At first glance, the Arts and Business Council of New York’s (ABC/NY) Diversity in Arts Leadership (DIAL) internship program looks like your typical summer arts internship: undergraduates descend on the city and ABC/NY helps them get their foot in the door of one of NYCs coveted arts and culture sector organizations.
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May 25, 2016
Americans for the Arts, the leading organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America, announced today that it is presenting the 2016 American Express Emerging Leaders Award to Octavia Yearwood, Arts Educator and CEO/Director of Team Ohhh. Given annually since 2006 and sponsored by American Express since 2011, the award recognizes an exceptional new and/or young arts professional for their exemplary leadership, deep engagement with community, and strong commitment to advancing the arts.
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May 25, 2016
Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America, announced the recipients of the 2016 Americans for the Arts Annual Leadership Awards. These awards recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations committed to enriching their communities through the arts.
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May 25, 2016
Duwamish Revealed is one of several projects in the running for the Robert E. Gard award. This is the inaugural year of the award which recognizes an exemplary project from 2015 that has successfully crossed the arts into community life in meaningful measurable ways.
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May 24, 2016
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May 24, 2016
Americans for the Arts is partnering with CODAworx, a global online community for commissioned artists and designers, for this year’s annual CODAawards program. The CODAawards celebrate design projects that demonstrate the most successful integration of commissioned art into an interior, architectural, or public space.
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May 24, 2016
The ArtsMemphis Community Engagement Fellowship program is one of several projects in the running for the Robert E. Gard award. This is the inaugural year of the award which recognizes and celebrates an exemplary project from 2015 that has successfully crossed the arts into community life in meaningful measurable ways.
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May 23, 2016
Americans for the Arts today announces the release of a new statement on cultural equity. The effort was driven by the board of Americans for the Arts, compelled to re-commit the action, time, and resources toward cultural equity after field-wide engagement with changing demographics and changing habits of participation and consumption of the arts.
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May 23, 2016
Americans for the Arts enthusiastically releases our new Statement on Cultural Equity —the culmination of a year of work and consultation with members, advisory council members, stakeholders in the arts field, board, staff, and partners throughout the nonprofit sector.
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May 18, 2016
Playgrounds for Useful Knowledge is one of several projects in the running for the Robert E. Gard award. This is the inaugural year of the award which recognizes and celebrates an exemplary project from 2015 that has successfully crossed the arts into community life in meaningful measurable ways.
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May 18, 2016
Universal Arts of Chapel Haven, Inc is one of several projects in the running for the Robert E. Gard award. This is the inaugural year of the award which recognizes and celebrates an exemplary project from 2015 that has successfully crossed the arts into community life in meaningful measurable ways.
