Nominations Open for 2020 Arts and Business Partnership Awards!

Thursday, January 16, 2020

The Arts and Business Partnership Awards recognize businesses of all sizes and individual leaders for exceptional involvement with the arts that enriches the workplace, enhances education, and transform communities. Nominations for this year's awards close January 31, 2020.

Vans Custom Culture returns for 11th year supporting high school art programs

Registration for the 2020 program is open through Friday, Jan. 31

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

High school art students are invited to participate in the eleventh year of Vans Custom Culture, a program that provides high school artists and students a platform to embrace and showcase their creative abilities and the chance to win a grand prize of $75,000 for their school’s art program.

Americans for the Arts and Americans for the Arts Action Fund Issue Statement in Response to Passage of FY 2020 Spending Bills

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

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Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch released a statement in response to Tuesday’s vote of the U.S. House of Representatives on the FY 2020 spending bills, including five pro-arts appropriation items.  


Mr. Ceylon Narvelle Mitchell

NAMPC Newbie Takeaways

Posted by Mr. Ceylon Narvelle Mitchell, Dec 11, 2019


Mr. Ceylon Narvelle Mitchell

The 2019 National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Miami, FL was my first arts administration conference and I had a wonderful time! As an individual artist cultivating diverse audiences as well as an entrepreneur serving clients across the arts ecosystem, #NAMPC was the most ideal professional development for both my artistic and administrative growth. 

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Free and open to the public; reservations required
This panel during Art Basel Miami Beach will discuss ways in which contemporary artists address social change and how institutions can support more artist-centered models for cultural engagement. Panelists include artist and curator Dell M. Hamilton; Patton Hindle, Senior Director of Arts at Kickstarter; and Derrick Adams, artist and Pratt Alumnus. Ashley James, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, will moderate the discussion. A reception on the Rooftop Garden will immediately follow.

Americans for the Arts to Convene 550+ Arts Marketers in Miami for Annual National Arts Marketing Project Conference

November 15–18 at The InterContinental Miami Hotel

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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Americans for the Arts and The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs will host the annual National Arts Marketing Project (NAMP) Conference at The InterContinental Miami Hotel in Miami, Florida, on November 15-18, 2019. The largest gathering of arts marketers in the country, the conference is a critical forum for arts marketers to discuss the newest and most important marketing tools, the rapidly shifting demographics and behaviors of consumers, as well as how arts and culture organizations can best remain relevant in a time of flux and uncertainty.

Celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month with Americans for the Arts This October

Americans Are Encouraged to Explore the Role of Arts in Their Communities

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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Americans for the Arts today announced its October celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month, a coast-to-coast collective celebration of culture in America. During the month-long celebration, Americans for the Arts encourages people to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives. 

Open to the public, Dan Granke (Lead Instructor with Intimacy Directors International) and Nicole Perry (Founder of Momentum Stage and an Intimacy Choreographer) will facilitate a Q&A on:


Ms. Kerry Kriseman

An artful partnership that creates connections and accessibility

Posted by Ms. Kerry Kriseman, Sep 10, 2019


Ms. Kerry Kriseman

Spider Man, Black Widow, and Captain America combine with skyscrapers, skylines, and life-sized pop art. Hands form clay and mouths elicit the spoken word. Creative Clay’s six-month Artlink Apprenticeship Program is yielding a diverse collection that will adorn the walls and fill the spaces of St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts. Collaborators work in tandem to create art that celebrates each partner’s unique talents and touches. These collaborators weren’t colleagues back in March when they met for their first Artlink session, but today, they’re partners, friends, and advocates. The Artlink Apprenticeship Program is one way that Creative Clay, a non-profit in St. Petersburg, Florida, creates accessibility for all through the arts. Artlink pairs a professional artist with a member artist from Creative Clay’s Community Arts Program, one of seven programs that serves individuals with neuro-differences.

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Americans for the Arts Announces Annual Business Committee for the Arts Awards to Honor Exceptional Businesses and Leaders

Awardees to Be Honored on October 3 at Gala in New York City

Monday, August 19, 2019

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Americans for the Arts today announced the recipients of this year’s national Arts and Business Partnership Awards, recognizing 10 U.S. companies, a business leader, and an arts and business partnership for their exceptional commitment to the arts. The awards will be presented by Americans for the Arts on October 3, 2019, at a black-tie gala at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City.

Flagler County Arts organizations will gather together in Celebration of the Arts and Arts Education!  As part of the National Arts in Education week Celebration, Art organizations will come together to share "what's happening" for art lovers of all ages! 
City Repertory Theatre, The Flagler Playhouse, Salvo Art, Palm Coast Arts Foundation and The Flagler Auditorium will present at 7:00pm.  
Come share in the celebration!  Let's start the conversation of creating unity and commitment to the Arts in Flagler County, for our past, present and future. 

Americans for the Arts Issues Statement in Response to Senate’s Approval of Mary Anne Carter to Chair NEA

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Mary Anne Carter. Courtesy of National Endowment for the Arts.
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Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch offered a statement in response to today's Senate’s approval of Mary Anne Carter to chair the National Endowment for the Arts for a four-year term.


Lauren Cohen

August Arts Advocacy Challenge!

Posted by Lauren Cohen, Jul 31, 2019


Lauren Cohen

So far, 2019 has been a banner year in the world of federal arts advocacy. Throughout the spring, we saw promising bipartisan benchmarks for support of an increased budget for the NEA in FY 2020. However, our work advocating for pro-arts policies doesn’t stop with funding for the NEA. Americans for the Arts, along with national coalition partners, has pursued more federal legislative priorities this year than ever before. From tax policy to transit, healthcare to education, we’re working to ensure expanded arts access and opportunity throughout the country. You can get more information and send a message to your congressional delegation about any of these bills through our Action Center.

The U.S. Congress will take its traditional month-long recess in August. Members of Congress will be in their home states and districts holding town halls, making visits to local organizations and businesses, and taking meetings in their local offices. Wondering how to continue your arts advocacy momentum during the long recess? Participate in the August Arts Advocacy Challenge to stay involved and make an impact.

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Americans for the Arts Unveils Documentary to Show Benefit of Arts to Service Members, Veterans, Families

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Americans for the Arts' new documentary, CAMMO: Healing Through Song, profiles participating members of the Center for American Military Music Opportunities (CAMMO); shows how the arts can strengthen the well-being of service members, veterans, and their families; and features members of Voices of Service, one of many community-based music programs that CAMMO offers.


Mr. Clayton W. Lord

The U.S. Census and the Arts

Posted by Mr. Clayton W. Lord, Jul 11, 2019


Mr. Clayton W. Lord

At the Americans for the Arts’ Annual Convention this past June, quite a few members voiced concern about the upcoming U.S. Census. In many communities, there is worry that an inaccurate count could negatively impact towns, cities, regions, and even states, and disproportionately affect people who are already marginalized. This blog is meant to give information on the Census, its impact, and what arts and culture agencies across the United States are doing to ensure a comprehensive and equitable count. The U.S. Census is a consequential tool for distributing time, attention, and money in all sorts of ways—including ways that are deeply impactful on the arts. It is also an increasingly politicized tool, and as we round the corner into the 2020 U.S. Census, it is important to understand what the U.S. Census is, what it influences, what the implication of certain proposed changes could be both generally and for the arts, and how arts and culture agencies and organizations are mobilizing to ensure a fair, full, and unthreatening U.S. Census count.

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A Win for Music Therapy and more to Serve Florida Veterans

Governor DeSantis Signs Law Approving Alternative Treatment Options

Friday, June 28, 2019

DeSantis signs HB501 for alternative treatments for Florida Veterans
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A series of alternative treatment options could soon be available in Florida to U.S. military veterans with traumatic brain injuries and/or post-traumatic stress disorder, under a law signed on June 28 by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The measure (HB 501) drew unanimous support from both the Florida House and Senate during the legislative session. 

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