Americans for the Arts

Time is running out to submit your breakout session proposal for #AFTACON—submissions close January 6, 2025! This is your chance to share your expertise, inspire others, and help shape the conversation as a presenter. 🎤✨ We’re looking for topics that align with one of our five pathways: 🎨 Cultural Power 💰 Economic Power 📚 Educational Power 🤝 Social Power 🌟 The Future of the Arts Don’t wait—make your voice heard and help us shape the future of the arts. Submit your ideas TODAY: https://lnkd.in/eiXJFPCn

Singer-songwriter and storyteller, Stefan Solea is a true representation of why the arts matter. “The arts allow us to express ourselves and celebrate our diverse identities. They inspire change and strengthen our communities, but access to them is not equal for everyone.” That’s why Americans for the Arts is committed to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to engage with the arts regardless of background. Your donation to Americans for the Arts helps us uplift countless voices and help future generations experience the joy and healing the arts provide just as they have done for Stefan. Together, we can strengthen communities through the arts. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/eifCYDfg

Happy Holidays from Americans from the Arts! ❄️ This holiday season, may you find comfort in the melodies, stories, and colors that enrich our world. From the paintings that brighten our communities to the performances that fill us with wonder, art is a gift that keeps on giving. 🎁 Thank you for being a part of our creative community and for championing the arts in all their forms. Together, we’re building a brighter, more beautiful future. 🎨

The arts support our military. Creative arts therapies rank in the top 4 treatments for the mental, physical, and moral injuries of war. Programs like Outer Banks Veterans Week use the arts to celebrate and heal Veterans and their families. In 2022, a staged reading of "Trying to Catch Amnesia" by Veteran and playwright Ron Capps highlighted the transformative power of storytelling. Organized by Dare Arts and Theatre of Dare, this event was part of a week-long celebration of Veterans through concerts, ceremonies, and more. Let’s honor those who serve by supporting the arts that serve them. Learn more at: DareArts.org/veterans

Sam Mihara, public speaker, historian, and educator, will deliver the 2024 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. 🎤 Mihara’s lecture, “Memories of Injustice,” is at 6 p.m. on January 15, 2025, in Los Angeles, hosted at the Japanese American National Museum and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Little Tokyo. The Jefferson Lecture held by National Endowment for the Humanities is the highest honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. The NEH is an independent federal grantmaking agency, selects the lecturer through a formal process that includes nominations from the public. Mihara will speak about the history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II and his personal experiences as a prisoner at a U.S. relocation camp near Heart Mountain, Wyoming. The lecture is free and open to the public. 💫 🔗 Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3ZqVpuw

We’re honored to be featured in Forbes highlighting the findings of “Americans Speak Out About Arts & Culture In New Public Opinion Survey” by Timothy J. McClimon. Read more about it here ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4gcchfN

Americans for the Arts has released the results of its “Americans Speak Out About the Arts” survey! The data revealed a resounding message from the American public: 1️⃣ Every person should have the opportunity to participate and engage in the arts. 2️⃣ Every student should receive a quality arts education. 👏 These results underscore the importance of fostering more inclusive, accessible, and supportive environments for arts engagement and education. Help us continue to shape more vibrant and equitable communities through the power of the arts! Check out our full study on Americans' perceptions and attitudes about arts and culture below. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eyvspY7A

The arts heal. Nearly half of U.S. healthcare institutions use arts programs to improve outcomes like shorter hospital stays, better pain management, and less medication use. In Rhode Island, the State Council on the Arts is leading with projects like Butler Hospital’s "Re-Emerge and Renew," using artist residencies to boost staff wellness and integrate arts into care. Imagine if your doctor prescribed the arts—75% of Americans say they’d follow it. Let’s support creative solutions for healthier communities! Learn more about the 10 Reasons to Support the Arts here: https://bit.ly/3B8aPeC

Americans for the Arts is proud to host 16 national arts and culture leaders from 13 states for its third Legislative Fly-In of the year starting today December 9-10. 🎉 Representatives from California, Florida, Idaho, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington will meet with members of Congress in both the Senate and the House to advocate for stronger federal support for the arts and culture sector. 🇺🇸 The federal arts advocacy program, held in partnership with the Americans for the Arts Action Fund focuses on promoting pro-creative economy policies, calling for increased federal appropriations for arts agencies and equipping local advocates to strengthen arts programming in their states. 💪

ICYMI: We want to hear YOUR voice at #AFTACON! You can still submit a breakout session proposals until January 6, 2025. This is your chance to share your expertise and join #AFTACON as a presenter. 🎤✨ We are looking for breakout session topics that examine one our four pathways of our work: the Cultural, Economic, Educational, and Social powers of the arts. And just for #AFTACON, we are adding a fifth pathway: the future of the arts! Ready to make an impact? Submit your ideas by 1/6! https://lnkd.in/eiXJFPCn