Mar 28, 2024
The Americans for the Arts’ Board of Directors announces the organization's next phase of transformation as it focuses on its service to the arts and culture sector.
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Here are the top legislative issues affecting the arts. Read about each and then take action to support their positive outcome.
Arts Education Policy and Funding
Improving Access to Arts Education for All Students
Charitable Giving & Tax Reform
Encouraging Charitable Gifts and Tax Provisions to Support Community Access to the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
Promoting Creativity and Public Access to the Arts
Artists, Entrepreneurs, and the Creative Economy
The CREATE Act and investing in the nation's workforce and creative economy
Veterans and Military Service Members
Healing Trauma Through Community Arts Engagement
Visit the Legislative Issue Center to learn about other legislation impacting the arts.
Looking for facts and figures to make your case for the arts? Check out these resources:
National Endowment for the Arts -View NEA Appropriations History through 2023 and NEA Inflation and Discretionary Spending Analyses for 2023
Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 - View the Economic Impact Overview (2017 Data) and the Audience Spending (2017 Data)
Arts Education– How arts involvement supports students and lowers school dropouts.
Government Funding for the Arts 2001-2023
Private Sector Giving for 2023
Sources of Revenue for Nonprofit Arts Organizations
12 Things Americans Say About the Arts
Bureau of Economics Analyses 2023 Report
Want to advocate for the arts but don't know where to start?
Looking for ways to take action right now? Check out these resources:
Arts Action Fund - Join over 400,00 other citizen activists to advance the arts at the federal, state and local levels.
Federal Arts Advocacy Captains - Learn about Federal Arts Advocacy Captains and find out who the captain is for your state
House and Senate Cultural Caucuses - Find out which members of Congress have committed to support the arts with their membership on the House and Senate Cultural Caucuses
The Latest News
May 23, 2024
Americans for the Arts News, Legislative News
On May 14, Americans for the Arts’ President and CEO Nolen Bivens submitted written testimony supporting increased federal funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
November 3, 2023
Americans for the Arts News, Legislative News
On November 3, two attempts to eliminate federal funding for the arts and humanities in the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior Appropriations were both soundly defeated!
Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA-10) sponsored two floor amendments:
August 3, 2023
Legislative News
The amazing Congressional outreach efforts by arts advocates last helped produce the following in the FY’24 Senate Appropriations bills passed in the full committee mark-up last week:
July 18, 2023
Legislative News
Charitable giving is crucial to maintaining the health of arts throughout our country. Key findings from the 2023 Giving USA Report, released last month, showed that an estimated $499.33 billion was given to charities in 2022. This represents a decrease of 10.5%, when adjusted for inflation, from 2021 giving levels.
