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The KCAAEN is a coalition of statewide, non-profit Alliances for Arts Education working in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The purpose of the KCAAEN is to strengthen and support policies, practices, programs, and partnerships that ensure the arts are an essential part of American K-12 education. KCAAEN members benefit through numerous opportunities such as participation in arts education initiatives and awards programs; eligibility for grant opportunities; and participation in leadership opportunities such as the National Leadership Committee (NLC) and the Annual Leadership Meeting.

How to Become a State Alliance

The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network welcomes applications for membership from states not currently represented in the State Alliance network. In keeping with KCAAEN policy, each state may have only one Alliance Office. For more information, see Member Application and Instructions.

Network Leadership Committee

The KCAAEN Network Leadership Committee (NLC) consists of eight elected members of the State Alliance for Arts Education network. This committee advises the Kennedy Center and the coalition of State Alliances on program policies and content.

KCAAEN Network Leadership Committee Members:

Partnerships

The Kennedy Center develops, maintains, and implements partnership relationships with national partners, which in turn strengthens national, state, and local support for the mission of the KCAAEN and the work of its State Alliances for Arts Education. These partners include the Arts Education Partnership , the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies , Americans for the Arts , the National Association of Elementary School Principals , the National Association of Secondary School Principals , the National School Boards Association , and federal agencies engaged in arts education including the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Education.

State Alliances for Arts Education are encouraged to develop their own partnerships, including collaborations which support coalition-building among state arts education professional associations, including but not limited to the state-level associations of NAEA, MENC, NDEO, NDA, ETA, AATE, as well as Kennedy Center Partners in Education teams, VSAarts presenting organizations, local arts agencies, citizens for the arts, and others interested in advancing quality arts education for all students.