Arts education increases children's self-esteem, motivates them to excellence, nurtures their imagination and creates a more vibrant, well-rounded educational experience.

The Arts Council's many education programs help coordinate the multitudes of Sonoma County's arts organizations and individual artists that provide programming and outreach to schools in the visual, performing and literary arts.

The Sonoma County Arts/Education Alliance, under the aegis of Arts Council Sonoma County, has as its mission to provide the resources for educators and families to bring high-quality performing and visual arts programs to schools and to communities at large.

Collaborating with teachers, arts organizations, administrators, and the Sonoma County Office of Education, the Alliance has developed a teacher-friendly Resource Guide, comprehensive arts curricula development and training opportunities to help teachers bring more music, dance, visual and performing arts education to every K-12 student.