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Jul 30, 2021
A painted mural featuring two children under a night sky among flowers, trees, birds, butterflies, and other fauna.

Catch up on blogs about the STAR Act, supporting Native artists, and a North Carolina arts leader; an exhibit that’s redefining public art monuments using augmented reality; and the final sessions of our DIALogues professional development webinar collection for early arts leaders.

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Jul 28, 2021
Three-dimensional street vendor carts float in the sky and line a park walkway with a city skyline in the background.

Set in Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park, Monumental Perspectives pays tribute to the surrounding community’s workers and serves as “an otherworldly portal between past, present and future worlds, exploring the continuing presence of an indigenous people native to L.A.”

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Jul 16, 2021
A dining counter in front of a Chinatown restaurant, painted bright orange with floral and food motifs.

This week: a community art project in NYC’s Chinatown, a report on the intersection of arts and technology, an educator’s guide on the First Amendment and the arts, the latest in our professional development webinar series for early arts leaders, and more!

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Jul 15, 2021
Film poster for the film Il Miracolo, text over painted scene of two people

“Does the First Amendment Allow the Government to Censor Art?” is an educator’s guide that addresses the relationship between freedom of speech and art censorship using history, discussion questions, and debate prompts.

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Jul 12, 2021
Cover of report with eight hexagonal images in the left corner

The National Endowment for the Arts recently published Tech as Art: Supporting Artists Who Use Technology as a Creative Medium, a report focused on artists and organizations working with digital technologies. 

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Jul 09, 2021
Logo for the American Rescue Plan

This week we’ve got expert advice on how to apply for American Rescue Plan grants from the NEA and scoop on the legislative amendments that might have scuttled future federal funding for arts in transit projects. Plus: Congress wants to increase the NEA’s budget by how much?! Catch up on this and much more in our weekly roundup!

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Jul 09, 2021
Greg Puckett wears paint-stained clothes and sits in front of a bright painted mural depicting a tree where the leaves are handprints.

Americans for the Arts and the National Association of Counties (NACo) tomorrow will award Mercer County Commissioner Greg Puckett of West Virginia the Public Leadership in the Arts Award for County Arts Leadership. Commissioner Puckett is known throughout Mercer County for his steadfast dedication to the arts, community development, and prevention efforts. As an avid proponent for the creative sector Puckett understands not only the economic and community values of the arts, but also their health and safety benefits.

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Jul 07, 2021
Mosaic art on a ceiling above escalators leading into a subway station.

The STAR Act provision will reverse a 2015 prohibition on using Federal Transit Administration funds for art in transit, and give local transit authorities the opportunity to reap the numerous benefits of art in transit—encouraging ridership, improving customer experience, deterring vandalism, and more.

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Jul 07, 2021
Logo for the House Committee on Appropriations

On July 1, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to accept the Interior Subcommittee’s fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding bill, granting Biden Administration’s funding request of $201 million for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The bill also includes $201 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to keep the agencies funded in tandem.

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Jun 29, 2021
Person in blue suit and standing in front of a sculpture, looks up smiling

Jeremy Johnson, renowned arts leader and Americans for the Arts member, has recently returned to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio to serve as the first president and CEO of the Assembly for the Arts. A newly formed nonprofit and advocacy organization, Assembly for the Arts will work to elevate Greater Cleveland’s creative industry.

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