About Us
The New York State Alliance for Arts Education (NYSAAE) serves a broad constituency of arts advocates, including educators, artists, administrators of arts organizations, parents and interested citizens across the state. NYSAAE disseminates information about model programs, funding and standards of excellence, develops training models for constituent organizations, and advocates for arts education at the local, state and national levels.
Our Vision
The mission of the Alliance is to champion and strengthen high quality, standards-based sequential arts education for all students of New York State.
Our Story
Founded in 1973, NYSAAE is located in the Cultural Education Center in Albany, NY. NYSAAE is supported by The New York State Council on the Arts, The New York State Education Department, and its membership. It has received grants recently to initiate innovative professional development programs from The Dana Foundation, and the New York Times Company Foundation School Arts Rescue Initiative (SARI), and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. NYSAAE is part of a network of state alliances affiliated with the Kennedy Center.