Stand Up 4 Arts Education Advocacy Day

Stand Up 4 Arts Education Advocacy Day Return to LIVE Performances at the Capitol!

by John Brashier

C MEA Stand Up 4 Arts Advocacy Day Performance Coordinator

It’s taken a while to bring back live performances to a lot of places in California. One place is certainly at our State Capitol. But now, plans are in place to bring back the sights and sounds of arts education to the Capitol grounds. On March 21st 2023, live performances will grace the State Capitol once again. In keeping with our shift in advocacy day involvement, Stand Up 4 Arts 2023 will again be a collaboration of the four different arts education disciplines: Art - CAEA, Dance - CDEA, Music - CMEA, and Theatre - CETA. Dance, theatre, and musical ensembles, accompanied by displays of visual art, will be displayed live and in person, showcasing all of the incredible product that our fine state has to offer in arts education.

Arts Advocacy Day will consist of these live presentations combined with addresses, Q&As, and in-depth meetings in chambers with our arts leadership for the four disciplines and our participating legislators in the State Capitol. This year, we have the opportunity to advocate for substantial legislation which allocates the equivalent of 1% of the state and local monies dedicated to education to go specifically to fund arts education. And for those school districts with a certain number of students, 80% of these funds must be dedicated toward staff. This means more teachers helping to reach more students in every corner of the state! We have a lot to potentially look forward to, but also a significant effort still to come.

Please consider this an all-call for interested groups to offer to participate in what will prove to be a fantastic vehicle to bring our arts programs to the fore. Those of us near the Capitol have an opportunity to represent all of the exemplary teaching going on across our great state. Please consider submitting your interest today. No school is too small or too large, too old or too new, or too anything. The planners’ goal is to draw a deep slice from our diverse communities, varied programs, and innovative avenues for bringing the beauty of our arts to a young generation. You can submit your offer to participate by filling out the google form linked here.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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