Arts Education Month

A collage with text reading "March is Arts Education Month in Colorado. Arts Education Matters." Images show children and adults engaging in music, dance, painting, and drumming. Logos for CO Dept. of Education and Think 360 Arts are included.

On March 2, 2026, the Colorado Senate adopted a bipartisan resolution, co-sponsored by Senator Marc Snyder (D-12) and Senator Mark Baisley (R-4), to officially designate March as Arts Education Month across the state.

This initiative, led by Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) and Think 360 Arts for Learning (Think 360), elevates the importance of recognizing arts education as a core subject in Colorado schools.

The resolution affirms the essential role of dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts in providing a well-rounded education, while also acknowledging the need for stronger statewide data collection and instructional access.

Arts Education Month Resources

A public toolkit is available below to help you celebrate Arts Education in Colorado all month long! 

  • Official Arts Education Month Press Release
  • Ready-to-use social media graphics and messaging
  • Activations Ideas for Classrooms, Schools, Students and Communities
  • Submission Form to Let Us Know How You’re Celebrating
  • Advocacy Resources & Research

Join us in recognizing, elevating, and strengthening arts education statewide! 

#COArtsEducationMonth

Resolution & Press Release

Read the official “Arts Education Month” Resolution to be read in the Colorado Senate on March 2, 2026.

Read the official Press Release announcing the inaugural Arts Education Month in Colorado.

Graphics & Messaging

Here are some ready-to-use social media graphics and messaging to help you spread the word to your network and community. These template messages can be customized to fit your needs. Be sure to use the hashtag #COArtsEducationMonth.

Activations Ideas & Submission Form

How are you celebrating the inaugural Arts Education Month in Colorado? There are many ways your classroom, school, district, nonprofit organization or community can get involved and uplift the vital role of the arts in learning. This is just a sample list of ideas to get your creative ideas flowing. 

Arts Education Month Activation Ideas

Use this form to submit your Arts Education Month activity and let us know what you are already doing or plan to do.

Advocacy & Research

You can show support for arts education in Colorado. Whether you are a parent, student, educator, administrator, business leader or community member, your voice matters. Arts Education Month is great time to learn more about current state of arts education across the state and ways you can get involved.

Media

“This March Is Arts Education Month in Colorado” – Westword (March 2, 2026)