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public advocacy track
Acting as an auxiliary track this year, the Public Advocacy Track will feature the work of arts agencies, administrators, and advocates from across the field who have successfully supported arts and culture in their communities. It will also examine some public policy issues facing the field today including a briefing on the current status of NCLB and the politics of public art programs. This track will give details on how research and specialized communication strategies were used to take action and advocate for the arts in cities and states across the country.
Creative Economy: Telling the Massachusetts Story
Thursday, June 18, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
There is a great deal of discussion about the creative economy, but little information about how these concepts translate into practice. Representatives from the Massachusetts State Legislature, Office of Business and Economic Development, and Cultural Council will outline how they developed—and share specifics about—their bold agenda to fuel the growth of the state’s creative sector.
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- Maren Brown, Director, Arts Extension Service, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Meri Jenkins, Adams Arts Program Manager, Massachusetts Cultural Council
- Stan Rosenberg, President Pro Tem, Massachusetts Senate
- Jason Schupbach, Creative Economy Industry Director, Massachusetts Office of Business Development
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The Impact of NCLB on Arts Education: Research Evidence
Thursday, June 18, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
After six years of No Child Left Behind, what can we say about its impact on arts education? Dr. Jacob Mishook will delve deeper than anecdotal evidence to examine empirical research on this question. He will highlight both quantitative and qualitative studies, as well as the uneven impact of these reforms on the arts in schools.
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Cultural Planning as Civic Engagement
Thursday, June 18, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Community cultural planning—in combination with artistic practice and innovations in public engagement—can re-engage citizens in the planning process and broaden public dialogue. Learn more about cultural planning, experience arts-based civic dialogue techniques, and participate in facilitated dialogue with other attendees.
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Recession Tools You Can Use: Making the Case for Arts Education
Thursday, June 18, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
In a tough economy, effectively making the case becomes even more important. In partnership with Americans for the Arts, the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network has developed a new Advocacy Tool Kit to help novice and experienced advocates make an impact on local, state, and federal decision-makers. Creators of the tool kit and Kennedy Center staff will facilitate hands-on activities for audience members to apply advocacy practices.
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What Difference Does Research Make?
Saturday, June 20, 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Arts advocates and organizations often commission research to determine local cultural needs and evaluate the impacts of arts programming. Does research like this bear fruit? Two university researchers will describe recent commissioned studies and query their users and clients about arts impact, cultural industry, artists’ counts, and resource need studies in Seattle, San Jose, Minnesota, and communities in the Leveraging Investment in Creativity network.
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The Aesthetics of Effluence
Saturday, June 20, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Brightwater is a $1.77 billion sewage facility in Snohomish County, WA, that includes a treatment plant, 13-mile conveyor, pump station, outfall—and innovative public art! Presenters will discuss whether artists add value to the design of infrastructure. Are tax dollars being flushed down the toilet, as is sometimes suggested by the media? Is the public better served by a work that integrates art, science, engineering, environmental education, and design excellence?
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Treasure Hunt: The Stimulus Bill and Non-traditional Federal Sources of Funding
Saturday, June 20, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
The traditional sources of federal funding for the arts—the National Endowment for the Arts and the Office of Museum Services—are not the only sources of federal funding for the arts. In this panel, Government Affairs staff from Americans for the Arts will continue the treasure hunt for innovative funding opportunities among various federal programs, including the popular Community Development Block Grant program, Transportation Enhancements, the new national service program, and the Rural Development program. This panel will include a review of the arts-related provisions of American Recovery & Reinvestment Act stimulus funding, with a special focus on education funding.
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- Resource Guide for National Service and the Arts (pdf, 700KB)
- Resource Guide for Rural Development (pdf, 128KB)
- Resource Guide for National Endowment for the Humanities (pdf, 134KB)
- Resource Guide for Arts Education (pdf, 137KB)
- Resource Guide for Military Base Closings (pdf, 114KB)
- Resource Guide for Transportation Enhancement Program (pdf, 104KB)
- Resource Guide for Community Development Block Grant Program (pdf, 213KB)
- Resource Guide for International Cultural Exchanges (pdf, 216KB)
- Resource Guide for Accessing Stimulus Funds for Arts Education (1 of 2) (pdf, 588KB)
- Resource Guide for Accessing Stimulus Funds for Arts Education (2 of 2) (pdf, 735KB)
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for the Arts programs and services, please contact us by e-mail
or call us at 202.371.2830
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