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Our motivation for the formation of Red Tie active and engaged citizens, voting, volun-
Arts is summed up in the following quotes: teering, and generally participating at
higher rates than their peers.”

“Students who have an arts rich experi- —Rocco Landesman,
ence in school do better across–the-board Chairman of the National Endowment for
academically, and they also become more the Arts.

“Music education opens doors that help children with a
children pass from school into the world complete education that includes music.”
around them—a world of work, culture, —Gerald Ford,
intellectual activity, and human involve- Former President of the United States
ment. The future
of our nation depends on providing our

“My background is in arts education and programs do three things: first, they pro-
we know, absolutely for a fact, that there vide positive adult role models; second,
is no better way for kids to learn critical they give youth the opportunity for
thinking skills, communication skills, achievement and, ultimately, recognition
things like empathy and tolerance. This is for this achievement; and, third, they ena-
true across every boundary, across cultur- ble youth to interact with people who have
al boundaries, across socioeconomic, it's a healthy beliefs and consistent standards
great leveler in terms of unifying our for behavior. Programs designed to achieve
world.” these outcomes are best able to provide
the opportunity that youth need to devel-
—Emma Walton Hamilton op positive behaviors.
Children's book author, theatrical director,
and actress
Borrowed from the Americans for the

One of the important lessons we’ve Arts website
learned is that all successful youth arts