A good friend to Americans for the Arts, John Brademas served as a Board Member of the organization from 1982-1996 and was the keynote speaker at the 1991 Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy.
Americans for the Arts is proud to announce the sixth installment in The pARTnership Movement essay series: Say Thanks. The new release contains hard data, two notable case studies, and many reasons why the arts are a great way to show appreciation for your employees. The facts and figures are clear: The perfect way to inspire your employees is by providing access to arts experiences that show your appreciation for their contributions.
Americans for the Arts is pleased to announce the BCA Hall of Fame and BCA Leadership Award honorees for 2016. The awards are presented annually by the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), a division of Americans for the Arts.
Best Practices for Public Art Projects includes the statements, a letter from Americans for the Arts President & CEO Robert L. Lynch, and presentation materials to assist public art professionals in introducing these practices to their communities.
Americans for the Arts and the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) announced today that Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds was awarded the Public Leadership in the Arts Award for State Arts Leadership at the NLGA’s Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The annual award honors a public official who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the advancement of the arts at the state level.
Americans for the Arts invites arts professionals from across the country to submit nominations for incoming advisory council members in the fields of Arts Education, Emerging Leadership, the Private Sector and Public Art.
We are pleased to announce that ArtsMemphis Community Engagement Fellowship of Memphis, TN is the inaugural honoree of the Robert E. Gard award. This award recognizes and celebrates exemplary work at the intersection of the arts and community life and is one of seven annual leadership awards given out by Americans for the Arts recognizing outstanding leadership throughout the field.
Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert Lynch recently joined the Foundation for Art and Healing (FAH) to celebrate the launch of The UnLoneliness Project, a signature initiative developed by FAH and designed to address the often overlooked but mounting problem of loneliness within society. A growing body of research has demonstrated that loneliness, in addition to negatively contributing to mental health, carries the risk of early death at a rate comparable to smoking.
Samsung New York employees teamed up to throw an Art Prep Party for Free Arts NYC.
Americans for the Arts honored 38 outstanding public art projects created in 2015 at its Annual Convention in Boston through the Public Art Network Year in Review program.
This month, we feature a conversation between two Hawaiian kumu hula (master teachers of Hawaiian dance) and cultural practitioners.
Since 2012, Americans for the Arts has partnered with Vans on Custom Culture, a national high school competition using blank Vans shoes to be customized around specific themes. Now in its seventh year, the competition continues to inspire and empower creativity, showing high school students how creativity can be their strongest asset as they grow and that artistic careers are viable.
Twelve Students Participate in Arts and Business Internship in New York City
