Arts Education is a Student Right
California State PTA encourages and supports a full curriculum that includes the arts in every school. Too often the arts are forgotten and fall victim to budget cuts. Become an advocate who prioritizes creativity in curriculum. Learn more about where school districts can improve their arts programs, and find out how you can help promote arts education for all students in California.
Need More Inspiration?
Creativity is not optional! There is so much to learn about arts education in California. Review our Parents’ Guide to Arts Education in California Public Schools. Find out how your district’s arts programs measure up by visiting the Arts Education Data project. Check out the submissions from students to the PTA Reflections program. Request an arts advocacy presentation for your unit, council, or district by a member of our Arts Education Committee.
Make Your Voice Count
YOU can be an arts advocate! We have resources to help leaders promote arts curriculum for every student in California. Check out our talking points and arts advocacy presentation template. Visit the California State PTA blog to keep up to date on arts leadership tools and stories from across California. Click the button below for a checklist of steps you can take to become a better arts education advocate.
Resource Library
Find high-quality, no-cost activities, printable worksheets, videos, home art projects, and more. Order promotional arts materials to spread awareness in your community. Need advocacy tools to speak on behalf of the arts? Check out the resource page at Create CA.
Join the Movement to Create Change
Take the pledge to fight for creativity and the arts in California public schools by joining the Public Will Campaign for the arts. Help #CreateChange by sending an email to your school board members and let them know that every child in your community deserves access to a full and relevant arts education. Join our partner agency Create CA to find more resources and information that can help you on your path to becoming an arts education advocate.