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Americans for the Arts commends Congress on passing comprehensive health care reform legislation. This bill ensures that the nation's artists and arts workers will now receive increased access to the health coverage they deserve. The final legislation included major reform policies supported by Americans for the Arts and its national health care coalition of 20 other arts organizations.
Mayor Joseph P. Riley
Jr. Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy
Concert Hall
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Monday, April 12, 2010
This year's Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy will feature Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., of Charleston, SC, and founder of the Mayors' Institute on City Design. Please reserve your free tickets by Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
National Arts Advocacy Day
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC
April 12-13, 2010
All this week on ARTSblog, the Private Sector Initiatives team at Americans for the Arts is leading a special blog salon. Follow the Private Sector Blog Salon from March 8-12 as more than twenty leaders from across the country discuss issues related to private sector giving and the arts.
As a way to celebrate the successes of the past 50 years in the arts field, Americans for the Arts has collected Green Papers from a variety of national arts service organizations and peer groups representing more than 20 different perspectives and disciplines. These Green Papers are short, easy to read, visions of the future meant to inspire a nationwide dialogue on the future of the arts.
Today the White House released President Obama's budget recommendations for FY 2011. Below is a statement from Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts on arts and arts education funding in the budget:
Americans for the Arts is pleased to announce that Chicago-based Joyce Foundation has renewed its support for Americans for the Arts' Professional Development Fund for Emerging Arts Leaders of Color. A total of five Joyce Fellows from the Great Lakes region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) will be selected to participate in this program.
Today, Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors presented the 2010 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, and musician Michael Feinstein. The awards honor elected officials and artists that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the advancement of the arts.
Americans for the Arts today announced the National Arts Index at a press conference held at the National Press Club and kicking-off its 50th anniversary year. The National Arts Index is the first study designed to measure the health and vitality of the arts industries in the United States. The National Arts Index is composed of 76 national-level research indicators produced by the federal government and private research organizations.
This week, The Arts. Ask for More. PSA campaign's Brahms Breakfast PSA will be running on the MTV 44 ½ screen located in Times Square. This is a fantastic way to get the word out to the public about the importance of arts education in kids' lives. If you find yourself in Times Square this week, stop for a moment and look for the ad which will be playing at :10, :20, :30, :40 minutes after the hour every hour.
