- Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts stands with you alongside millions of artists, local and state arts agency leaders, teachers, community leaders, business people, elected officials, funders, and other arts professionals
- Arts Education | Americans for the Arts
The arts are essential They teach students innumerable lessons—practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects, collaboration leads to creativity The arts also teach children that there a several paths to take when approaching problems and that all problems can have more than one solution Research has also shown impressive benefits of arts education on entire school
- Americans for the Arts Announces New CEO Erin Harkey
Americans for the Arts (AFTA), the leading nonprofit for advancing the arts in America, announced today that starting at the end of March 2025, Erin Harkey would serve as its next CEO Harkey brings more than two decades of experience helping nonprofit arts organizations and artists to thrive in local communities, including leadership roles at major municipal arts agencies across the country
- Appropriations Guide | Americans for the Arts
Your voice as a local arts leader carries significant weight with Congress When legislators hear directly from constituents about the impact of arts funding in their districts, it makes a real difference in their decision-making What You’ll Find in the Guide: Step-by-step instructions for each funding request Ready-to-use language and
- Public Art Opportunities - Americans for the Arts
Welcome to the Public Art Opportunities page! Launched in June 2017, this page hosts contract-based public art opportunities, such as calls for artists and consultant RFP’s typically posted by public art programs and other commissioning agencies The public art opportunities are submitted by our members and posted for anyone to see Check out the latest opportunities below! Looking for
- Ayanna Hudson | Americans for the Arts
Ayanna N Hudson joined Americans for the Arts as Chief Programs Officer on June 2, 2025, where she now plays a pivotal role in leading and advancing programmatic initiatives to effectively serve AFTA’s membership and the broader arts community and champion the arts and their essential role in society
- Arts And Communities | Americans for the Arts
A program of Americans for the Arts, Animating Democracy has brought national visibility to arts for change work, built knowledge about quality practice, and created useful resources
- Americans for the Arts Announces An Updated Directory of More Than . . .
Americans for the Arts (AFTA), the leading national advocacy organization for the arts, today released an updated directory of more than 2,100 local arts agencies (LAAs) who serve communities across the United States Information about these LAAs is provided through an interactive map, the Local Arts Agency Wayfinder, which will allow AFTA to continue to work with and on behalf of them, as
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