The Bulgarian national association SUPRIM consists of 15 regional member schools organised as associations and is subordinate to the ministry of education. Two full-time employees and five volunteers work together in the SUPRIM office, which is located at one of the member schools.
SUPRIM’s tasks are advocacy for art school education, coordination of partners on a national level, national curricula, development of pedagogical standards, further training for music school teachers and music school directors, and organisation of national youth competitions. The regional associations’ / arts schools’ tasks are communication and coordination to members, coordination with its partners on a regional level, regional curricula, develop-ment of pedagogical standards, further training for music school teachers and music school directors, organisation of regional youth competitions, and advocacy for art school education on a regional level.