Action for the Arts® enriches young lives through the arts by:
- Supporting Youth Music and Arts Programs
- Creating Performance and Exhibition Opportunities for Young and Emerging Artists
- Providing Educational Programs and Resources that Draw Upon the Arts to Teach Youth About History, Culture, and Social Change
Supporting Youth Music and Arts Programs
Instruments, Arts Resources, and Grants Program
This program provides musical instruments, arts resources, grants, and recital/exhibition opportunities for eligible youth music and arts programs.
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Creating Performance and Exhibition Opportunities for Young and Emerging Artists
Drawing Us Together
This annual visual arts exhibition and competition for young and emerging artists (6th through 12th grade) invites students to submit original artworks which are displayed in community exhibits at House of Blues venues and online at actionforthearts.org.
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Creating Performance and Exhibition Opportunities for Young and Emerging Artists
Bringin' Down the House
This annual musical competition for high school students pays tribute to blues and blues-inspired music and creates opportunities for young musicians to perform onstage at House of Blues.
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Providing Educational Programs and Resources that Draw Upon the Arts to Teach Youth About History, Culture, and Social Change
Blues SchoolHouse
This program explores aspects of American culture and history through blues music, blues-inspired music and visual arts. Program components include a live, narrated musical presentation related to blues history; a guided tour of the House of Blues art collection; hands-on visual arts projects; and, teacher workshops and related educational resources that support teachers in integrating arts and cultural content into classroom curriculums.
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Providing Educational Programs and Resources that Draw Upon the Arts to Teach Youth About History, Culture, and Social Change
Cultural Journeys
Teacher workshops, student assemblies, artists visits to classrooms, and related educational resources take participants on "cultural journeys" that explore music, instruments, and cultural traditions from around the world.
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Providing Educational Programs and Resources that Draw Upon the Arts to Teach Youth About History, Culture, and Social Change
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Programs
Participating youth use the words of Dr. King as inspiration for creating artistic works that are performed and exhibited at programs celebrating his life and legacy, commitment to social justice and equality, and how his principles influence today's world.
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