With support from the California arts council the Arts Education Alliance (AEA) will connect and catalyze arts education communities for a more just and creative Bay Area through the following programs and offerings:
– Local and Regional Advocacy for individual teaching artists and community based arts organizations.
– Ongoing coalition meetings throughout the Bay Area including Alameda, San Francisco, and West Contra Costa County cohorts.
– Ongoing professional development, practice sharing, professional support and community building opportunities for educators and teaching artists.
– Providing accessible tools and resources to share arts education news, resources and opportunities with over 2,100 teachers, artists, and arts professionals via our monthly newsletter, listservs, social media, and website.
– Centering equity and access at all levels of our work and programming to ensure all young people have equitable access to culturally responsive, creative practices.