The ‘Fame’ High School Is Known for the Arts. Should Algebra Matter There?

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Students protest in favor of the arts.
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Hundreds of high school students at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts staged a sit-in protest in favor of retaining LaGuardia’s historically arts focused curriculum rather than shifting towards stricter academic requirements.

Americans for the Arts to Present Six Awards for Arts Leadership

Honorees to Be Recognized June 15 at Americans for the Arts’ Convention in Twin Cities, Minnesota

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

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Americans for the Arts announced today the six recipients of the 2019 Americans for the Arts Leadership Awards. Given annually, these awards recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations committed to enriching their communities through the arts.

Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham to Be Awarded American Express Emerging Leader Award for Community Impact

Johnson-Cunningham of Brooklyn to Receive Award on June 15 at Americans for the Arts’ Annual Convention in Twin Cities, Minnesota

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

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Americans for the Arts announced today that Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham, a museum professional and arts educator based in Brooklyn, New York, will be awarded the 2019 American Express Emerging Leader Award at Americans for the Arts’ Annual Convention in the Twin Cities on June 15. The annual award recognizes an exceptional new and/or young arts professional for their exemplary leadership, deep engagement with community, and strong commitment to advancing the arts. 

I know you’ll agree that the arts help communities heal, learn, and grow. All year long, I work to advance and lead the organizations that are important to me, like YoungArts, American Ballet Theatre, Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, New World Symphony and so many others. And that’s why I support Americans for the Arts: because they help make it possible for arts organizations and artists in communities all over the country to do what they do better.

Ron Whitehead is an artist, veteran of the Gulf War, and presently teaches photography and art at Ossining High School in New York state. As an artist, his complex images, rendered in layered photography, speak to the duality of military service and the return to civilian life. Ron’s black & white photograph “Art of Healing” was a categorical winner at the 2015 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.

I can track most of the most important moments of my career in nonprofits arts with experiences with Americans for the Arts. Whether it's live in-person convenings, the exhaustive and accessible research, or their movement building policy work, I've benefited enormously from the resources made available to me as an Americans for the Arts member.

After getting out of the Army in 2008, Brian "BR" McDonald decided to get back to his roots as an actor/singer and founded the Veteran Artist Program (VAP), an nonprofit organization that helps veterans launch (or re-launch) careers in the arts by connecting them to working artists.  From personal experience, McDonald found that many veterans have drive and artistic skills, but their years of service have disconnected them from the professional networks working artists need.

It's so easy to only think "in the bubble" - of a specific community, specific experiences, or specific issues. Being part of Americans for the Arts opens the door to a myriad of new thoughts, ideas, and colleagues. The staff is even available to come to you; my organization Arts Services Initiative of Western New York brought Jay Dick to Buffalo to do advocacy training for our area's cultural leaders.

Artist Kate Raudenbush Honored for Leadership in the Arts

Cultural Leaders Receive 2019 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards at U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Winter Meeting

Friday, January 25, 2019

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Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors today awarded artist Kate Raudenbush the 2019 National Citizen Artist Award. 

Americans for the Arts Names 10 Vans Custom Culture Grantees

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Vans and Americans for the Arts envision a country where every child has access to—and takes part in—high quality learning experiences in the arts, both in school and in the community. As such, the two organizations partnered to create the Custom Culture Grant to promote awareness and support arts education in public schools at a time when budget cuts threaten arts education programs across the country.

Americans for the Arts Statement on Confirmation of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

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Americans for the Arts president and CEO Robert L. Lynch issued a statement in response to Elisabeth P. “Betsy” DeVos’s confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Education. 

Americans for the Arts Statement on Proposed Elimination of Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts

Thursday, March 16, 2017

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Americans for the Arts president and CEO Robert L. Lynch issued a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s proposed elimination of FY2018 funding to the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Business Roundtable: Leveraging the Arts to Advance Equity in Business

Friday, October 12, 2018

Business leaders convene to discuss how the arts can align diversity, equity, and inclusion activities to core business strategies and how businesses can creatively develop and retain diverse talent.

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