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Dear friends and colleagues, As we continue to hear more news about the devastating tornado that passed through the town of Moore on the outskirts of Oklahoma City yesterday, we at Americans for the Arts send our thoughts and praye… Continue reading Responding to Yesterday’s Tragedy in Oklahoma Dear friends and colleagues, As we continue to hear more news about the devastating tornado that passed through the town of Moore on the outskirts of Oklahoma City yesterday, we at Americans for the Arts send our thoughts and praye… Continue reading Responding to Yesterday’s Tragedy in Oklahoma While corporate philanthropy has long ago shifted from community charity to strategic, carefully designed programs, a fundamental question of authenticity can undermine the soundest strategies. If the association between a company and a cause, or the social impact of the company’s action does not resonate with consumers and other stakeholders, what is the point of [...] As a university administrator and associate professor, I frequently interact with parents who visit our campus with respective students. The one question that is always interesting to field is, “What will my child be able to do with a degree in (fill in your respective arts area here)?” From a financial standpoint the question is [...] Arts education in our society sometimes gets a bad rap. When I’m speaking with potential students and their families I’m frequently asked questions such as: What do people actually do with a degree from the College of Fine Arts? What kind of jobs do they get? How much money do they make? These are all [...] Continue reading Studying the Arts in Higher Education Creates Artists & Alchemists The 26th annual Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, brought together a cross section of America’s cultural and civic organizations, along with more than 500 grassroots advocates from 40 states, to underscore the importance of … Continue reading Missed Arts Advocacy Day? Visit Our Recap Page for Videos, Pictures & More As a Vans Custom Culture national charity partner, Americans for the Arts is proud to work closely with the brand to reinforce the importance of arts education in schools across the country.With the launch of the 2013 Vans Custom Cu… Continue reading Vote Today! Vans Custom Culture Narrows Field to Top 50 Shoe Designs The tragedy in Boston yesterday was horrific and inexplicable and all of us at Americans for the Arts send our deepest sympathy and thoughts to those injured and to their families. As we saw and heard things unfold from our offices in Washington, DC, and New York City, the Americans for the Arts staff began [...] Bob Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, was interviewed by Jeffrey Brown last week for the PBS program NewsHour’s Art Beat segment discussing how the federal government sequestration is affecting the arts in the Unit… Continue reading Bob Lynch Addresses Sequester Cuts & Federal Funding on “PBS NewsHour” 
On November 15, 2012, a group of concerned and dedicated military, government, private sector, and nonprofit leaders gathered at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC for the Arts & Health in the Military National Roundtable. The Roundtable represented the second step in the ongoing development of the multi-year National [...] Continue reading The Arts: A Promising Solution to Meeting the Challenges of Today’s Military |
    
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