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Sign up to the Cultural Learning Alliance

'Cultural Learning Alliance'. Courtesy: CLA

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'Cultural Learning Alliance'. Courtesy: CLA

Do you think cultural experiences are important for children and young people? Then sign up to the Cultural Learning Alliance.

If you think all children deserve to experience and enjoy music, see live performance, visit museums and galleries, be inspired by heritage and architecture, make art with writers, performers and artists, sign up to the Cultural Learning Alliance to show your support and help promote and protect cultural learning.

CLA provide Heads, teachers, cultural and youth professionals with the most up to date research, news and best practice examples, as well as building a vibrant, coherent and informed voice for cultural learning and participation.

Over 1,300 people have signed up to the Alliance since its launch in March. They have rallied support from a wide range of people from the cultural sector, schools and universities, parents and the wider community, and politicians.

The Alliance brings together the diverse parts of the cultural sector to work together – including museums, film, libraries, heritage, dance, literature, new media arts, theatre, visual arts and music – with the education and youth sector.

It assumes that culture is experienced in a highly interactive, participatory and personal way; that cultural learning takes place within and beyond learning institutions; that it has the power to inspire civic engagement leading to educational, personal, social and community benefit and to the growth of the creative economy; and that it can transform and inspire lives, regardless of personal circumstances.

Organisations already signed up include:

  • AIR: Artists' Interaction and Representation
  • CABE
  • Early Arts
  • Historic Royal Palaces
  • National Campaign for the Arts
  • National Skills Academy, Creative and Cultural
  • NSEAD
  • Rainhill High School – Media Arts College, St Helens
  • Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Schools Music Association
  • Tate
  • The Sage Gateshead

To sign the Cultural Learning Alliance click here »

First published: a-n.co.uk August 2010

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