Every child in our community has the opportunity to experience and participate in arts and culture through experiences in their schools, out-of-school programs, and with their families.
Every child must have the opportunity to experience arts and culture — in classes, through professional arts or cultural experiences, or by participating in lessons and training. The community must provide robust arts and culture education opportunities to students of all ages, both in school and out of school; coordinate efforts among arts and cultural organizations, education providers, government, and others to advocate for restored arts education, while closing gaps in educational programming through a unified initiative. Arts education and cultural experiences must be connected to curricula from pre-kindergarten through post-secondary, creating “cradle to career” opportunities and pathways for young Greater Louisvillians.
Schools remain critical to a young person’s education, but so too is the learning happening in arts and culture spaces such as museums, libraries, afterschool sites, community centers, at home, and online. In today’s fast-paced environment, a new model is necessary to provide children and families with easy access to meaningful and rewarding experiences wherever they are, especially in marginalized communities.
Expand out-of-school programming to reach every child, with a priority on children in the most under-resourced neighborhoods.
Expand arts and cultural integration in classrooms and arts education across the school system.
