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Activities to be held across the country from September 27-October 5
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[WASHINGTON, DC, January 19, 2024]— Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors today presented the 2024 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards to three elected officials and an American poet at The United States Conference of Mayors 92nd Winter Meeting in Washington, DC.
Award receipts were:
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Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund endorse the Creative Workforce Investment Act, legislation introduced by Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA).
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Americans for the Arts supports new legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI). The STAR Act would allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transportation projects through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), promoting rider engagement, deterring vandalism, and enhancing community identity.
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On November 3, two attempts to eliminate federal funding for the arts and humanities in the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior Appropriations were both soundly defeated!
Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA-10) sponsored two floor amendments:
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Presented by Americans for the Arts, the Study Includes the Role of the Arts in Diverse and Underrepresented Communities, Reducing Systemic Research Bias and Bringing Equity to Data
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The amazing Congressional outreach efforts by arts advocates last helped produce the following in the FY’24 Senate Appropriations bills passed in the full committee mark-up last week:
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Nolen Bivens, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, announces the appointment of Cari Romeu Mozur to the newly created staff position of Senior Vice President of Relationship Development, effective today.
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Americans for the Arts (AFTA) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) presented Hawai’i County Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz of Hawai’i with the