Category: Arts Advocacy

Support the arts this holiday season. http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/2018_year_end_campaign

Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund join Brownstein Policy Advisor David Reid for a discussion moderated by Drew Littman on how they advocate for the arts in Washington. http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/brownstein_client_conversations_americans_for_the_arts

Nina Ozlu Tunceli shares just some of the key races that she’ll be watching Tuesday night that could have an especially important impact on the arts and arts education. http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/races_im_watching_on_election_night

The Arts Action Fund PAC was proud to support congressional candidate Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7). http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/arts_action_fund_pac_supports_lizzie_fletcher_of_texas

The National Endowment for the Arts released the latest 5-year trend data on arts audience attendance and participation http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/nea_trend_data

The 2018 Candidate Arts Survey is officially released! http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/2018_candidate_arts_survey

The Arts Action Fund is happy to report that the U.S. Senate matched the House-set funding level of $155 million each for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/u.s._senate_matched_the_house_set_funding_level_for_the_nea_neh

The Arts Action Fund President and CEO, Robert Lynch, has been named by NonProfit Times as one of the top 50 nonprofit executives in the country! http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/arts_action_fund_president_ceo_listed_as_top_50_executive_in_nonprofit_sect

In a return to “regular order,” the U.S. House is voting on the bill that funds the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) this week! Floor votes on these appropriations bills have been rarer in recent years, and even more so in the U.S. Senate. However, quick action by both the House and Senate is expected these next two weeks! http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/u.s._house_scheduled_to_vote_on_the_interior_appropriations_bill

This year, Americans for the Arts annual convention was held in Denver, Colorado hosting for four days of sessions, workshops, and events that were focused on exploring the role of the arts in creating and sustaining healthy, vibrant, and equitable communities. http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/art_tinis_and_artful_conversations_at_this_years_aftacon_convention

Governor Brown and State Legislature boost investment in local community-building through the arts. http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/state_budget_inculdes_8.8_million_increase_in_california_arts_council_fundi

Arts leader & AAF member Bobby Welch wrote an op-ed featured in the Gadsden Times about his experience on Capitol Hill http://artsactionfund.org/news/entry/bobby_welch_guest_commentary_in_gadsden_times