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While school is out for summer, some New York City public school students are taking part in a summer arts intensive. And Tuesday, they got to perform for actor Taye Diggs—a star of Broadway and the big screen. Diggs was in New York for the annual AdoptAClassroom.org donation drive and made a $100,000 donation to the city arts programs.
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The state Legislature added $75 million to Oklahoma classrooms, which will start flowing into school this fall. "This is good for kids and it’s something that goes well for academic achievement in the future," said Joy Hofmeister, Oklahoma's state superintendent.
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Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch issued a statement following news that full funding—$704,000—was restored for the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), enabling the agency to additionally receive just over $3 million in federal and private sector funds.
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The National Assessment Governing Board unexpectedly announced a substantial change to their 10-year schedule for administering the "Nation's Report Card" in various subjects, including the arts. An open response letter, drafted by Americans for the Arts and other organizations, is available for any education/arts education organization to sign-on.
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Americans for the Arts today announced the recipients of this year’s national Arts and Business Partnership Awards, recognizing 10 U.S. companies, a business leader, and an arts and business partnership for their exceptional commitment to the arts. The awards will be presented by Americans for the Arts on October 3, 2019, at a black-tie gala at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City.
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Americans for the Arts congratulates the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville for winning a free 2020 membership through their participation in our member survey raffle.
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A survey conducted in New York City revealed that the city’s arts and cultural nonprofits are still failing to reflect its surrounding community’s diversity. The report finds that while people of color make up two thirds of New York’s population, two thirds of its arts administrators are white. The study examined institutions large and small throughout the city’s five boroughs.
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DIAVOLO, a Los Angeles-based dance company, has made it a mission of their Veterans Project to utilize their unique style of movement as a tool to help restore veterans' physical, mental, and emotional strengths through workshops and public performances in communities all around the country. Earlier this year, the Veterans Project expanded to a national program, bringing the initiative to Kansas State University.
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Americans for the Arts mourns the loss of Broadway musical producer and director Harold “Hal” Prince, who died on July 31, 2019 at age 91. Prince served on Americans for the Arts’ Artists Committee, and in 1998 was honored with the Kitty Carlisle Hart Award at the National Arts Awards for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts.
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A new report identifies that the work of female artists is greatly outperforming the work of male artists in repeat auction sales, indicating a shift in women’s share of the art auction market in the next decade.
