ARTS EVERY DAY FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL

Our mission is to ensure equitable access to comprehensive arts education in K-12 public schools.

OUR VALUES

Strategic – We make decisions based on our mission, vision and values.
Collaborative – We build meaningful partnerships with allied individuals and organizations to maximize mission fulfillment.
Equitable – We work to reduce the current documented inequities in the provision of arts education.
Transformative– We choose endeavors that focus on the positive, life-changing power of the arts in public schools.
Inclusive – We create and integrate intentional belonging in all endeavors, both internal and external.

How We Do It

Engage

State and local education and business partners for investment in arts education.

Advocate

For Sacramento County school districts financial and philosophical commitment to expanding and maintaining arts education programs in their budgets.

For federal, state, and local funding for arts educators to ensure their future creative and economic contribution to the community.

Invest

In teaching artists providing arts education programs.

In partnerships and professional development for teaching artists.

Join us for our Heroes of Arts Education Gala

Recognizing outstanding arts educators

March 16, 2023
6:00 pm

The Sofia
2700 Capitol Ave
Sacramento, CA 95816

Arts educators, like Julian Dixon of Tuba Tunes, are our heroes!  They inspire and engage our school children through music, dance, theater and fine arts.  Outstanding artists and educators from many of the Sacramento County school districts will be recognized and celebrated at our first annual gala.  Tickets are $50 each and proceeds from the gala will help provide arts education programs in schools and ensure equitable access to a comprehensive arts education.

Benefitting Friends of Sacramento Arts
Ensuring equitable access to comprehensive arts education in Sacramento K-12 public schools.

THE ARTS CAN THRIVE WITH YOUR SUPPORT

We believe that commitment and resources from the civic and business community is necessary to build and sustain a strong arts foundation benefiting artists, business, education and civic pride.

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