Creative Youth Development
Ideas for teens to complete community service projects to add to their college applications.
A Reason to Survive provides services to youth who face major challenges through art and its transformative power.
Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
This website provides art lesson plans for children that are preschool to middle school age.
Offering K-12 arts education materials for visual arts, dance, music and drama/theater in formats useful for teachers, students and parents.
Embracing this responsibility, the Kennedy Center instituted ArtsEdge in 1996 as its educational media arm, reaching out to schools, communities, individuals and families with printed materials, classroom support and Internet technologies.
The Association of Teaching Artists (ATA) is a non-profit professional organization whose mission is to advocate for, support, strengthen, and serve artists who teach in schools and in the community.
Connecting children to mentors that help build their self-esteem, improve their schoolwork, and avoid risky behaviors
Founded in 1987, Dallas-based Big Thought is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits focused on building partnerships that allow all children access to quality learning opportunities.
The Campaign for a Creative Generation is a global campaign working to ensure that the next generation reaches their full potential to solve society’s greatest challenges. With intergenerational leaders from around the world, the Campaign is dedicated to inspiring, connecting, and amplifying the work of individuals and organizations committed to cultivating the creative capacities of young people.
Crayola offers access to thousands of coloring pages, crafts, and lesson plans for educators.
The Creative Advocacy Network (CAN) is a 501(c)3 organization established to mobilize the Portland Metropolitan Region in support of a dedicated public fund for the arts, to increase access to arts and culture for every resident, make free arts and music experiences available to every school-age child in their classrooms and communities and strengthen Portland’s highest-quality arts and cultural institutions.