Free Arts Education in Miami-Dade Schools

Uniting Miami Through

the Power of Arts Education

Unite Miami Through the Power
of Arts Education

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A Proven, Scalable Model for Miami and Beyond

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86%

Change for Positive Youth Development

86% of Arts Access Miami students demonstrated improvement in one or more of five capacities that promote academic success and long term thriving (16% above the Hello Insight national average).

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20%

Improved Student Attendance

Arts Access Miami students displayed up to 20% better attendance across all grade levels compared to peers not enrolled in the program.

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2X

Higher Scores in Language Arts

Middle school students enrolled in Arts Access Miami had a 2x higher average Language Arts score compared to their peers not enrolled in the program.

Teeny Violini students playing the violin in an after-school music program.

86%

Change for Positive Youth Development

86%

Change for Positive Youth Development

86% of Arts Access Miami students demonstrated improvement in one or more of five capacities that promote academic success and long term thriving (16% above the Hello Insight national average).

A student raises her hand high during a music class. She has a xylophone on her desk.

20%

Improved student Attendance

20%

Improved Student Attendance

Arts Access Miami students displayed up to 20% better attendance across all grade levels compared to peers not enrolled in the program.

2x

Higher Scores in Language Arts

2x

Higher Scores in Language Arts

Middle school students enrolled in Arts Access Miami had a 2x higher average Language Arts score compared to their peers not enrolled in the program.

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Arts Access Miami unites stakeholders to make Arts Education 

available to every child

Arts Access Miami unites schools, nonprofits, funders, and civic leaders to build countywide arts education infrastructure that ensures every child in Miami-Dade has access to free, high-quality arts education.

Our Story and Mission

40,496

Students Served Since 2020 (and Counting)

17,000+

Students Per Week

Schools + Sites

Partnered Organizations

30,365

Instruction Hours

Across the third largest school district in the U.S., the results are clear.

In partnership with 31 arts education organizations, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, teaching artists, state and local leaders, and universities, we have built the largest sustainable arts ecosystem in any U.S. school district.

For too long, arts organizations have worked in silos, competing for resources instead of combining their strengths. Our model replaces competition with collaboration, aligning schools, nonprofits, and funders around one shared goal: ensuring every child in every neighborhood has access to free, high-quality arts education.

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Keys to Success

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Collective Leadership

We facilitate structured collaboration among nonprofit arts organizations, school leaders, and community partners. This cultivates unified leadership, strengthens coordination, and ensures that resources, expertise, and responsibilities are aligned across schools and communities for greater collective impact.

Community -Centered Programming

We deliver free, high-quality music, dance, theater, and visual arts programs designed in partnership with each neighborhood. Our programs provide in-school and after-school instruction, events, scholarships, and resources that engage students, reflect community culture, and strengthen school and family connections.

Impact-Driven Accountability

We collect and use data to improve programming, guide investments, and measure outcomes, while sharing reports and community feedback to accelerate progress and impact across the ecosystem.

Systems-Based Solution for Arts Education

We engage every stakeholder — students, families, educators, schools, arts organizations, and institutional leaders — to co-create a sustainable, scalable, and coordinated system that delivers high quality arts education for every student and every school.

Collective Leadership

We organize collaboration among arts nonprofits, school leaders, and community partners to unify leadership, improve coordination, and align resources for greater impact in schools and communities.

Community -Centered Programming

Free, high-quality arts programs co-designed with neighborhoods, offering in/after-school classes, events, scholarships & tools that engage students, reflect culture, and build school-family ties.

Impact-Driven Accountability

We collect and use data to improve programming, guide investments, and measure outcomes, while sharing reports and community feedback to accelerate progress and impact across the ecosystem.

Systems-Based Solution for Arts Education

We engage students, families, educators, schools, arts orgs, and leaders to co-create a sustainable, scalable system delivering high-quality arts education for every student and school.

Community -Centered Programming

Free, high-quality arts programs co-designed with neighborhoods, offering in/after-school classes, events, scholarships & tools that engage students, reflect culture, and build school-family ties.

Community -Centered Programming

We organize collaboration among arts nonprofits, school leaders, and community partners to unify leadership, improve coordination, and align resources for greater impact in schools and communities.

Collective Leadership

We organize collaboration among arts nonprofits, school leaders, and community partners to unify leadership, improve coordination, and align resources for greater impact in schools and communities.

Collective Leadership

We organize collaboration among arts nonprofits, school leaders, and community partners to unify leadership, improve coordination, and align resources for greater impact in schools and communities.

Impact-Driven Accountability

We collect and use data to improve programming, guide investments, and measure outcomes, while sharing reports and community feedback to accelerate progress and impact across the ecosystem.

Impact-Driven Accountability

We organize collaboration among arts nonprofits, school leaders, and community partners to unify leadership, improve coordination, and align resources for greater impact in schools and communities.

Citywide Arts Education Infrastructure

Arts Access Miami unites the city through the power of arts education by bringing together schools, nonprofits, and community partners to align leadership, deliver community-centered programming, and use data to drive measurable results across communities, building a coordinated, scalable arts education infrastructure that ensures every student has access to high-quality arts education in every school.