New Arts Education Advocacy Toolkit now available from ArtServe Michigan!

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Arts Education Toolkit

Arts Education Toolkit and Resource Guide

ArtServe is pleased to announce the release of its Arts Education Toolkit and Arts, Culture and Arts Education Resource Guide. Made possible by a grant from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Kennedy Center National Partnerships Program, the toolkit was developed following months of planning, research and, most importantly, discussions with teachers and advocates from around the state, to determine what would serve as the best resource to inform, equip, engage and inspire arts education advocates to action.

ArtServe Michigan's Arts Education Toolkit is a resource to help you effectively take action on arts education issues at the national, state and, most importantly, local level. It contains information, guidance and resources applicable to the dynamics in Michigan combined with information provided in the model Arts Education Advocacy Toolkit developed by the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network in 2009. We hope that this resource will be helpful to you in gaining the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to work with others to urge awareness and support for arts education in Michigan schools.

The Arts, Culture and Arts Education Resource Guide was developed to accompany the ArtServe Michigan Arts Education Toolkit. It serves as a handheld guide to arts education advocacy in Michigan.

While ArtServe will be strategically mailing this to each of Michigan's 549 school districts, 16 statewide arts education associations and other stakeholders it is important to spread this any arts education advocate throughout the state. The toolkit and resource guide are available for download at http://www.artservemichigan.org/?q=node/26

If you would like hard copies of the materials that include additional arts education resources please contact Mike Latvis at mike@artservemichigan.org or 248-379-5897. While we will attempt to mail as many copies at no charge there may be a small charge for shipping depending on quantities requested.

As always, if you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact ArtServe Michigan's Director of Public Policy, Mike Latvis at mike@artservemichigan.org or 248-379-5897.