national arts and humanities month
National Arts and Humanities Month
Take Action
Take the opportunity during National Arts and Humanities Month to advocate for the arts. Anyone can be an advocate: parents, teachers, children, artists, arts organizations, and patrons. Defend, support, or promote your cause by writing your local newspaper, contacting local political leaders, organizing community meetings, creating your own PSA and posting it on YouTube, or finding other ways to make your voice and message heard.
There are a variety of arts-related issues that are important for the general public, the media, and your elected officials to be informed about. These issues include arts funding, arts education, tax policies, international cultural exchanges, and others.
The Arts Action Center gives you the resources necessary to take action on behalf of the arts. Stay up-to-date on arts policy issues and learn what actions you can take to make a difference. Use local media outlets to disseminate the facts and your opinions about the importance of the arts in your community. Determine who your local, state, and federal elected representatives are, how to contact them, and how to communicate with them effectively.
National Arts and Humanities Month is an ideal time to demonstrate your dedication to and passion for the arts. However, Americans for the Arts encourages you to be an advocate for the arts year-round. Additional arts policy and advocacy resources, include:
- Arts Policy Information Center—the up-to-date information on arts policy research and practice
- Policy & Advocacy Issue Briefs—a brief overview and talking points for arts policy issues
- National Arts Education Public Awareness Campaign—Americans for the Arts The Arts. Ask for More. public service advertising campaign
- Arts and Economic Prosperity III—Americans for the Arts’ study of the economic impact made by nonprofit arts and culture organizations