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Americans for the Arts is transforming the 2020 Annual Convention and the Public Art & Civic Design Conference into a virtual convening. While we will miss gathering in person, we are excited to deliver the same quality breakout sessions, keynotes, and networking opportunities directly to your home.
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This week, we virtually convened arts advocates from across the country at the National Arts Action Digital Summit. Plus: new research on Local Arts Agency partnerships, blogs from more Arts & Culture Leaders of Color Fellows, and a new poem by Johnson Fellow Hannibal Lokumbe to close out National Poetry Month.
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On Tuesday, May 5, join Americans for the Arts’ celebration of Giving Tuesday Now, a global day of unity and generosity, by sharing how you are using the arts to stay connected. Post your examples on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and tag @Americans4Arts with the hashtag #GivingTuesdayNow, and we will share some too!
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It's been a busy week! Catch up on the week's research news, including two survey results and a new one you can participate in. Plus: blogs reflecting on the COVID pandemic, a powerful story on cultural organizing, a webinar exploring how to navigate conversations on cultural equity, and much more.
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Americans for the Arts reports that of more than 10,000 artists and creative worker responses so far to the new COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers, 62% have become fully unemployed because of COVID-19 and 95% have experienced income loss from COVID-19. The average decline in estimated total annual income per creative worker for 2020 is $27,103.
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Three leaders of local arts agencies from around the country in conversation around the issues that led to their agency being formed, what they're facing in their communities, and what the future holds.
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Americans for the Arts is partnering on a new international study to measure the mental health impact of COVID-19 and social distancing on the American public and is seeking volunteers to participate via online surveys. Everyone age 18 and older is welcome to be part of the study, and participation is fast and simple!
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Americans for the Arts has released the 2019 Profile of Local Arts Agencies, an annual survey of a core set of local arts agency (LAA) indicators that is supplemented with rotating modules, enabling a more in-depth exploration into specific aspects of LAA work. The findings in this year’s study are based on 633 survey responses that were collected May through August of 2019.
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This week, we invited you to join a virtual roundtable conversation with three local arts agency leaders, made plans for virtual celebrations of the arts, and opened registration for the online version of our National Arts Action Summit—because even a pandemic can’t cancel the need for the arts!
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As many parts of the U.S. and others around the world continue to be sequestered indoors due to the coronavirus pandemic, we plan to take some time to celebrate the work of artists and their outdoor creations during International Sculpture Day on April 25, 2020.
