Arts Action Fund Spring 2010 eNews

ACTION FUND E-NEWS
vol I 2010
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FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA: AMBASSADOR FOR THE ARTS
Throughout her first year as first lady, Michelle Obama has
used her position and the White House venue to shine a
spotlight on the arts.
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ARTS INDEX POINTS TO NEED FOR GREATER INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS
To kick off its 50th anniversary, Americans for the Arts
premiered the National Arts Index, a first-of-its-kind
study
measuring the health and vitality of the arts industries in
America.
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HONOREES FOR PUBLIC LEADERSHIP IN THE ARTS
Throughout 2009, and already into 2010, Americans for the
Arts has honored leaders in the advancement of the arts and
arts education.
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OBAMA’S 2011 BUDGET PROPOSES CUTS TO THE ARTS
The Obama administration’s 2011 budget recommendation
released in February proposes a surprising $6 million cut
for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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LOCAL ARTS AGENCIES DISTRIBUTE FEDERAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
GRANTS TO LOCAL ARTS GROUPS
When the federal government passed the economic stimulus
package in early 2009, the arts were not left behind.
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IT’S NOT ALL BAD NEWS IN ARLINGTON, TX
Throughout 2009, we covered lots of stories about cuts to
state and local arts funding, and with the arts lagging
behind the business cycle in economic recovery, we’re
likely to hear more bad news in 2010 and 2011.
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THE ARTS SPUR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN NORTH CAROLINA
In November 2009, the North Carolina Department of Cultural
Resources and Department of Commerce released a study
showing that creative industries employ more people in the
state than the financial industry.
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ARTSVOTE IN MIDTERM ELECTIONS
ArtsVote is already hard at work to help elect pro-arts
candidates to Congress this November.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE WASHINGTON POST
Read all about the press coverage we’re receiving in the
Associated Press and the Washington Post.
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