American Alliance for Theatre Education
Promotes theatre education, theatre arts and educators who use theatre in the classroom as well as higher education resources.
American Music Conference
Building credibility for music and music education, especially at an early age.
Arts Education Partnership
A national coalition promoting the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child.
Educational Theatre Association (EdTA)
Promotes and advances theatre education; provides resources for scripts, resource links, directing, designing, producing, Shakespeare, dramaturgy, musicals, copyrighting, playwriting and Thespian connections.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Serving the nation as a leader in arts education.
Lincoln Center
A performing arts center representing 12 organizations (including Julliard, Metropolitan Opera, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center) and links to K-12 classrooms across the nation with programming.
National Art Education Association
To promote aart education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership.
National Association for Music Education (MENC)
Advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music.
National Dance Association (NDA)
Promotes creative artistic lifestyles through dance education and dance.
National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
Advances and promotes dance education providing teacher resources including research, artistic, educational and cultural values of dance and provides strong advocacy online tools and information.
National Gallery of Art (NGA)
Collection of paintings, sculpture and works of art on paper from the late middle ages to today and of Eurpoe and the United States; offers online resources for teachers and students plus a loan program.
Smithsonian
The Smithsonian encompasses 19 museums, 9 research centers and the National Zoo. Explore the Smithsonian online resources including their encyclopedian Smithsonian, Exhibits and Events and their Research resources. It includes the American Indian Museum, American Art Museum, the Portrait Gallery and the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum.
Smithsonian Art Collection
Art collections including textile - fiber, yarn, fabric; fashion illustration, paintings, lithographs, photography, ceramics, book illustration and 150 years of prints of American art.
Smithsonian Cultures and Communities
Artifacts from European Americans, Latinos, Arab Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Gypsies, Jews and Christian, both Catholic and Protestant.
Smithsonian Music Collection
Music collections, performances and public programs, resources for educators including the Smithsonian Jazz Class.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Three million artifacts via online collections and database. Includes collections in art, music, textiles, photography, architecture, cultures and communities, and advertising.
