Arts Action Fund

ADVOCACY ALERT! The Arts Action Fund is asking everyone to take action by going to the Arts Action Center and sending a pre-written, customizable message to your U.S. House Member by July 22nd, urging them to VOTE NO on the Brecheen FY'25 Interior Appropriations amendments. www.artsactionfund.org/arts-action-center

Thank you for standing up for the arts and humanities in America!

🚨TAKE ACTION by going to the Arts Action Center and sending a pre-written, customizable message to your U.S. House Member by July 22nd, urging them to VOTE NO on the Brecheen FY'25 Interior Appropriations amendments. www.artsactionfund.org/arts-action-center

State funding for arts and culture organizations across the state has been reduced from $32 million to $0. This is an issue that impacts our community, our students, and our audiences by now potentially limiting the programs that helps our Florida communities thrive economically and socially.

Help share awareness of this issue by posting on your social accounts and tagging your local and state representatives. Download the media kit today at https://orlandophil.org/budget-cuts/

Arts Insider Political Briefing Quarter 2 Arts Insider Briefings are an opportunity to ask questions or just listen in on a robust 30-minute Zoom discussion about what's happening in Congress, pendin...

Yesterday, communications director Ann Wicks got to catch up with Brett Thompson, executive director of Connecticut Arts Alliance, and Adriane Jefferson, director of cultural affairs at Nh Dept. of Arts, Culture & Tourism at Americans for the Arts & Arts Action Fund's July 2024 Fly-In (pictured).

Thank you for meeting with Ann today U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Senator Angus S. King, Jr., and staff!

You can review all of the data Ann presented: https://www.artsactionfund.org/legislative-arts-resources

The House Interior Appropriations bill will be going to the floor this July with a very small cut of 1.5% each to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The House allocated $203.895 million each for NEA and NEH for FY 2025. Read our full update:
https://www.artsactionfund.org/federal-legislative-arts-alert-6-28-24

Coming up are two quarterly virtual Arts Action Fund Events: Office Hours with Nina and Arts Insider Political Briefing! Find out more on our website: https://www.artsactionfund.org/upcoming-arts-action-fund-virtual-events

The arts & culture of Massachusetts enriches the lives of its citizens and strengthens the state's economy. Download the Why the Arts Matter in Massachusetts factsheet, updated by the Arts Action Fund to learn about arts in our state, and help strengthen our collective arts advocacy community!

artsactionfund.org/massachusetts

Congratulations to our Arts Action Fund Board Member Colleen Jennings-Roggensack for receiving Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre! We are so proud of her success and strong acceptance speech which you can watch on Youtube now:

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack | 2024 Tony Honors Acceptance Speech Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, arts leader and visionary, is Vice President for Cultural Affairs at ASU and Executive Director of ASU Gammage, leads artistic a...

Did you know that arts & culture contributed over $70 billion to Washington’s economy in 2022? That’s more than construction, transportation, and agriculture combined. The latest Why the Arts Matter in Washington factsheet from Arts Action Fund crunches the numbers on how the arts drive our economy. Check it out!

👉🏽Learn more and download the factsheet: https://www.artsactionfund.org/washington

ID: Washington Arts Facets. For-Profit & non-profit arts & culture sector represents $70.2B contributed to the state economy, 9.52% represented in the state’s GDP, and 191,245 jobs supported in the state.

Data from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) shows the arts economy grew by 4.8% over 2021-2022. And this statistic accounts for inflation!

The arts and cultural sector is an economic driver on both a local and national scale, composing a key part of any healthy economy! Arts Action Fund National Endowment for the Arts

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Learn more about the impact of the arts on Roanoke’s economic tapestry AND how the Roanoke Cultural Endowment’s mission will help Roanoke’s arts stay strong now and forever:

https://roanokeculturalendowment.org/arts-advocacy/

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Read the NEA’s report:

https://www.arts.gov/news/press-releases/2024/arts-cultural-sector-hit-all-time-high-2022-value-added-us-economy

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Art now. Art forever.
Roanoke Cultural Endowment.

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The arts & culture strengthen our state’s economy. Let’s strengthen our collective arts advocacy message! Learn more about our state’s rich and diverse arts & culture industry and how it impacts us economically and socially.
Download the Why the Arts Matter in California factsheet, updated by the , and use it to learn about our state.

www.artsactionfund.org/California for the Arts or click the link in our bio.

The arts & culture strengthen our state's economy. Download the Why the Arts Matter in Georgia factsheet, updated by the , and use it to learn about our state. Let’s strengthen our collective arts advocacy message!
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www.artsactionfund.org/georgia

Thanks to everyone that raised your voice for !

We've worked with our friends at the Arts Action Fund to put together a fact sheet for you to learn more about the Creative Sector, and add to your advocacy toolbox.

Download the full "Why the Arts Matter in South Carolina" pdf here >>https://www.artsactionfund.org/sites/artsactionfund.org/files/2024-05/SC%202024%20Spartanburg%20AEP6.pdf

Join us in advocating for the NEA & NEH to be funded at $211 million in FY25 during Zoom-In Week Americans for the Arts. You can take action NOW by writing a letter to Congress https://www.artsactionfund.org/arts-action-center