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The North Valley Arts Council recognizes that the arts contribute to the infrastructure that is critical to the economic vitality and cultural well-being of our community. We want to help you participate in, advocate for and enjoy the arts. |
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Be an arts advocate
Eight simple ways that you can advocate for the arts:
1. Attend an arts event 2. Get your children involved in the arts 3. Make and exhibit/ perform/ publish your own art 4. Volunteer for arts events at area schools or arts organizations 5. Become a financial contributor to an arts organization 6. Contact your school board representative to discuss the value of arts in education 7. Contact your City Council representative to thank them for their support of the arts and to discuss why you think the arts are important to the health of your city 8. Contact your state Representatives and Senators to thank them for their support of the arts and to discuss why you think the arts are important to your regional community
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National Advocacy Resources
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Americans for the Arts Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. The organization focuses on three primary goals: increasing public and private sector support for the arts; ensuring that every American child has access to a high-quality arts education; and strengthening communities through the arts. Advocacy resources provided by Americans for the Arts include: National Arts Information Clearinghouse Arts & Economic Prosperity: Economic Impact of Arts Organizations and Their Audiences Information on Arts Research
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Arts are the Tools of Reinvention
Communities coping with economic challenges and declining population reinvent themselves as cultural centers. A new report about the arts in rural Minnesota finds that, for many towns, the tools of the reinvention are the arts and artists. The report confirms that the arts act as invaluable communication tools, economic drivers, and vital cultural links with the rest of Minnesota, the nation, and the world. Check out the report, Bright Stars, at www.mcknight.org/brightstars.
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Investing in Creativity: A Study of Support Structures for U.S. Artists Urban Institute, 2003 This report contains results from the Investing in Creativity study, a national research initiative about the various factors that enable artists to pursue their careers -- artists' support programs, policy initiatives, and characteristics of place, among other issues -- conducted by the Urban Institute.
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Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive Providing an interactive digital archive of data on the arts and cultural policy in the U.S., available for research and statistical analysis, with data on artists, arts and cultural organizations, audiences, and funding for arts and culture.
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Arts Advocacy Day Handbook Now Online
The 2006 Congressional Arts Handbookis available online. The handbook is the compendium of Arts Advocacy Day 2006 and details the legislative agenda of Americans for the Arts and the 88 CoSponsors of Arts Advocacy Day. You can peruse legislative issue briefs, browse Member's voting records, and download dozens of pages of facts and figures. The handbook also contains contact informationfor every Member of Congress's scheduler, arts staffer, and education staffer. Use American's for the Arts' E-Advocacy Centerto customize and send letters to your Members of Congress to tell them you support Arts Advocacy Day efforts.
- Americans for the Arts