Art IS Education Bay Area, CA 

Believes that public education can be transformed for the better when people work together in a community to promote the arts. Posts photos of effective arts integration examples to provide educators with solutions to encourage the arts being incorporated in an urban curriculum.⁹

@TroubadourInc  Boston, MA 

Gives underserved students an opportunity to create and perform poetry, prose, and song. They work closely with teachers and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in English Language Arts to allow students to express themselves with eloquence and power.¹⁰

@Zumix East Boston, MA

An organization that uses music as a vehicle to empower the local youth to make positive change in their lives, communities, and world. Posts and retweets photos of student’s success through their performances around Boston.¹¹

Side X Side Portland, ME 

Through innovative educational programing, Side x Side engages students to ignite their own curiosity in school. Posts photos and status’s about local successful initiatives that promote the arts.¹²

@newurbanarts Providence, RI 

Promotes youth arts programming in conglomeration with Rhode Island School of Design. Posts local opportunities for students to engage in the community through the arts.¹³

@ArtXpressionInc  Pittsburgh, PA 

Through an inclusive artistic environment that allows for freedom of expression, their mission is to socialize youths. This twitter account facilitates a conversation with important community activism posts and retweets.¹⁴

@artsintegration Tuscon, AZ  

Provides professional development programs to provide schools with assistance in transitioning into an arts integrated space in order to raise the bar in academic achievement. Posts include activity ideas for teachers to implement into their curriculum and research articles about the importance of a creative outlet.¹⁵

@aep_arts Washington, DC 

The Arts Education Partnership is dedicated in providing every student in America a high-quality education through the arts. This twitter account posts relevant art education articles so schools and educators can get on the bandwagon with realizing the importance of incorporating the arts into a mainstream curriculum.¹⁶

@ThesmARTteacher Urban Teachers All Over the USA  

A community of people passionate about sharing the arts. Discussion boards and exchanges are created in order to spread effective art education teaching techniques to promote learning across the country.¹⁷

@ArtsEd411 Sacramento and Los Angeles, CA 

The California Alliance for Arts Education advocates for accessible and equitable K-12 public arts education throughout California.  Posts include retweets of local happenings in art education as well as student art. ¹⁸

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Here is an example of a student response to the Student Voices Campaign that was posted on the ArtsEd411 Twitter page.