Arts in Our Schools Month Recap
March was a very busy month for arts education across the state and all of us at Arts Ed NJ were happy to assist many of the groups across the state to promote arts education and the ARTS ED NOW Campaign. Here are some highlights:
• 1,200
ARTS ED NOW
Gear packets with all new materials were distributed to all attendees at the New Jersey Music Educators Convention
• Youth Arts Month County and State Festivals featured the
ARTS ED NOW
Campaign
• County TEEN Arts Festivals showcased the
ARTS ED NOW
Campaign
• Dozens of schools across the state highlighted
ARTS ED NOW
in their own schools through dance, music, theatre and visual arts events and through social media
• New Jersey School Boards Association, New Jersey Association of School Administrators, and the New Jersey Education Association all ran feature stories on arts education in their magazines
Arts Ed NJ sent out an ARTS ED FACT each day of the month via social media and also coordinated local and statewide media coverage including:
This was the first time efforts were coordinated between groups for a statewide focus. We had some excellent successes and we learned a lot about how we may approach this effort for 2019. If you have any ideas we want to hear from you!