• Music in Education study
  According to a 2016 study, a child’s brain develops faster with exposure to music education.
• Response to Schools cut arts
  When the school board for the district her children were attending school in proposed to cut elementary music education, NAfME member Lori Schwartz Reichl created the response below for presentation to the school board. “To be an activist is to speak. To be an advocate is to listen. Society can’t move forward without both.”—Eva Lewis… Read more: Response to Schools cut arts
• March is Music in our Schools Month®
  For more than 40 years, March has been officially designated for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®)
• Federal Arts Advocacy Update
  February 2026 AFTA CEO Erin Harkey and NEA Chair Mary Anne Carter address U.S. Conference of Mayors on arts as democratic infrastructure On January 30, 2026, Erin Harkey and Chairman Carter took the stage at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. It was a gathering where mayors discussed roads, public safety,… Read more: Federal Arts Advocacy Update
• MINNESOTA ARTS DASHBOARD
  The MSAB dashboard reports the status of 16 key indicators that fall under five broad, strategic outcomes.

Links

Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA)
Americans for the Arts
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