Utah
ARTWORKS FOR KIDS
Art Works for Kids took root in 1995, when Beverley Taylor Sorenson established the foundation alongside her integrated arts teaching model that emphasizes collaborative teaching and planning between classroom teachers and arts teachers. In the years since, thousands of classroom and arts teachers have received professional development in arts integration through the workshops sponsored by Art Works for Kids. artworksforkids.org
OPERA BY CHILDREN
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre hires and trains professional artist to work side by side with teachers in the classroom as the students write original stories; create dialogue for the characters; compose music for the entire work; create visual works for scenery, sets, and costumes: audition; rehearse; and preform their own original opera. operabychildren.org
UTAH DIVISION OF ARTS & MUSEUMS
Utah Arts & Museums seeks to advance the quality of life for all through arts experiences and cultural opportunities. The Division provides more than 500 outreach services, including arts education, professional development, exhibitions, community outreach, and direct matching grants to schools, local arts agencies, organizations, community centers, performing groups, museums, and individuals across Utah. In addition, the Division acts as a state coordinator and advisor on topics of importance to arts and museums communities. The Division also manages the state’s art assets for fine art, folk art, public art, and traveling exhibitions, reaching every county in the state. artsandmuseums.utah.gov
UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) at the University of Utah is your destination for global visual arts. From ancient objects to the latest contemporary works, the UMFA galleries—reimagined and remodeled in 2017—showcase the breadth and depth of human history and creativity. The Museum’s collection of nearly 20,000 original works of art is the most dynamic in the region. As the fine arts museum for both the state and the University, the UMFA is a vibrant hub for cultural exchange among campus and community audiences. umfa.utah.edu
National
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
Americans for the Arts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the arts in America through advocacy of public policies that support and promote the arts. Its YouthARTS program (americansforthearts.org/youtharts) is designed to give arts agencies, juvenile justice agencies, social service organizations, and other community-based organizations detailed information about how to plan, run, provide training for and evaluate arts programs for at risk youth. americansforthearts.org/
ARTS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) is a national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrate and promote the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America’s schools. The partnership includes more than 140 national organizations, as well as local partner ships. aep-arts.org
CHARACTER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Character education is an educational movement that supports the social, emotional, and ethical development of students. It is the proactive effort by schools, districts, communities, and states to help students develop important core ethical (recognizing what’s right) and performance (doing what’s right) values such as caring, honesty, diligence, fairness, fortitude, responsibility, grit, creativity, critical thinking, and respect for self and others. Character education provides long-term solutions to moral, ethical, and academic issues that are of growing concern in our society and our schools. Through character education, students learn how to be their best selves and how to do their best work while making school a place where students and educators feel comfortable and able to work. character.org
GOOD CHARACTER.COM
GoodCharacter.com was born in 1987. It started out to be a one-hour TV special for teens about making good choices. It is now a great resource for character development with books, videos, and teachers guides. goodcharacter.com
LEARNING FOR LIFE
Learning for Life features grade-specific, theme-oriented lesson plans to be used in the classroom to enhance and support the core curriculum. Lessons are designed to be conducted by the classroom teacher in conjunction with the core curriculum. The Learning for Life curriculum is research based and our content team has uniquely embedded character development traits into lessons that are aligned to core curriculum standards in all 50 states. This provides authentic practice of core curriculum topics and skills embedded in critical character development and life skills lessons. learningforlife.org
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF STATE ARTS AGENCIES
The National Assembly of the State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is the membership organization that unites, represents, and serves the nation’s 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies, which support excellence in and access to the arts. The NASAA website contains a directory of state arts agencies, a list of publications and advocacy tools. nasaa-arts.org
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, bringing the arts to all Americans and providing leadership in arts education. Established in Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the NEA is the nation’s largest funder of the arts. arts.gov