20 U.S.C. § 954a : US Code - Section 954A: Access to the arts through support of education

Search 20 U.S.C. § 954a : US Code - Section 954A: Access to the arts through support of education

(a) Purposes
The purposes of this section are -
(1) to increase accessibility to the arts through providing
education to all Americans, including diverse cultures, urban and
rural populations by encouraging and developing quality education
in the arts at all levels, in conjunction with programs of
nonformal education for all age groups, with formal systems of
elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education;
(2) to develop and stimulate research to teach quality
education in the arts; and
(3) to encourage and facilitate the work of artists, arts
institutions, and Federal, State, regional, and local agencies in
the area of education in the arts.
(b) Program of contracts or grants
The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts,(!1) is
authorized to establish and carry out a program of contracts with,
or grants to, any State or other public agency, individual, artist,
any nonprofit society, performing and nonperforming arts and
educational institution or organization, association, or museum in
the United States, in order to foster and encourage exceptional
talent, public knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the
arts, and to support the education, training, and development of
this Nation's artists, through such activities as projects that
will -
(1) promote and improve the availability of arts instruction
for American youth and life-long learning in the arts;
(2) enhance the quality of arts instruction in programs of
teacher education;
(3) develop arts faculty resources and talents;
(4) support and encourage the development of improved
curriculum materials in the arts;
(5) improve evaluation and assessment of education in the arts
programs and instruction;
(6) foster cooperative programs with the Department of
Education and encourage partnerships between arts and education
agencies at State and local levels, arts organizations, business
colleges and universities;
(7) support apprenticeships, internships, and other career
oriented work-study experiences for artists and arts teachers,
and encourage residencies of artists at all educational levels;
(8) support the use of technology and improved facilities and
resources in education in the arts programs at all levels; and
(9) foster the development of demonstration projects,
demonstration productions, demonstration workshops, and
demonstration programs in arts education and collect, and make
available to the public, information on their implementation and
effectiveness.
(c) Advisory council on arts education
In order to provide advice and counsel concerning arts education,
the Chairperson shall appoint an advisory council on arts
education.