Archive for the ‘Americans for the Arts’ Category

ArtsGeorgia = Arts Advocacy | Are You Primary Ready?

Top 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2014 by Randy Cohen There is an old quote attributed to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: “If any man will draw up his case, and put his name at the foot of the first page, I will give him an immediate reply. Where he compels me […]

March 30, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Arts Advocacy Day 2014 | View Nancy Hanks Lecture

Americans for the Arts presents the 27th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy on Monday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s lecture is delivered by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, with introductions by Alec Baldwin. CLICK […]

March 27, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Let’s fight for the arts together. Are you ready?

Arts Advocacy Let’s fight for the arts together. Are you ready? Start here: 1. Register to vote 2. Volunteer to help ArtsGeorgia survey the candidates 3. Use the advocacy tools on the ArtsGeorgia website 4. Be an ArtsGeorgia member to support advocacy programs 5. Share this message with friends, ask them to LIKE ArtsGeorgia ArtsGeorgia […]

March 20, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Georgia Students – smARTer with the ARTS!

Americans for the Arts, along with twelve other arts and educational advocacy organizations, has released “A Shared Endeavor: Arts Education for America’s Students.” This document articulates the purpose and value of arts education in the balanced curriculum of all students, asserting its place as a core academic subject area, and detailing how sequential arts learning […]

February 11, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Public Art Database – Good News in 2014

Americans for the Arts is launching a Public Art Year in Review Database in late February 2014. It will feature details and images of the outstanding works of public art that were recognized in the Americans for the Arts Public Art Year in Review from 2006-2013. After launch, AFTA plans to add even more data, […]

January 2, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Federal Funding of the Arts

Americans for the Arts’ Vice President of Research, Randy Cohen, joined the National Endowment for the Art’s Sunil Iyengar for C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Friday, November 29 to talk about federal arts funding. This 30-minute “America by the Numbers” segment focused on National Endowment for the Arts’ recent survey on public participation of the arts, […]

December 13, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Arts Advocacy Day 2014: March 24-25

ArtsGeorgia is a National CoSponsor of Arts Advocacy Day 2014. National Cosponsors help shape the legislative platforms and messages for Arts Advocacy Day. Hosted by Americans for the Arts and cosponsored by 85+ national arts organizations, National Arts Advocacy Day is the largest gathering of its kind, bringing together a broad cross section of America’s […]

December 2, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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ArtsGeorgia Celebrates: National Arts & Humanities Month

October is National Arts and Humanities Month—the largest annual celebration for the arts and humanities in the nation! From an announcement before a performance or during an arts center open house, to securing a mayoral proclamation, or better newspaper coverage of the arts, people in every community across the United States can celebrate NAHM by […]

October 1, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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ARTS ALERT: Play your Part – Help stop a 50% cut to the NEA!

Please take a few minutes to write to your Members of Congress today to urge them to support the NEA. Model letter, bullet points and electronic submission at AFTA Action Fund link below. ArtsGeorgia is a National CoSponsor of Arts Advocacy Day helping to shape legislative platforms and messages on Arts Advocacy. Advocating “Strength Through […]

July 24, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Federal Education Bill to Be Voted on in the House

Arts Advocacy alert: Legislation now being debated in Congress is key to arts education. Details and contact information below. http://www.artsactionfund.org/news/entry/federal-education-bill-to-be-voted-on-in-the-house Georgia students – smARTer than you think ArtsGeorgia advocates for the restoration of arts education programs, staff and funding for the Georgia Council for the Arts. Advocating “Strength Through Unity” at the local, state and […]

July 18, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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