The Vermont Arts Council serves on the Board of Directors of the Vermont Alliance for Arts Education and is committed to VAAE's mission of:
- ADVOCATING for arts education programs for all students
- SHARING information, ideas, and resources among people dedicated to arts education
- PROMOTING innovative collaborations among artists, individuals, cultural and educational organizations and institutions
- RECOGNIZING notable achievments by individuals and organizations in arts education
The Vermont Alliance for Arts Education is a member of and funded in part by the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network. It offers a year round agenda of professional learning opportunities for arts educators, artists, classroom teachers, and administrators. Additional funding comes from professional development programs, private and business donations and/or grants, membership and partnership grants.
The Council's Arts Education Manager serves as a non-voting member of the Board, contributes articles to the Newsletter, presents a grants workshop at the conference and often contributes ideas and opportunities for other workshops, and attends the conference.
VAAE along with the Vermont Department of Education, particularly the Arts Education Consultant who is also a non-voting board member, are the three primary partners for assisting and delivering arts education in the State.
2007 VAAE FALL ARTS EDUCATION CONFERENCE
The Arts Puzzle - Collaborate, Integrate, Celebrate!
September 27 & 28, 2007, Jackson Gore/Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow, VT
The Council helps to support annual VAAE's Fall Conference;
Conference Registration is due by September 18, so don't wait... register now!