ARTS EDUCATION ADVOCACY DAY 2009

[shanedhudson]

Posted: 1/20/09 at 6:15pm

ARTS North Carolina is sponsoring ARTS EDUCATION ADVOCACY DAY
Tuesday, March 5th
9am – 1pm

ARTS EDUCATION ADVOCACY DAY is strategically scheduled for the opening day of The State of the Arts Education Conference March 5-7 at Meredith College in Raleigh.

Goals:
•To practice collective action and unified communication about the critical need for arts education policy in North Carolina
•To support the report of the Joint Select Committee on Arts Education, which includes a recommendation for legislation to require a high school graduation requirement in the arts
•To build advocacy networks and practices that are essential for change

Schedule: Thursday, March 5th
•9am: Advocacy Training – Must attend before making Legislative Visits
•11am – 1pm: Legislative Visits – Attendees meet with their Senators and Representatives to discuss the arts education agenda
•1pm: Travel to State of the Arts Education Conference or attend keynote address by Jack Lew* to members of the North Carolina General Assembly

ARTS North Carolina

[shanedhudson]

Posted: 2/1/09 at 6:04pm

ARTS EDUCATION ADVOCACY DAY POSTPONED
In November, the Joint Subcommittee on Arts Education recommended legislation for a high school graduation requirement in the arts. At this time, we are uncertain about when that legislation will be introduced, so the ARTS North Carolina Board of Directors has postponed Arts Education Advocacy Day until such time as we can call advocates to Raleigh to support a specific proposal. We will keep you posted, but in the meantime, we encourage full participation in the Statewide Conference on Arts Education to be held March 5, 6, and 7 at Meredith College in Raleigh. www.unitedarts.org National speakers, hands on workshops, in-depth discussion, and advocacy training will make this event well worth the time and money.