Action for Children's Arts is a national charity and membership organisation which holds at its heart Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child:

Every child has the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child and to participate freely in cultural life and the arts.

ACA aims to support these rights in three key ways.

By campaigning for the right of all children in the UK to experience high quality arts experiences as an integral part of their childhood

By connecting people within and across the cultural and education sectors, across art-forms and across the regions and nations of the UK

By celebrating achievement, dedication and best practice in artistic activity for and with children.