2011 nancy hanks lecture on arts and public policy

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The 24th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy
April 4, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Concert Hall

Academy Award®-winning actor and Artistic Director of the Old Vic Theatre Kevin Spacey will deliver the 24th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy. Receive up to two free tickets to the lecture with your Arts Advocacy Day registration or reserve your tickets online today.

The Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy is a leading national forum for arts policy intended to stimulate dialogue on policy and social issues affecting the arts. It is held each year on the evening before Arts Advocacy Day at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

The annual lecture is named for Nancy Hanks, former president of Americans for the Arts and chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, who devoted 15 years of her professional life to bringing the arts to prominent national consciousness.

View highlights from the 2010 Nancy Hanks Lecture featuring Charleston, SC Mayor Joseph Riley.

View all past Nancy Hanks Lectures

Tickets will be available for pick up the night of the lecture at the Will Call Desk in front of the Concert Hall at the Kennedy Center. If you wish to attend without reserving a ticket, no guarantees of seating can be made, however unclaimed seats are offered according to availability. Please pick up your tickets by 6:15 p.m. as the lecture begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. 

Americans for the Arts extends special thanks to Ovation for its partnership in presenting the 24th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy. We want to express additional gratitude to The Rosenthal Family Foundation, Bank of America, The Betty R. and Ralph Sheffer Foundation, and General Dynamics for their generous support.