professional membership

Advocacy
Stay up-to-date on arts policy issues and learn what actions you can take to make a difference. Receive Arts Action Alerts via e-mail whenever news affecting the arts breaks.

Arts Education
Arts Education news keeps you up to date on major events, federal and local policy changes, news, books, and other resources, jobs, conferences, awards, and funding opportunities.

Creative Economy
Interested in cultural development and the creative economy? Join other arts administrators, artists, government workers and community and economic development professionals interested in topics including cultural districts, arts facilities, workforce development, cultural and community planning and economic programs.

Cultural Diversity
Join in the discussion of cultural diversity and equity in our communities.

Emerging Leaders
Are you new to arts field and under 35? Join with other emerging leaders to discuss leadership, management practices and other related topics. *Active

Local Policy
Provides a forum for members to discuss practical and strategic ways to work with their local government to get support for local arts legislation and other policy-based initiatives.

Private Sector
Discussion centers around the relationship between the arts and the private sector and how to enhance and grow private sector support and participation.

Public Art
Join over 700 public art administrators, artists, and designers as they discuss critical issues in public art today, receive and post notices on upcoming RFP’s and RFQ’s, and share ideas. *Very Active

Rural & Small Communities
Members represent less densely populated parts of the country—areas with fewer resources and smaller audiences—but burgeoning with creativity, artistic imagination, and initiative.

Higher Education
Designed for the student or professor or those interested in continuing education to share new ideas and learn about activities in higher education and the arts. If you are interested in arts internships or arts jobs, please check out Americans for the Arts JobBank

Suburban/County Arts
Intended for anyone involved in working outside the city center. Share ideas and learn about ways to creative a vibrant arts scene in the suburb.

United Arts Funds (For UAF Members Only)