After school Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children. It is supported by a group of public, private and nonprofit organizations that share the Alliance’s vision of ensuring that all children have access to afterschool programs by 2010. This site also has information on how to get funding and a link to many fundraising organizations. (This organization is also listed under Arts Advocacy and Other Outreach Related Material)

American Music Conference
AMC serves as an advocate for music educators. They have music research information, music making information (students, teachers, parents) as well as music education information. (This organization is also listed under Arts Advocacy and Other Outreach Related Material)

American String Teachers Association
The Foundation’s mission is to advance string education and performance throughout our nation and around the world by sponsoring a variety of programs and projects for students, teachers, performers, and string industry professionals. It is organized into the following areas: Mission, Awards and Grants, Instrument Outreach, Contributions, Supporters. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development, Financial Support, Publications, and Arts Advocacy)

American Symphony Orchestra League
To design, develop, and implement quality orchestra education and community relations programs that foster the skills needed for a lifelong involvement with orchestral music; to advocate for musical opportunities and arts education; to build meaningful connections between symphony orchestras and communities; and develop partnerships and collaborations with musicians, educational institutions, community organizations, and individuals. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development, Arts Advocacy, and Other Outreach Related Material)

Artsedge/Kennedy Center
ARTSEDGE supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience. ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. (This organization is also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs and Arts Advocacy)

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. AEP has publications, links to other programs interested in arts education (very comprehensive).

California Alliance for Arts Education (Resources for Visiting Artists)
Although this site provides many resources for different areas, one of their focus is to provide visiting artists with useful sites. They have five sites listed: “Art, Artists, and Teaching,” “Artist as Educators,” “Creating Capacity,” “Creating Collaboration: Teachers and Artists in the Classroom Pre-K through Grade 12,” and “Teaching Artist Journal.” (This organization is also listed under Arts Advocacy)

CA Arts Council
CA Arts Council encourage(s) widespread public participation by supporting professional artists who work in all areas of the state, help build strong arts organizations at the local level, assist with the professional development of arts leaders, promote awareness of the value of the Arts, and directly support arts programs for children. The Arts spark the engine of Creative California, and our goal is to ensure that they are available for every Californian. A great resource for information on arts advocacy initiatives and links (This organization is also listed under Financial Support and Arts Advocacy)

Chamber Music America
The mission of Chamber Music America is to promote artistic excellence and economic stability within the profession and to ensure that chamber music, in its broadest sense, is a vital part of American life. Residency, commissioning new chamber works, jazz programs and professional development seminars and workshops are amongst their forms of support to the artists. (This organization is also listed under Financial Support and Professional Development)

Chorus America
Chorus America serves the spectrum of professional, volunteer, children/youth, and symphony/opera choruses. To accomplish its mission, Chorus America provides information, publications, conferences, consulting, training programs, surveys, networking, and awards to support choruses in North America. They provide a link to several awards specific to choral folks. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development and Arts Advocacy)

Community Arts Network
This site offers information exchange, networking among arts practitioner (theater, music, fine art, literature, media arts, public arts and dance) and training information and materials. They also have online news, documentation and evaluation of community arts activities. (This organization is also listed under Other Outreach Related Materials)

Estate Project for Artists with AIDS
This organization seeks: 1) to provide practical estate planning advice to all artists, especially those living with HIV/AIDS, 2) to document and offset the immense loss wrought by AIDS in all artistic disciplines, 3) preserve the cultural legacy of the AIDS crisis so that future generations can enjoy, study and engage artworks as aesthetic achievements and historical documents. (This organization is also listed under Other Outreach Related Material)

Music Vista.org
This organization is joined with eight other non-profit organizations. One of their links allows the musician, composer, administrators, teachers, etc. to access Workshops/ Seminars/ etc. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development, Financial Support and Arts Advocacy)

New York Foundation of the Arts
NYFA’s mission starts with individual artists in the visual, media, performing and literary arts. This site offers access to the most comprehensive list of resources for artists in the nation, opening doors to the widest range of financial, educational, technological, and institutional resources and information. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development and Financial Support)

Opera America
OPERA America — the national service organization for opera — leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera. This site has a link to professional development as well as education audience development. (This organization is also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs, Professional Development and Arts Advocacy)

Suzuki Association of the Americas
The Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) is a coalition of teachers, parents, educators, and others who are interested in making music education available to all children. The SAA provides programs and services to members throughout North and South America. Suzuki Associations also has several awards for Suzuki teachers (ie. Community award). (This organization is also listed under Financial Support)

Teaching Arts.Org
This site has collected websites for the following (dance, music, theatre, visual arts and interest groups) education categories: advocacy, career planning, current information, general resources, model programs, professional developments and assessments for standards. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development and Arts Advocacy)

California Alliance for Arts Education (Resources for Visiting Artists)
Although this site provides many resources for different areas, one of their focus is to provide visiting artists with useful sites. They have five sites listed: “Art, Artists, and Teaching,” “Artist as Educators,” “Creating Capacity,” “Creating Collaboration: Teachers and Artists in the Classroom Pre-K through Grade 12,” and “Teaching Artist Journal.” (This organization is also listed under Arts Advocacy)

CA Arts Council
CA Arts Council encourage(s) widespread public participation by supporting professional artists who work in all areas of the state, help build strong arts organizations at the local level, assist with the professional development of arts leaders, promote awareness of the value of the Arts, and directly support arts programs for children. The Arts spark the engine of Creative California, and our goal is to ensure that they are available for every Californian. A great resource for information on arts advocacy initiatives and links (This organization is also listed under Financial Support and Arts Advocacy)

Chorus America
Chorus America serves the spectrum of professional, volunteer, children/youth, and symphony/opera choruses. To accomplish its mission, Chorus America provides information, publications, conferences, consulting, training programs, surveys, networking, and awards to support choruses in North America. They provide a link to several awards specific to choral folks. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development and Arts Advocacy)

Los Angeles County Arts Commission
The Los Angeles County Arts Commission has four main goals for their arts education programs and initiatives: 1. Each of the 80 school districts in Los Angeles County enacts a policy, adopts a plan with timeline, and approves a budget to implement sequential K-12 arts education. 2. Implementers and policy makers have sufficient tools, information, and professional development to achieve sequential K-12 arts education. 3. Parents, students, arts supports, and community and industry leaders mobilize to advocate for sequential K-12 arts education. 4. Funding policies of public and private funders support and align with vision and mission of this plan. (This organization is also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs, Financial Support, Arts Advocacy, and Publications)

Great Leap
Great Leap is a Los Angeles based multicultural performing arts organization dedicated to creating and presenting original works in theater, music and dance. Through the creative and collaborative process of performances, workshops and community residencies, Great Leap works with professional artists and community partners to instill a deeper understanding and a sense of connection between diverse peoples. Great Leap is rooted in the Asian American community and promotes cross-cultural exchange with local and nationwide audiences. (This organization is also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs)

Midori & Friends
Founded in 1992 by the concert violinist Midori, Midori & Friends serves New York City public schools by providing, at no cost to the individual student, comprehensive music education programs of the highest quality. They offer outreach through a four-tiered program in the New York City area. These four-tiered programs are: Adventures in Sound (K-3), Adventure Concerts, Adventures in Music Making and After-school Adventure Programs. (This organization is also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs)

Music Center Education Division (Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County)
The Music Center’s educational mission is two-fold: First, to extend the Music Center’s commitment to the community by engaging people in the arts – at the Center, and in schools throughout Los Angeles County. Second, to advance arts education as an integral part of the core curriculum in Los Angeles County schools, from pre-school through high school. The Music Center invests substantial resources in the identification, training and ongoing support of these performers and teaching artists. (This organization is also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs, Professional Development and Arts Advocacy)

Opera America
OPERA America — the national service organization for opera — leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera. This site has a link to professional development as well as education audience development. (This organization is also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs, Professional Development and Arts Advocacy)

American Music Center
AMC’s mission is to foster and encourage the composition of contemporary (American) music and to promote its production, publication, distribution and performance in every way possible throughout the Western Hemisphere. AMC provides professional development workshops in conjunction with Major Orchestra Librarian’s Association (MOLA). This site also provides a library of new music for young audiences. (This organization is also listed under Financial Support, Professional Development and Arts Advocacy)

Chamber Music America
The mission of Chamber Music America is to promote artistic excellence and economic stability within the profession and to ensure that chamber music, in its broadest sense, is a vital part of American life. Residency, commissioning new chamber works, jazz programs and professional development seminars and workshops are amongst their forms of support to the artists. (This organization is also listed under Financial Support and Professional Development)

Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at the Lincoln Center fosters the engagement and development of listeners of all ages who wish to appreciate and understand the art of jazz. We offer educational programming and materials for student musicians of all levels from elementary to post graduate school who wish to understand how to perform jazz. We also offer assistance to educators from all disciplines and levels who wish to impart knowledge about jazz. (This organization also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs and Professional Development)

Music Center Education Division (Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County)
The Music Center’s educational mission is two-fold: First, to extend the Music Center’s commitment to the community by engaging people in the arts – at the Center, and in schools throughout Los Angeles County. Second, to advance arts education as an integral part of the core curriculum in Los Angeles County schools, from pre-school through high school. The Music Center invests substantial resources in the identification, training and ongoing support of these performers and teaching artists. (This organization is also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs, Professional Development and Arts Advocacy)

Music Vista.org
This organization is joined with eight other non-profit organizations. One of their links allows the musician, composer, administrators, teachers, etc. to access Workshops/ Seminars/ etc. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development, Financial Support and Arts Advocacy)

American Symphony Orchestra League
To design, develop, and implement quality orchestra education and community relations programs that foster the skills needed for a lifelong involvement with orchestral music; to advocate for musical opportunities and arts education; to build meaningful connections between symphony orchestras and communities; and develop partnerships and collaborations with musicians, educational institutions, community organizations, and individuals. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development, Arts Advocacy, and Other Outreach Related Material)

California Alliance for Arts Education (Resources for Visiting Artists)
Although this site provides many resources for different areas, one of their focus is to provide visiting artists with useful sites. They have five sites listed: “Art, Artists, and Teaching,” “Artist as Educators,” “Creating Capacity,” “Creating Collaboration: Teachers and Artists in the Classroom Pre-K through Grade 12,” and “Teaching Artist Journal.” (This organization is also listed under Arts Advocacy)

Community Arts Network
This site offers information exchange, networking among arts practitioner (theater, music, fine art, literature, media arts, public arts and dance) and training information and materials. They also have online news, documentation and evaluation of community arts activities. (This organization is also listed under Other Outreach Related Materials)

Getty Museum
The Getty is a visual arts resource. Educational opportunities include guided and self-guided tours for secondary schools, professional development programs, guided lesson plans, “facilitated visits” for college and university groups. TeacherArtExchange is an online chat room available for teachers and educators. (This organization also listed under Professional Development, Arts Advocacy, and Other Outreach Related Material)

Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at the Lincoln Center fosters the engagement and development of listeners of all ages who wish to appreciate and understand the art of jazz. We offer educational programming and materials for student musicians of all levels from elementary to post graduate school who wish to understand how to perform jazz. We also offer assistance to educators from all disciplines and levels who wish to impart knowledge about jazz. (This organization also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs and Professional Development)

Music Outreach
The goals of Michael Purvis’ materials are to cheer and uplift the elderly wherever they reside, including: shut-in at home, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Nursing Home, Alzheimer’s Units, Adult Daycare, Hospital and Hospice settings. (This organization is also listed under Music Outreach and Educational Programs)

Music Vista.org
This organization is joined with eight other non-profit organizations. One of their links allows the musician, composer, administrators, teachers, etc. to access Workshops/ Seminars/ etc. (This organization is also listed under Professional Development, Financial Support and Arts Advocacy)

National Endowment for the Arts
This organization is a place for artists to go to receive grants sand support for the arts. They also provide publication as well as national initiatives (for opera, jazz, poetry and Shakespeare for the community). They also provide arts research and statistics information. (This organization is also listed under Financial Support and Arts Advocacy)