Local Arts Ed Advocacy

ARTS EDUCATION ADVOCACY CALENDAR

Anytime is a great time to advocate for the arts. Sometimes having an anchor point such as those special dates listed below help focus messages or actions which support of the arts and arts education.

SEPTEMBER

National Arts in Education Week (Sept 10-16, 2023)
National Day of Dance (Sept. 16, 2023)
Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri Annual Conference
Second Sunday in September, National Arts in Education Week

OCTOBER

National Humanities Month
School Principal Appreciation Month seek ways to thank your administrators for their support.
International Artist Day (October 25)
National Fine Art Appreciation Day (Oct. 25)
Missouri Art Education Association Fall Conference

NOVEMBER

National Author Day (Nov. 1)
Giving Tuesday
Thank an arts teacher

DECEMBER

Walt Disney Day (Dec. 6)
National Violin Day (Dec. 13)
International Cello Day (Dec. 29)

JANUARY

National Polka Music Month
Missouri Music Educators Conference

FEBRUARY

National Library Lovers Month
Black History Month
Ethnic Equality Month

MARCH

Music in Our Schools Month
Youth Art Month
Dance in our Schools Month
Theatre in our Schools Month
World Theatre Day (Mar. 27, 2023)
Fine Arts Education Month
School Board Appreciation Month seek ways to thank your local school board for their support.
Missouri Art Education Association Spring Conference

APRIL

Jazz Appreciation Month
World Art Day (April 15th)

MAY

School Principals Day (May 1, 2023) seek ways to thank your administrators for their support.
International Drum Month
National Teacher Day (May 4)
National Sing Out Day (May 25)

JUNE

Missouri Bandmasters Association Annual Conference
Missouri Dance Organization Annual Conference
World Day of Music or Fête de la Musique (June 21)

JULY

World Watercolor Month
International Reggae Day (July 1, 2023)
Missouri Choral Directors Association Annual Conference

AUGUST

American Artist Appreciation Month

MAAE can provide access to resources to assist you in local advocacy efforts.

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Every school day needs arts education.

Arts education promotes academic achievement: A 2020 study of over 112,000 students showed that “highly engaged instrumental music students were, on average, academically over one year ahead of their peers.”
Arts education advances social and emotional development.
Arts education reduces disciplinary infractions: A recent study showed that arts education experiences reduce the proportion of students in school receiving disciplinary infractions by 3.6%.
Stay enrolled and graduate: Low-income students who are highly engaged in the arts are twice as likely to graduate college as their peers with no arts education.