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JOIN #ArtsAreMySuperpower

From Kimberly Chatterjee –

#ArtsAreMySuperpower is a national campaign launched on Oct 1 with Theatre for Young Audiences USA and 20,000 member youth arts institutions. Our campaign will empower teens’ artistic and civic voices across disciplines and regions, unifying our national voices in support of our schools’ and communities’ choirs, orchestras, bands, ensembles, theatres, arts programs, and arts workers everywhere.

Specifically, #ArtsAreMySuperpower will empower young people to:

1. SHOW us their “superpower” through their art: singing, instrument, visual art, acting, dance, puppets, etc.

2. WRITE a letter to their Senator/House Rep (using one of the attached age-appropriate letter templates; 0-9; 10-13; 14+)

3. POST their superpower and their letter to social media, tagging their Senators, House Reps, @beanartshero, and hashtag: #ArtsAreMySuperpower, #ArtsHero, and #DAWNAct

4. MAIL their letter using the Post Office

For inspiration, you may enjoy this video created for us by the bassists from the Metropolitan Opera to the LA Philharmonic, and the many symphony orchestras in between. It was made independently of us but specifically for us and the DAWN Act. It is a true gift. And a testament to how artists are coming together during this unprecedented and historic moment. As you well know, our nation has never needed our voices more.

We would love your support and engagement. Please feel free to disseminate among your colleagues–and please let me know if you have any questions at all. If there’s another way you’d like to be involved with our efforts, we’d love to hear from you. You can find more info about us at www.BeAnArtsHero.com.