2009 arts advocacy day
A Congressional hearing entitled The Arts = Jobs was the pinnacle of the Americans for the 2009 Arts Advocacy Day activities. Hosted by House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior Chair Norm Dicks (D-WA), a distinguished panel called on Congress to support strong public policies for the arts, appropriating increased public funding for the arts, and supporting arts workers.
Video from 2009 Arts Advocacy Day
Read the statements of those who testified:
- Josh Groban, GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter (pdf)
- Wynton Marsalis, World-renowned trumpeter, composer, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (pdf)
- Linda Ronstadt, GRAMMY®-Award winning vocalist and entertainer (pdf)
- Robert L. Lynch, Americans for the Arts, President and CEO (pdf)
- Jeremy Nowak, The Reinvestment Fund, President and CEO (pdf)
Photos from 2009 Arts Advocacy Day
Press Coverage from 2009 Arts Advocacy Day
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| Source: Fox News - On the Record Title: Music Men Date: March 31, 2009 Description: Musicians Josh Groban and Wynton Marsalis were interviewed by Greta Van Susteren, host of Fox News' "On the Record," on Arts Advocacy Day. |
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| Source: Washington Times Title: Groban, Ronstadt break bread with politicians Date: April 1, 2009 Description: At the Congressional Arts Breakfast Tuesday, politicians, with the help of songbirds Josh Groban and Linda Ronstadt, made beautiful music together to raise awareness and funding for arts education. |
Source: Politico Title: Groban Works Capitol Hill for the Arts Date: April 1, 2009 Description:Tuesday was a big day for the arts on Capitol Hill: Musicians Josh Groban, Wynton Marsalis and Linda Ronstadt testified on behalf of National Arts Advocacy Day and made the case for the importance of arts in the daily lives of Americans. |
2009 Nancy Hanks Lecture: Wynton Marsalis
World-renowned trumpeter, composer and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Wynton Marsalis dazzled and inspired his audience with a moving lecture mixed with performance titled The Ballad of the American Arts. The 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy was presented to a capacity crowd at the Kennedy Center on the eve of Arts Advocacy Day, March 30, 2009.