Thank you to the many people who have been blog contributors to, and readers of ArtsBlog over the years. ArtsBlog has long been a space where we uplifted stories from the field that demonstrated how the arts strengthen our communities socially, educationally, and economically; where trends and issues and controversies were called out; and advocacy tools were provided to help you make the case for more arts funding and favorable arts policies.

As part of Americans for the Arts’ recent Strategic Realignment Process, we were asked to evaluate our storytelling communications platforms and evolve the way we share content. As a result, we launched the Designing Our Destiny portal to explore new ways of telling stories and sharing information, one that is consistent with our longtime practice of, “No numbers without a story, and no stories without a number.”

As we put our energy into developing this platform and reevaluate our communications strategies, we have put ArtsBlog on hold. That is, you can read past blog posts, but we are not posting new ones. You can look to the Designing Our Destiny portal and our news items feed on the Americans for the Arts website for stories you would have seen in ArtsBlog in the past.

ArtsBlog will remain online through this year as we determine the best way to archive this valuable resource and the knowledge you’ve shared here.

As ever, we are grateful for your participation in ArtsBlog and thank you for your work in advancing the arts. It is important, and you are important for doing it.

We Believe the
ARTS Transform

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Together we:



Your passion and our tools unite to trigger local, state, and federal leaders to see and understand the arts as a solution to the problems we face as a nation.


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Armed with our research, you can demonstrate how the arts enrich the economic, social, and educational fabric of our communities.


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Join our network and gain access to professional development and educational opportunities that help you lead your organization and community.


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Be a leader with us and other arts professionals, government officials, foundation and corporate leaders, artists, and community leaders and help provide access to the Arts for all Americans.


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These areas of focus help us maximize the impact of the Arts in our nation. Our goal is to ensure that the ARTS always play an important part at the decision table. The transformative power of the Arts will always be a catalyst to set innovation into motion.

 


Tell Us How do the ARTS transform
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