Advocacy
You know the arts are valuable in Indiana classrooms.
Here's how to convince others they are.
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Last year, Arts for Learning
engaged nearly 50,000 children,
and employed 123 artists,
who provided 2,300 hours of programming
in 25 counties throughout Indiana.
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Arts for Learning is the voice of the arts in Indiana schools and communities. We bring teaching artists into schools and communities to connect children with the arts. We think the arts helps spark curiosity and ignite creativity, and we believe that when you enrich learning with the arts, students get more out of school. Hence our name:
Arts for Learning.
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Arts for Learning offers programs in various forms - including performances, hands-on workshops, and in-depth residencies. All Arts for Learning programs use the arts to connect with curriculum concepts. One program may teach students math through dance, while another teaches World War II history through storytelling.
Arts for Learning programs are highly subsidized because schools have increasingly restricted budgets. We work to ensure that we have grants that allow us to send teaching artists into classrooms even when the schools can't afford it.
Our programs occur wherever learning takes place, including afterschool programs, libraries, community centers, juvenile detention facilities, and hospitals.
Video Resources
Arts for Learning and the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning office have both created a number of videos to provide a visualization of the impact the arts have on children:
