Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, in conjunction with The United States Conference of Mayors, will present the 2013 National Award for Congressional Arts Leadership to Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA).

Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, will hold its 2013 Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, PA from June 14-16. It is the largest gathering in the nation of arts leaders and their partners in creative business, education, and government.

Sundance Institute and Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, released a report based on findings from the annual National Arts Policy Roundtable (NAPR)  led by Robert Redford, Sundance Institute founder and president, and  Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts.

Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announced the recipients of the 2013 Americans for the Arts Annual Local Arts Leadership Awards. Presented each year, these awards recognize the achievements of individuals, organizations or programs committed to enriching their communities through the arts.

Business support for the arts was up between 2009 and 2012, with cash plus non-cash giving increasing 18 percent according to a new survey by the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), a division of Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts.

Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announced today that Alessandra DiGiusto has joined its Board of Directors. Elected to the Board of Directors on June 18, DiGiusto has already begun her service with Americans for the Arts. On June 20, she was a featured speaker at the release of the BCA National Survey of Business Support for the Arts.

Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, today released findings from a national study of the salaries, benefits, other compensation structures and demographics of Local Arts Agency (LAA) employees. Local arts agencies—which include arts councils, arts commissions, arts service organizations, and other arts enabling organizations—exist to advance the arts at the local level.

Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, and the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) today presented Illinois Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon with the Public Leadership in the Arts Award for State Arts Leadership, which honors a public official who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the advancement of the arts at the state level. Lt. Governor Simon will receive her award today at the NLGA’s Annual Conference in Oklahoma City.

Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, in conjunction with the National Association of Counties (NACo) presented the 2013 National Award for County Arts Leadership to Broward County, FL’s Board of Commissioners yesterday. The Board of Commissioners received the award at NACo’s annual conference, being held this year in Ft. Worth, TX.

Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, today announced those companies selected by the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), a division of Americans for the Arts, as The BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America for 2013. In addition, Michael B. McCallister, chairman of the Board of Humana Inc. (Louisville, KY) will receive the 2013 BCA Leadership Award, and Northwestern Mutual (Milwaukee, WI) will be inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame. The BCA 10 Awards, BCA Leadership Award and BCA Hall of Fame will be presented by Americans for the Arts on October 2, 2013, at a black-tie gala at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City.

Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, has joined the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) leadership team revising the national voluntary learning standards for dance, music, theatre, visual arts and media arts for grades preK-12. In addition, Americans for the Arts will assume a leadership role in advocating for all 50 states to adopt the standards.

Americans for the Arts, the leading organization for advancing the arts and arts education in the United States, announces recipients of the 2013 National Arts Awards. The annual awards recognize artists and arts leaders who exhibit exemplary national leadership and whose work demonstrates extraordinary artistic achievement.

Americans for the Arts will hold its 2019 Annual Convention in the Twin Cities from June 13-16, 2019. It is the largest gathering in the nation of arts leaders and their partners in creative business, education, and government. Through more than 40 sessions, participants will explore the deep economic, civic, and social impacts that the arts generate across the nation, as well as the role of the arts in creating and sustaining healthy and equitable communities.