The Arts in Education Needs Your Support

The Utah legislative session is in full swing, and the funding bill (S.B. 75) for the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTS Program) is making its way through the legislature. This year, we are asking for $7 million to continue the program’s growth, and have taken steps to give districts and educators even greater flexibility in implementing the arts-integrated program in their schools. This takes us one step closer to our eventual goal of making high-quality, arts-integrated education available to every student across the state.

At this crucial time, we are calling on our arts advocates to once again petition the legislature for funding of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTS Program). While many of our supporters have already written to their legislators showing their support for the BTS Program, there are still thousands who have not yet raised their voice.

Please take just a few minutes today to contact your legislators online at http://www.artworksforkids.org/en/contact-legislators and ask that the BTS Program get the ongoing funding it needs to continue growing and enriching the education of our Utah students.

Visit artworksforkids.org for more information.