Advocating for the Visual Arts

Investigate practical approaches to enact change and amplify your voice in your community and beyond while creating a toolkit for visual arts advocacy.

*Continuing Education students, please contact studentcoach@theartofeducation.edu to register.

3 Credits|8 Weeks|$1275

Advocating for the Visual Arts provides skills and strategies to amplify the voices of art educators. Participants in this course reflect on their purpose and need for advocacy on both the local and national scales. They explore the role policy plays in art education and implement practical approaches for enacting change. By the end of this course, participants will have the necessary tools to bring their advocacy plans to fruition.

See the course syllabus and Graduate Catalog for more details.

lightbulb graphic*Continuing Education students, please contact studentcoach@theartofeducation.edu to register.

Required Materials

Additional Materials

  • Computer with basic audio and video input and output equipment
  • Internet access (broadband recommended)
  • Basic computing skills (see AOEU’s Technology Requirements)
  • Access to AOEU’s online learning platform, Brightspace, to view course content, submit assignments, and engage in discussion (provided)
  • A Google Drive account (provided)
  • Word-processing platform (Microsoft Office, Pages, Google Docs)

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