Wow!  This has been a wonderful year of accomplishments, and next year looks even better.  We hope that during this season of giving, you will consider supporting Arts|Learning.  Our generous supporters have made it possible to:

• dialogue with city government, school administrators, committed teachers and concerned parents to build constituency for school reform efforts in Boston, Worcester, New Bedford, Quincy, Nantucket and other Massachusetts communities
• deliver institutes in Worcester, Marlborough, New Bedford and Boston for arts education and community leaders to share leading-edge research and hone advocacy skills, in collaboration with the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the MA Cultural Council, Young Audiences of MA, and the MA Music Educators Association
• increase our focus on equitable access to quality arts education for all children, and especially in our neediest schools, through our growing audience (5800) for the latest developments in arts education in the Arts|Learning monthly "e-Newsletter"
• secure funding by the Kennedy Center (KCAAEN) to produce an advocacy video, Enlivening the Senses:  Arts|Learning at the Core of Education.
• recognize 20 outstanding educators, artists, political leaders, students, organizations, and businesses across the Commonwealth with Arts|Learning advocacy awards, including the Boston Arts Academy, our statewide nominee for the "School of Excellence" award, one of five such US schools recognized nationally by the KCAAEN in 2010
• serve as the arts education partner for the Boston Foundation-sponsored effort to reinvent MAASH as a prominent force in the creative economy in Massachusetts

Membership support is only $30 for individuals and $50 for institutions and organizations. For those of you who can help beyond membership, please consider becoming a benefactor ($5,000 +); patron ($1,000 +); sponsor ($500 +); supporter ($250 +); or friend (any contribution up to $250).  Please consider joining us in our continued efforts in increasing access and equity for all children to experience a quality, sequential arts education!  We thank you for your generosity.