Parent Arts Network Fall Arts Education Symposium 11/20 - Funding, Free & Low-cost Arts Programs for Schools

Parent Arts NetworkFall Arts Education Symposium

Santa Clara County Office of Education

November 20, 2013

Break-out Discussion

Group #1: TimeHow can we encourage and help teachers and administrators to make more time for the Arts in school? Group #2: Funding How can we help to secure funding that supports the Arts? What low-cost and free resources are available? Group #3: Parent Involvement How can we raise the visibility and support of the Arts with other parents?

Funding, Free and Low-cost Arts Programs for Schools

Suzanne OehlerArtspiration Advocacy & Communications

Support for the Arts

8% full-time arts coordinator77% no staff member assigned to the arts

81% rely on PTA/HSC/PTO and Education Foundations

Free Programsfrom SCCOE

Artrageous

Young Artists Showcase

Free & Low-cost Programs

Arts Residencies• Community School of Music and Arts• Montalvo Arts• Music for Minors• San Jose Rep (Red Ladder Theater

Company)• Starting Arts

Experiences• ArtSpark – bus included!• Opera San Jose – Free dress

rehearsals• deSaisset Museum Santa

Clara University - Tours• Montalvo Arts – Bus subsidies• San Jose Museum of Art -

Tours

At Your School• San Jose Museum of Art “Art in

the Dark”• San Jose Taiko• RAFT membership – art supplies• Check ArtsEdConnect

Funding

Where to Find It• ArtsEdConnect.org - $750+• Philanthropic Ventures Foundation - $500• Target Corporate Responsibility - varies• Subsidies from Arts Organizations• Check Artspiration.SCCOE.org “Resources”

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