September 12, 2018 Guild News Education Commission on the State Releases CYD Policy Brief Creative Youth Development is a long-standing practice that fuels students’ potential by intentionally integrating creative skill-building, inquiry and expression with positive youth development principles.
August 13, 2018 Field News The Economic Case for Investing in the Arts Recent coverage from WBUR on arts funding in Massachusetts argues that public support for arts and culture is a key driver of economic activity, especially in less populous areas of the country.
August 10, 2018 Member News SFCMC Launches Chorus for Transgender, Intersex, and Genderqueer Community The San Francisco Community Music Center has announced the launch of the New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus, a community choral program for transgender, intersex, and genderqueer participants.
July 20, 2018 Field News Resource: What School Leaders Can Do to Increase Arts Education The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) recently collaborated to release a guide for school leaders on effectively increasing arts education.
July 19, 2018 Field News Registration Open for AEP Annual Convening Registration is now open for the Arts Education Partnership’s Annual Convening, taking place September 12-13 in Indianapolis.
July 19, 2018 Field News House Overwhelmingly Votes to Strike Down Grothman Amendment The amendment proposed by representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI-06) would have slashed NEA and NEH funding by $23 million each. The proposal was defeated in the house 297 to 114.
July 18, 2018 Field News Call Your Rep: House to Vote on NEA & NEH Budget Cuts The Guild is asking all of its constituents to help. Please call your representative now and ask them to oppose the Grothman amendment.
June 26, 2018 Member News Welch on how the NEA Shapes the Arts in Gadsden Bob Welch, executive director of the Gadsden Community School for the Arts, recently contributed an article to The Gadsden Times that described his experience advocating on behalf of his community for arts education.
May 29, 2018 Field News Art Gives a Lifeline to Veterans Coping with Trauma A recent article in the Los Angeles Times highlighted the growing relationship between trauma, art, and healing, particularly in the context of military veterans.