• As #BlackHistoryMonth draws to a close, here’s Newburgh, NY, mayor Torrance Harvey talking about the influence of hip hop on his own life, and the imp...
  • It’s an exciting time at Americans for the Arts, full of change and new energy. As we continue to evaluate and evolve our offerings based on learnings...
  • ArtsU Essentials is our new bi-monthly series of curated webinars on topics that are top of mind for the arts & culture field. The first release is a...
  • Did Valentine’s Day sneak up on you this year? Looking for a last-minute way to show your sweetie, your mom, or your best friend you care? Let someone...
  • There are so many monuments to victims of war; there are very, very few monuments to love.Congratulations to Artists Committee member Hank Willis Thom...
  • Americans for the Arts is honored to recognize G. Peter Jemison (Heron Clan, Seneca Nation) of Victor, NY as the 2023 Johnson Fellow for Artists Trans...
  • If you liked Xavier Cortada’s Arts Link article exploring the role of the arts in engaging society around climate change, you’ll love his @ted talk on...
  • Wishing you a safe and peaceful holiday season and a renewed sense of mission, continued resiliency, boundless creativity, and enormous possibility fo...
  • The Fall/Winter issue of Arts Link is out and for the first time in its 20+ year history, the magazine is focused on one overarching topic—the impact...
  • At a recent groundbreaking ceremony celebrating a new sculpture garden at the Hirshhorn Museum, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spoke eloquently about the p...
  • Our Senior Director of State and Local Government Affairs, Jay Dick, was in San Diego last week for meetings with local arts leaders—but he also made...
  • Throughout 2022, Americans for the Arts went through a Strategic Realignment Process to redefine our role as a service organization to the arts and cu...
  • Free virtual learning opportunity! Join us this Friday, Dec. 9 on #ArtsU for a conversation with members of the Mid Atlantic Arts Accessibility Resour...
  • LAST CHANCE to nominate a deserving teacher for the @freepeople x @americans4arts Creative Spirit Fund! Tell us in under 300 words how an arts educato...
  • November 29 is #GivingTuesday, a day to kick off the holiday season of giving and generosity worldwide. Join the movement and give—whether it’s some o...
  • This Friday! Join us for the final livestream in our 3-part Animating Democracy series with @art2action + @howlround in a conversation on artistic ima...
  • Now that the votes are in, what will #Election2022 results mean for the future of the arts? Join us + @artsactionfund plus special guest speakers Mond...
  • 72% of Americans believe “the arts unify our communities regardless of age, race, and ethnicity.” And 73% agree the arts “helps me understand other cu...
  • “I would say that cure is a fiction.”“Cure is hope.”For disabled individuals, terms like “cure” can take on vastly different meanings. Artist Molly Jo...
  • “Access, care, and interdependence are touchstones of disability culture, whereas the question of cure is often viewed as controversial. Additionally,...
  • “What is access for you?”Today we are thrilled to share our Instagram channel with artist Molly Joyce (@molly.joyce), a composer and performer whose w...
  • Coming Friday: we're excited to partner with artist Molly Joyce (@molly.joyce) for an Instagram takeover to highlight work from her new album Perspect...
  • Goodbye #SpookySeason, hello #ArtsAdvocacy season! (What? It’s a thing.) Congress is debating all-time-high funding of $207 million for the National E...
  • It’s October 31, which means it’s nearly time to bid farewell to National Arts & Humanities Month for another year. But before we go, let us count the...
  • We’re in the home stretch of National Arts & Humanities Month and #ShowYourArt2022! For today’s theme of #CreativeResources, we’re thrilled to share h...
  • On day 29 of #ShowYourArt2022, take a moment to pause, reflect, and remember. One of the newest #Memorials on the National Mall, the stunning National...
  • “At a time when the world can feel so divided, my challenge is to listen to the music of each other’s souls. Music has the power to bring us together...
  • Express yourself on day 27 of #ShowYourArt2022! #FreeExpression is a core element of the arts and humanities, and this fundamental right deserves to b...
  • Bus and train riders, rejoice—the theme for day 26 of #ShowYourArt2022 is #TransitArt! Commutes are rarely fun, but a plethora of public art can make...
  • For day 25 of #ShowYourArt2022 and the theme #healing, check out “Birthing of a Nation,” a documentary by artist Kelly Marshall (@sans.murs) that expl...
  • We celebrate #Wellness and the arts on day 24 of #ShowYourArt2022. Darkness RISING (@darknessrisingproject) is a nonprofit providing direct mental hea...
  • On day 23 of #ShowYourArt2022, we’re excited to see examples of inspiring and exciting #Placemaking! We recently spied a fascinating @bloomberg articl...
  • Head back to class on day 22 of #ShowYourArt2022 and learn about the power of #ArtsEducation! This week at the National Arts Awards we honored the wor...
  • Act up for day 21 of #ShowYourArt2022! The arts and #Activism are a natural match whenever there is a need for justice and change. In the San Francisc...
  • On day 20 of #ShowYourArt2022, we celebrate the #RuralArt with a look at the work of Epicenter (@ruralandproud), a vibrant hub for rural investment an...
  • On day 19 of #ShowYourArt2022, take a spin with us to see the #SocialImpact of the arts on our lives! From agriculture to tourism, from infrastructure...
  • About last night…We were thrilled to host the 2022 National Arts Awards at @guastavinosnyc and honor artists and activists who are spurring social cha...
  • Day 18 of #ShowYourArt2022 is for #BuildingBridges—in literal and metaphorical ways! Back in January, we were thrilled to host a webinar on the develo...
  • On day 17 of #ShowYourArt2022, we celebrate the National Arts Awards and the theme #VisualArts with a look at the event’s featured artist, José Parlá....
  • Arts-based programs have proven promising and effective at improving economic, social, and mental health outcomes for youth at risk or involved with t...
  • Let’s spread some #LibraryLove on day 15 of #ShowYourArt2022! Libraries are not only vital community and cultural centers—they serve as crucial center...
  • In the wake of disaster, the power of the arts comes into sharp relief. That’s the focus of day 14 of #ShowYourArt2022 and the theme of #DisasterRecov...
  • For day 13 of #ShowYourArt2022, let’s look at how the arts can be part of the movement to address #ClimateChange. The International Teaching Artist Co...
  • On day 12 of #ShowYourArt2022, it’s time to move your feet and #dance! Many art forms can take on the role of a universal language, and we’ve seen tha...
  • On day 11 of #ShowYourArt2022 and #NationalComingOutDay, we celebrate #QueerArt in all its forms! Actor and playwright Ryan J. Haddad (@ryanjhaddad) h...
  • On day 10 of #ShowYourArt2022, we celebrate those who are #MakingHistory in the arts and culture sector—including Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson and Shelly...
  • On day 9 of #ShowYourArt2022, with the challenges of our world grabbing headlines and rent-free space in our heads, it’s the perfect time to look at h...
  • Did you know that art can help improve #PublicSafety? On day 8 of #ShowYourArt2022, you’re likely to see lots of examples of this kind of life-saving...
  • Day 7 of #ShowYourArt2022 explores the intersection of arts and #housing with artist Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Folded Map Project. #FoldedMap visually co...
  • On day 6 of #ShowYourArt2022 we’re interested in how artists are connecting their work to #DisabilityJustice. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (@midatlant...
  • On day 5 of #ShowYourArt2022, we celebrate #poetry with one of this year’s National Arts Awards honorees—former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (@joyharj...
  • On day 4 of #ShowYourArt2022, it’s time to turn focus closer to home and #ActLocally. Six counties across the U.S. are participating in the National A...
  • The winners of the National Arts & Humanities Month Poster Competition have been announced! Congratulations to Rey Velasquez Sagcal of Baltimore, MD,...
  • For day 3 of #ShowYourArt2022, we want to #ThinkGlobally about the role art and culture plays in international diplomacy, courtesy of our friends at @...
  • On day 2 of #ShowYourArt2022, community #planning takes center stage! This year’s winner of the Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize in Public Art and Civic...
  • Happy National Arts & Humanities Month! We are excited to kick off the most cultural month of the year—and celebrate #music, the first theme of #ShowY...
  • On the eve of National Arts & Humanities Month, we are grateful to @potus @joebiden, @neaarts, @nehgov, @us_imls, members of Congress, and arts advoca...
  • October and National Arts & Humanities Month both start Saturday! Who are the shooting stars joining us for #ShowYourArt2022? #NAHM
  • The City of Alexandria (VA) Office of the Arts (@alexartsoffice) recently sent us another package of audience-intercept surveys for the Arts & Economi...
  • “Let me submit that art, at its best, the art that has us dedicating our lives to it, has always been about unity, not difference.”If you missed Ayad...
  • The finalists for the #NAHM 2022 Poster Competition have been announced! Check out the incredible final designs celebrating National Arts & Humanities...
  • The Nancy Hanks Lecture is next week and tickets are still available to attend in-person at the Kennedy Center or for the virtual livestream! Don't mi...
  • “Public art can deliver a message, save a moment in history, remind people what’s important, and, if used wisely, influence and motivate. I believe ar...
  • This October, let’s flood social media with culture! Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month with #ShowYourArt2022, a daily theme challenge to insp...
  • Calling all artists! Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month by entering the #NAHM 2022 Poster Competition. The theme is “Championing the Creative...
  • Free tickets to hear Ayad Akhtar deliver the 34th Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy are now available! Join us in person at the Kennedy Cent...
  • Have you ever taken a trip specifically for an arts experience? (We highly recommend it!) Hit the link in our bio and check out creative itineraries t...
  • Ben Folds took the #ArtsVote pledge — will you? Link in bio! @actualbenfolds @artsactionfundPosted @withregram • @actualbenfolds Join me in making you...
  • Our CEO Nolen Bivens recently joined the @decodingthecreative podcast to discuss the future of arts advocacy, including seven proposed bills in Congre...
  • Now in its 30th year, the Diversity in Arts Leadership (DIAL) program has expanded once again to place emerging arts leaders in paid internships at or...
  • Save the Date! Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and president of PEN America, will deliver the 34th Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public...
  • Artists Committee member and Deaf advocate Christine Sun Kim (@chrisunkim) uses her art to upend audience perceptions around how we see and hear the w...
  • Posted @withregram • @secretarypete Transportation connects us all in countless ways. So does art, and it's moving to see how @devonrodriguezart bring...
  • Announcing the 2022 launch of the Cultural Equity Learning Community (CELC), a two-unit, 12 session, asynchronous anti-racism course open to arts and...
  • Six months into our Strategic Realignment Process, some common themes are beginning to emerge as we have conducted surveys, focus groups, interviews a...
  • Do you know an art teacher whose classroom deserves to be stocked like this? Nominate them for the Prang Art Teacher of the Year! 10 art teachers who...
  • With summer weather in full swing, our #AEP6 partners will be out and about at arts and culture events asking for help assessing the economic impact o...
  • Our popular Arts + Social Impact Explorer just got a supercharge! Dive into our free online tool to discover ways the arts intersect with 30 aspects o...
  • If you couldn’t join us in Washington, D.C. for Annual Convention last month, we’ve got you covered with 19 hours of digital content available as on-d...
  • Throughout April, we invited responses to our public Field Survey for Transformational Change and received nearly 500 responses from across the nation...
  • At Annual Convention, we’ve been discussing six principles designed to create a culture shift toward strategic and transformational change for America...
  • We are honored to recognize urban designer Paola Aguirre Serrano with the 2022 Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design, a first-of-...
  • If you’re hosting an arts conference in DC, you get @crushfunk to play in front of a backdrop of @chocolatecityrip photos. It’s what you do. #AFTACON
  • After three long years, Annual Convention is back in person—and we couldn't be more excited to welcome the arts & culture field to D.C. this week. Wil...
  • The National Arts Awards returns in 2022 to honor and celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of national leaders in the arts. Save the date f...
  • Have you heard about #DrawUsTogether? Your original artwork on social media can help support the arts one dollar at a time! @corelpainter @coreldrawgr...
  • The first of (hundreds of) thousands of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 surveys have made their way to our home office! Kudos to Flagler County (FL) Cult...
  • The arts bring us inspiration and joy, and make our community a beautiful place to live and work. But the arts do so much more. The nonprofit arts ind...
  • Creativity is a powerful force for unity! We’re excited to announce that we’re the charity beneficiary of Corel’s #DrawUsTogether campaign. Join in by...
  • Just announced! We're able to extend registration for Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. by two weeks and still maintain your health and safety as...
  • On a recent visit to a Philadelphia elementary school, President Joe Biden asked second-grade art student Maria, “Do you think you’ll be a painter whe...
  • Americans for the Arts continues to seek engagement and feedback as part of our Strategic Realignment Process work. As we move forward in this process...
  • Open call to all artists, anywhere in the world! Use your voice against the climate crisis and see your work featured in a special exhibition at the K...
  • March 13-19, 2022 is Creative Arts Therapies Week! Creative arts therapists work to improve the health and well-being of people, especially veterans,...
  • Registration is now open for #AFTACON 2022! We're excited to welcome attendees to a live, in-person conference May 18-20 in Washington, D.C. And for t...
  • Time is running out to apply for the 2022 Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design! One civic design professional will receive a $30,000 cash award to...
  • This Friday is the final session in the February mid-career leader collection of the Arts & Cultural Equity Studio! Join us Feb. 25 at 3 pm ET on #Art...
  • Registration is now open for the 2022 National Arts Action Summit, and for the first time ever this event is FREE for all to attend!Now in its 35th ye...
  • This week's #ArtsU webinar in the Arts & Cultural Equity Studio features a conversation with Della Rae and Carol Tatch, new leaders of Regional Arts &...