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During a recent interview with Philanthropy News Digest, Robert Lynch, Americans for the Arts CEO, shares his thoughts about the state of the arts in America, what arts and cultural organizations can and should be doing to weather the Great Recession, and what the digital future holds in store for artists, arts organizations, and all who support them.
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Americans for the Arts wishes you a happy National Arts and Humanities Month this October! We hope you take the time to participate in some of this month's activities that make up the largest annual celebration of the arts and humanities in the nation.
We're celebrating by partnering with emerging leaders to host Creative Conversations. Celebrate with us. Add your event!
Five simple ways you can participate in National Arts and Humanities Month:
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10-01-2010: President Obama issues his second White House proclamation declaring October as National Arts and Humanities Month.
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It was almost 200 years ago, after a day and night of relentless attack by the British in Baltimore, that the flag of the United States of America stood against the morning sky and inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to the "The Star-Spangled Banner." I recently saw two widely varied interpretations of our national anthem. One was a beautifully arranged choral production by The Baltimore Choral Arts Chamber Chorus which included the not-often heard second stanza.
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09-23-2010: The House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of Americans for the Arts. Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Todd Platts (R-PA), co-chairs of the Congressional Arts Caucus, introduced H.
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The United States House Representatives unanimously passed Resolution 1582 by voice vote: "Honoring and saluting Americans for the Arts on its 50th anniversary." The House Resolution was sponsored by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), longtime Congressional Arts Caucus Co-Chair, along with 28 co-sponsors including a number of Representatives who spoke on its behalf: Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA) Co-Chair of the Congressional Arts Caucus, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), Rep.
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September 23, 2010- The United States House Representatives unanimously passed Resolution 1582by voice vote: "Honoring and saluting Americans for the Arts on its 50th anniversary." The House Resolution was sponsored by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), longtime Congressional Arts Caucus Co-Chair, along with 28 co-sponsors including a number of Representatives who spoke on its behalf: Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA) Co-Chair of the Congressional Arts Caucus, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI), and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ).
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Four Americans for the Arts Advisory Councils-Public Art Network Council, Emerging Leader Council, Arts Education Council, and Private Sector Council-are currently seeking nominations for new council members to serve three year terms from January 1, 2011-December 30, 2013.
Nominate yourself or a colleague. Nominations must be received by 8:00 p.m. EDT on October 5, 2010.
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The teachers and kids are back in school. Starbucks is selling Pumpkin Spice Lattes. The air in D.C. has cooled off for the first time since March.
Of course it's time for another Arts Education Blog Salon.
Now in its third round, Americans for the Arts is proud to host yet another week of blogs dedicated to the topic of arts education.
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Labor Day has come and gone again with all its incongruities. It is a day when we celebrate laborers and the work ethic... by taking a day off. It's a national day of leisure where we heap well-deserved praise on workers, many of them working all around us, many of them right there working to help us enjoy this very national holiday.
