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Today Americans for the Arts announced those companies selected by the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), a division of Americans for the Arts, as The BCA 10: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America for 2012. This honor recognizes ten U.S.
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Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announced that Bill Bulick of Portland, OR is this year’s recipient of the United States Urban Arts Federation’s 2012 Ray Hanley Innovation Award. Given annually since 2007, the award recognizes one outstanding individual’s contribution to arts and culture in American cities. Mr. Bulick received his award on June 7 in conjunction with the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in San Antonio.
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In partnership with Americans for the Arts, Ovation has developed the innOVATION Grant Program to fund and recognize the impact of artists and the arts in communities' revitalization efforts.
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06-15-2012: The Senate Appropriations Committee approves the FY 2013 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, which includes $26.5 million for the Arts in Education program at the U.S. Department of Education.
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06/14/2012
L.A. Artists Bring Back Mural Culture
"Levi Ponce wants art to pop from the plain brick walls of businesses that line busy Van Nuys Boulevard.
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"What do a waiter, a violinist, a printer and a parking attendant have in common?
They all earn money from cultural events in Portland.
And those dollars add up. Arts groups in the three county area pumped $253 million into the local economy in 2010, a new study concludes. Those dollars supported 8,529 full-time jobs, making the arts the region's 14th largest employer, the study found.
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This week, Americans for the Arts honored five individuals and one organization with Americans for the Arts Annual Awards during the Americans for the Arts' Annual Convention in San Antonio.
Congratulations to:
