission is to actively foster, develop, and advocate support for all the arts; to advance arts education in all
county schools and community; and to foster communication among artists, business, education, government.
