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National Arts Action Summit Goes Digital – Register Now!
Monday, April 13, 2020
Americans for the Arts presents a brand-new experience for arts advocates to engage virtually at the first ever National Arts Action Digital Summit with three plenary and ten issue-specific webinars live April 27 to May 1, 2020.
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2021 Annual Convention Registration Now Open
Monday, April 12, 2021
The 2021 Annual Convention is our opportunity to gather and reimagine our creative field and communities. Registration is now open to attend the virtual conference happening June 8-11, 2021.
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Randy Cohen
10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2020
Posted by Mar 23, 2020
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Randy Cohen
The effective arts advocate needs to articulate the value of the arts in as many ways as possible—deploying the right case-making tool in the right situation. Consider these “10 Reasons to Support the Arts” as your Swiss army knife for arts advocacy. Like so many sequestered at home during COVID-19, I write this while mindful of our challenging times, and yet inspired by how the arts still have found a way to permeate our lives. I have watched Yo-Yo Ma concerts online, visited the Smithsonian Museum with a click, and joined my neighbors for daily 6 p.m. outdoor singalongs. Even in this difficult environment, the arts are providing personal experiences and promote social cohesion (see tools #2 and #8 on your army knife!). While I am uncertain what we will look like on the other side of this crisis, tool #1 makes me optimistic that when it is time to stop practicing social distancing, it is the arts that will unify us.
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Ms. Ruby Lopez Harper
Arts and Culture Sector Can Prepare for the Coronavirus in the United States
Posted by Mar 05, 2020
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Ms. Ruby Lopez Harper
Like most of you, Americans for the Arts has been watching the breaking news about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and we are seeing inquiries coming in from the field and through our national service organization colleagues. While gathering and sharing pertinent information, we are also working to understand the long-term effect on arts and culture activities from performance to festivals, touring artists, and school field trips. We are monitoring responses and preparations and will share more information as it becomes available. You can help us and the nonprofit arts field by sharing with us how you are responding in the immediate and in the long-term. There is still much to learn about the outbreak, and we hope the following information assists you in preparation for both you and your loved ones, your organization, and your community.
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Nominations for the 2020 Annual Leadership Awards are Now Open
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Americans for the Arts is accepting nominations of arts leaders for the 2020 Annual Leadership Awards, recognizing the achievements of individuals, organizations, or programs committed to enriching their communities through the arts. Nominations close March 11, 2020.
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Nominations Open for 2020 Arts and Business Partnership Awards!
Thursday, January 16, 2020
The Arts and Business Partnership Awards recognize businesses of all sizes and individual leaders for exceptional involvement with the arts that enriches the workplace, enhances education, and transform communities. Nominations for this year's awards close January 31, 2020.
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Business Committee for the Arts (BCA) Welcomes New Members
Americans for the Arts is pleased to announce Steve Sanner (Jiffy Lube of Indiana), Todd Simon (Omaha Steaks), Kelly Wicks (Grounds for Thought), and Barbara Wight (Taylor Guitars) will be joining the Business Committee for the Arts.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
The Business Committee for the Arts of Americans for the Arts is comprised of leaders who are passionate about the role the arts play in advancing business goals and transforming communities. Please join us in welcoming four business leaders as new members of the BCA.
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Americans for the Arts Welcomes New and Re-Elected Advisory Council Members
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Americans for the Arts today announced new and re-elected advisory council members for each of their four networks: Arts Education, Emerging Leaders, Private Sector, and Public Art Network. These individuals will advise Americans for the Arts’ staff on developing programs and services that will build a deeper connection to the field and the network membership.
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2019 Council Election: Vote For Advisory Council Members
Voting Closes November 15 at 5:00 PM EST
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Voting for Americans for the Arts' new advisory council members is open through November 15, 2019 at 5:00 PM ET. Voting is restricted to members of Americans for the Arts.
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Nominations Open for Advisory Council Members
Monday, September 16, 2019
Would you like to take on an active role as a member of Americans for the Arts? Or know of a standout arts professional from your community whose ideas could benefit the field? Americans for the Arts wants you! Nomination deadline is Oct. 4, 2019.
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Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville Wins Free Membership!
Monday, August 12, 2019
Americans for the Arts congratulates the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville for winning a free 2020 membership through their participation in our member survey raffle.
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Top 3 Reasons to Take the 2019 Business Contributions to the Arts Survey
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
We want to provide the best data we can to help businesses and arts organizations make informed decisions, which is why high participation in this year's Business Contributions to the Arts Survey is important. Here are the top 3 reasons for businesses to take the survey—and on the flip side, the top 3 reasons for arts organizations to encourage their business partners to participate!
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Jessica Stern
Introducing the Renewed pARTnership Movement
Posted by Jun 26, 2019
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Jessica Stern
First launched in 2012, the pARTnership Movement is a program and online platform of Americans for the Arts which demonstrates that by partnering with the arts, businesses can gain a competitive edge. Over the past seven years, Americans for the Arts has developed toolkits, shared stories of success, published how-to workbooks to engage employees, and continued to celebrate America’s best businesses supporting the arts—all for the purpose of supporting the work of local arts organizations and businesses as they seek to build creative relationships. Our goal has always been two-fold: build the capacity of the arts field to cultivate and sustain mutually beneficial partnerships with business; and make the case to businesses why partnering with the arts is good for their people, their companies, and their communities. We are pleased to introduce a new pARTnership Movement website to help us (and you) further this work.
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Americans for the Arts’ President/CEO Robert L. Lynch Reacts to Giving USA 2019 Report; Participates on NonProfit Times Webinar Panel
Thursday, June 20, 2019
On June 18, Americans for the Arts’ President and CEO Robert L. Lynch participated on a panel hosted by The NonProfit Times that took an in-depth look at Giving USA 2019: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018. The report was released that morning and is the longest-running and most comprehensive report of its kind in America.
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Mr. Mark Golden
Celebrating Creative Life
Posted by May 20, 2019
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Mr. Mark Golden
I was recently awarded the Champion of Arts Education Award by the Center for Arts Education in New York City. As the owner of a business that relies on artists, I am deeply committed to supporting arts education initiatives. The arts bring so much joy both to adults and children alike, but this rarely translates to encouragement to follow artistic passions. This raises the question: Why do parents do so much to dissuade their children from pursuing an arts career? We celebrate our children’s work on the refrigerator until something happens that begins to make us shudder with fear. When our child comes to us and says, “I think I want to be an artist,” we try to avoid showing our panic right away—knowing that this might just be a passing notion for the day. Then comes a day, as you begin to plan for your college visits, that your son or daughter says to you, “I want to go to an art school,” or they might couch it with, “Yes, I’d like a school that has an art program … and of course a strong biomedical program.” But, whether your child ends up in an art career or related art career, or does get that biomedical engineering degree, what you’ve supported through their school career is an incredible gift. At Golden Artists Colors, we support arts education because having a creative life is a something that will benefit and last an entire lifetime.
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Americans for the Arts to Present Six Awards for Arts Leadership
Honorees to Be Recognized June 15 at Americans for the Arts’ Convention in Twin Cities, Minnesota
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Americans for the Arts announced today the six recipients of the 2019 Americans for the Arts Leadership Awards. Given annually, these awards recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations committed to enriching their communities through the arts.
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Why I Support Arts & Business Partnerships
Kristina Newman-Scott
Art is a fundamental commodity of humanity. The arts and business are intricately linked and I firmly believe that one does not exist without the other. As an artist, arts entrepreneur, curator, and arts administrator who grew up and remains immersed in the economic and community development and small business world, I clearly see this truth which has played out in many ways in my lifetime.
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Why I Support Arts & Business Partnerships
"The partnerships between business and the arts are essential–our sector provides the creative capital and business provides the capital investment that makes the project a go. I don’t think I’ve ever initiated a major new program without the support of the business sector. The arts are the entrepreneurs of creativity–unlike any other sector, the arts create programs that touch almost every aspect of community life in substantive, meaningful, long lasting ways. Businesses are often looking for creative, impactful programs in which to invest.
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Why I Support Arts & Business Partnerships
“At a time when innovative thinking, creative problem solving, and flexibility are highly valued and needed to succeed in today’s economy, the arts provide the most powerful methods for developing these abilities. COCA is focused on developing programming at the intersection of arts + education + business. We are accomplishing this through our COCAbiz division, and by working with committed community partners such as Boeing to provide innovative and immersive in-school STEM to STEAM residencies in St. Louis schools.”
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Why I Support Arts & Business Partnerships
“I believe Art has the power to change lives. The Arts breathe color and passion into cities and in Louisville, Kentucky that vibrancy is made possible through strong corporate partnerships. Corporate and creative find a unified voice, a more educated workforce, and a growing economy through collaboration and investment. In short, when business values the Arts, communities thrive.”
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Why I Support Arts & Business Partnerships
“My parents signed me up for violin lessons when I was six years old, and since that time the arts have been one of the most powerful and meaningful influences in my life. The arts inspire, provoke, heal, and educate - challenging us to think and act in new ways. In the Puget Sound, arts and business are inextricably linked at the core of the innovation and creativity for which the region is renowned. Each sector supports the other, and together make this community an extraordinary place to live, work, and play.”
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Why I Support the Arts
"As an artist who went on to law school, I enjoy my role at the Arts & Business Council because it allows me to keep one foot in the arts community and one in the business community as we encourage more partnerships. Whether through programs that empower artists to create more sustainable careers or that show businesses how they can engage first-hand with the arts, all of our work connects back to a fundamental belief in the importance of the role artists play in a community."
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Why I Support Arts & Business Partnerships
“As CEO of the Arts & Business Council of Miami, it energizes me every day to serve as a thought leader and guide to link business with the arts, inspire creativity, and develop innovations for profitable partnerships with the 500+ arts groups we serve. For 30 years the Arts & Business Council has made Miami’s art scene bigger, better, and more professional by delivering sustainable solutions to keep the arts in business.
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Why I Dedicate My Life to the Arts
I’ve always felt it was my responsibility to provide an environment in which an artist can encounter a public or an audience in the most favorable way. I work to make sure I can present things that reflect the desire and integrity of the artist in a way that is understood by the public, that isn’t alien. In that sense, I am a bridge between an artist and a community.
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Nominations for the 2019 Annual Leadership Awards Are Now Open
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Through March 11, 2019, Americans for the Arts is accepting nominations of community arts leaders for one of seven 2019 Annual Leadership Awards. These awards recognize the achievements of individuals, organizations, or programs committed to enriching their communities through the arts.
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Business Roundtable: Leveraging the Arts to Advance Equity in Business
Friday, October 12, 2018
Business leaders convene to discuss how the arts can align diversity, equity, and inclusion activities to core business strategies and how businesses can creatively develop and retain diverse talent.
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2018 Council Elections: Voting for Advisory Council Members is Now Open!
Voting closes November 16 at 5:00 pm ET
Monday, October 29, 2018
Americans for the Arts wants our members to elect art professionals from the field to serve on one of four network advisory councils: Arts Education, Emerging Leaders, Private Sector, and Public Art. Voting closes November 16, 2018 at 5:00 pm (ET).
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