Fourteen local organizations, from Alaska to Alabama, are set to lead thought-provoking programs that advance a multiracial democracy throughout the week of September 27 to October 5, 2024.
(WASHINGTON, May 30, 2024)—The Board of Directors of Americans for the Arts (AFTA) announce that beginning June 1, Suzy Delvalle and Jamie Bennett will serve as Interim Co-CEOs while a national search for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is underway. Both Ms. Delvalle and Mr. Bennett have extensive experience and proven track records of leadership in the arts & culture fields.
[WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2024]—Americans for the Arts (AFTA) and Anacostia BID (ABID) announced a new strategic awareness partnership to further develop and support the District of Columbia’s Art to Go-Go Arts & Culture District, in Historic Anacostia within Ward 8, with a focus on awareness, access for artists, development, education, world-class activations and initiatives, innovation and collaboration opportunities, and infrastructure beautification with art at its core.
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).
The co-chairs of Americans for the Arts' (AFTA) CEO Search Committee, Kristina Newman-Scott and Theo Edmonds, are delighted to announce that agreements have been finalized with two esteemed national arts administrators who will serve as co-
(WASHINGTON, DC— April 18, 2024)—Americans for the Arts (AFTA) announces its participation in Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a na
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. A CEO selection committee has been formed to commence a national search to find a successor to the current President & CEO, Nolen Bivens. Americans for the Arts board members Torrie Allen, President and CEO, Arts Midwest, and Kristina Newman-Scott, Inaugural Executive Director for The Jerome L.
(WASHINGTON, DC— March 26, 2024)— Nolen Bivens, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts (AFTA), announces that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected longtime arts advocate and Board member Edgar L. Smith, Jr. as its next Chair. Smith assumes this new role, having served as a Vice Chair for five years and as former Chairman of the Executive Board of the Business Committee
Activities to be held across the country from September 27-October 5
[WASHINGTON, DC, January 19, 2024]— Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors today presented the 2024 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards to three elected officials and an American poet at The United States Conference of Mayors 92nd Winter Meeting in Washington, DC.
Award receipts were:
Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund endorse the Creative Workforce Investment Act, legislation introduced by Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA). The Senate companion of the Creative Economy Revitalization Act was introduced by U.S.
Americans for the Arts supports new legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI). The STAR Act would allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transportation projects through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), promoting rider engagement, deterring vandalism, and enhancing community identity.
The STAR Act would reinstate a federal flexibility that allows local transit authorities to include art in federally-funded transit projects ~
Americans for the Arts presents
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:
Presented by Americans for the Arts, the Study Includes the Role of the Arts in Diverse and Underrepresented Communities, Reducing Systemic Research Bias and Bringing Equity to Data
