Tim was the communications and content manager at Americans for the Arts from February 2011 to May 2013. Among his duties, Tim was responsible for shaping and generating content for the organization’s websites (including as editor of ARTSblog), print and electronic publications, and social media channels. Prior to that role, Tim served as the arts education program manager AND as state and local government affairs coordinator at Americans for the Arts. Just before joining Americans for the Arts in 2007, Tim served as policy director for New Jersey Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez, primarily focusing on consumer affairs, social services, housing, and veterans’ affairs policy.
Recent Blog Posts
- The French Lieutenant's iPod (excerpt)
- Walking Wounded
- Moving On...
- Getting to Know Our Staff: Ten Questions with...Valerie Beaman
- Yo-Yo Ma Spins an Emotional Tale of "Art for Life's Sake"
- Join Arts Advocacy Day from Your Desk (or Couch)
- Getting to Know Our Staff: Ten Questions with...Nora Halpern
- Public Art Year in Review Spotlight - "Your Essential Magnificence" in Austin, TX
- Share Your Arts Education Story at Arts Advocacy Day
- Former President Learning to Paint in His Retirement
- Public Art Year in Review Spotlight - "The Peanut Farmer" in Colquitt, GA
- The Marriage of Arts, Economics, & Education
- Getting to Know Our Staff: Ten Questions with...Hannah Jacobson
- Public Art Year in Review Spotlight - "From Here to There: High Trestle Trail Bridge" in Madrid, IA
- Kerry Washington Receives President's Award at 44th NAACP Image Awards
- Getting to Know Our Staff: Ten Questions with...Tim Mikulski
- Public Art Year in Review Spotlight: "Community Garden" in Bronx, NY
- Getting to Know Our Staff: Kristen Engebretsen
- The How-and-Whys of Our Top 10 Most Viewed Posts of 2012
- Happy Thanksgiving from Americans for the Arts!
- KRIS Wine 'Art of Education' Contest Winners Unveiled
- An Overwhelming Win for Arts Education in Oregon
- Giving PBS the Bird
- ICYMI: ARTSblog in August
- 'Sesame Street' Moves Full STEAM Ahead
- Public Art and Transportation Partnership Adds to St. Paul Culture
- We're Going to Pittsburgh and We Need Your Help!
- Fort Worth: Using All the Tools Available to Advocate for Local Arts Funding
- 'World's Largest Kinetic Art Sculpture' Lands at Singapore Airport
- SC: Arts Advocates Protest Arts Veto on Eve of Legislative Sessions
- Honoring America in Song
- Randy Cohen Talks Arts & Economic Prosperity IV on San Diego TV
- Convention Town Hall: Experts Tackle Important Issues in the Arts
- Annual Convention Opening Keynote: Luis Ubiñas
- Your Personal Mission Statement: Who Are You? Why Are You Here?
- The Curtain Rises on 2012 Annual Convention
- Kansas Arts Funding Restored
- Top Contenders (Pretenders?) to be the Next Facebook
- Fighting for a Well-Rounded Education
- Google Out-Doodles Itself Again
- Saving Arts Education: “It builds a sense of community. I think it just makes well-rounded students”
- Social Media Demographics: Using the Right Tools to Reach Your Audience
- Opera + Cheesesteaks = Latest in Long Line of Random Acts of Culture™
- Alec Baldwin & Nigel Lythgoe Discuss the Arts, Arts Education in America
- Hill Harper: Arts Advocacy is Something I Live Everyday
- More Clips from Alec Baldwin: "Art is like water. It's essential."
- Tiffani Thiessen Talks with ARTSblog Backstage at the Nancy Hanks Lecture
- Alec Baldwin: "When I saw 'West Side Story,' I wanted to dance like them...in a gang"
- Clips from Alec Baldwin's Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy
- Arts Advocacy Day 2012: The Congressional Arts Kick-Off
- Celebrating Arts Advocacy Day
- Smart Phones & Theater: Godspell's Tweet Seats Spread the Word
- Condoleezza Rice: It's Appalling That People Talk About the Arts as Extracurricular
- The Arts Ripple Effect Inspires Cincinnati Filmmakers
- Making Your LinkedIn Profile More Marketable
- Happy Arts Education Month!
- Google Doodle Celebrates Leap Day with Frogs & an Italian Composer
- Kickstarter Isn't an NEA Substitute, It's Another Part of the Arts Funding Ecosystem (from Arts Watch)
- Rallying Against "Most Miserable City" Rankings
- Put a Little Gaga in Your Marketing Strategy (from Arts Watch)
- Wallace Studies Offer 21st Century Answers for Audience Engagement
- Art, Over-Calculated PR Stunt, or Both?
- On the Road: Extolling the Virtue of the Arts, Tourism, & Business Partnerships
- The Art of Combat
- The Art of Advocacy: Protests, Videos, & Your Local Media
- Hyperlocal Websites Spread the Arts Message
- Reflecting on the Holidays, New Year, & the Arts
- Art Provides Healing, Creates Dialogue in State College, PA
- Social Media Trends for 2012
- Random Acts of Culture™
- Congress Passes $9M Cut for NEA, Reinstates Federal Arts Education Funding
- Everytime You Use a QR Code Without Thinking...A Kitten Dies
- Red Velvet Cupcakes for the Arts
- The Overlapping Line of Boxing and the Arts
- Kansas City Hopes to Boost Economy, Energy with Moshe Safdie's Arts Center
- Esperanza Spalding: "For us to become great citizens, being involved in the arts is crucial"
- Help Us Help the Field: Serve on an Advisory Council
- President Proclaims October National Arts and Humanities Month
- Work for Art: Using Video to Take a Campaign to a New Level
- Why Making Creative Schools Requires Radical Change
- Congressional Candidate Gleefully Declares War on Arts
- Google Out-Doodles Itself
- Help for Collecting Institutions During Disasters
- America at a Cultural Crossroads
- 'The Choice is Art' Campaign Lands NBA Star Spokesman
- Josh Groban Sheds 'Light' On Arts Education
- NEA Takes 13 Percent Cut in FY 2012 House Budget Bill
- Arts Education Advocacy Success in Sunny San Diego
- South Carolina Arts Funding Veto Overturned by Legislature
- Not Just Butts in Seats...Eyeballs on Screens
- Join Us in San Diego (Virtually, at Least)
- New Coalition Moving Forward with Arts Education Standards
- Kansas: Unexpected Attempt at Veto Override Unsuccessful
- Kansas Becomes First State Without Arts Agency
- Federal Arts Education Program In Danger, Again
- Just Can't Get Enough
- Preparing for Disaster (Podcast)
- White House Blogs on Arts Education
- Google Celebrates Martha Graham
- Feast or Famine: A Week of Arts Education Research & Recommendations
- Celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week
- A Conversation with Kerry Washington
- Art & Business: Using Graffiti, Gongs, & Nerf Guns for Employee Morale
- From CA to Tribeca: Kevin Spacey on Arts Education, New Documentary
- Top Technology Trends: What You Need to Know Now (from Arts Link)
- Local Arts Leader Moves to the National Stage (from Arts Link)
- San Diego Insiders: Why You Have to Come to Our Annual Convention
- An Open Letter to the United States Congress from Tim Robbins
- Salon, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu
- Oh, Canada!: A Tax Credit for Arts Education?!
- Tweeting Yourself to Arts Education
- Speaking Up (or Protesting Quietly) for Arts Education
- Arts Education Funding Cut in Two-Week Budget Fix
- It's Time to Testify on Behalf of Arts Education
- State-ing Our Case for the Arts (from Arts Watch)
- House Cuts FY11 NEA Budget by $20.5 Million
- House Amendments Threaten FY 2011 NEA Funding
- Obama's FY2012 Budget: A Modest Proposal
- NEA Faces Further Cuts
- Wolf Trap Foundation - Turning STEM to STEAM in Early Childhood Education
- Obama's State of the Union: Another Missed Opportunity for Arts Education
- Priceless Historical Artifact or Dollar Generator? (from Arts Watch)
- Covering ALL Our Bases (from Arts Watch)
- A Teachable Moment Through the Arts
- Advocacy is Easier Than You Think (from Arts Watch)
- Happy Birthday, NEA!
- What Would You Ask the President?
- The Salon is Closed; But Our Work is Never Done
- The Power of the Music (from Arts Watch)
- New School Year, New Blog Salon
- First Annual Arts in Education Week: It Feels Like a Dress Rehearsal
- Preaching to The Choir (from Arts Watch)
- Investing in Innovation
- Congress Declares Arts in Education Week (from Arts Watch)
- U.S. Education Official Responds to Arts Education Concerns
- A Special Thanks to Our Readers
- Should it be Us vs. Them? (from Arts Watch)
- Whatever Happened to Humanities Curriculum? (from Arts Watch)
- Visiting an Arts Connection Dance Class in Harlem
- Glee-fully Supporting Arts Education (from Arts Watch)
- State-ing Your Case for Arts Budgets (from Arts Watch)
- Survival of the Innovative: FEAST and the evolving model of community-supported arts funding (from Arts Watch)
- This Message Brought to you by the Letters P, B, and S
- ‘Tis the Season for New Arts Policies? (from Arts Watch)
- Gifting the Arts (from Arts Watch)
- Doing Our pART
- Baseball bARTering
- Arts Education: Now or Never
- Start Tweeting the News (from Arts Watch)
- The Argument for Funding Arts Organizations (from Arts Watch)
- Advocating for the Arts in Tough Times (from Arts Watch)