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.

ARTSblog is a space where we uplift stories from the field that make the case for the arts as a shared responsibility and national asset. It is one of our primary platforms to foster brain share with members and arts and culture sector thought leaders. We invite creative workers, arts educators, arts administrators, students and emerging leaders, and others working in the arts and culture sector to share and learn from each other on ARTSblog.

The views expressed on ARTSblog are those of each individual author and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of Americans for the Arts. Due to the volume of content on ARTSblog, we are unable to make corrections to links on blogs prior to 2020 which may have changed since an individual blog was published. 

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Thank you for your interest in ARTSblog! As part of Americans for the Arts’ Strategic Framework planning, which was informed by our recent Strategic Realignment Process, we are evaluating our storytelling communications platforms and looking to evolve the way we tell stories via ARTSblog. For this reason, we are currently not taking new blog submissions for publication.

We hope to have an update to share in the first half of 2023 and look forward to future collaborations with the arts and culture field to amplify and elevate powerful stories via our channels. If you have any questions or comments to share, we welcome your feedback at [email protected].