featured members
2012
Americans for the Arts members are truly diverse – from large arts organizations to small ones; from funders to presenters; from urban centers to rural outposts. Despite their differences, they share the common goal of advancing and promoting the arts in their communities. Featured Member Projects highlights some of the many interesting and innovative means our members are using to strengthen their communities through the arts.Are you an Americans for the Arts member who would like to see your organization and project featured on this page? If so, email your story to membership@artsusa.org.
The Arts Incubator of the Rockies (AIR) is a revolutionary partnership between Beet Street, the City of Fort Collins Cultural Services Department, and the Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advocacy, and Performance Institute for the Arts (LEAP) at Colorado State University (CSU). There are thousands of extraordinary artists, arts organizations, and creative business people in the Intermountain West region (Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota). AIR serves these 10 states and more than 280,000 creatives who want to shift the paradigms about art, money, value, and community. Read more »
Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston
The Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston presents their Teen Art Law program, a five-year old initiative in collaboration with the Brown Rudnick Center for the Public Interest, which sponsors this inspiring program. The Teen Art Law program seeks to provide inner-city high school students with an understanding of copyright, trademark, and patent law, through interactive workshops facilitated by Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) faculty.Read more »
Creative Economy Advocacy Reaps RewardsThe state of Michigan has been at the epicenter of domestic economic policy since the Great Recession. Long a symbol of American exceptionalism in industry and manufacturing, the state is still working to regain its footing as a leader in American production and economic stimulation. ArtServe Michigan is leading the charge to prove that the Great Lakes State still has what it takes to create jobs, bolster the economy, and provide an unparalleled quality of life for its residents.
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Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga
What is the project?What can arts and culture do for our community? That’s the question that Imagine Chattanooga 20/20 mobilized the community to answer. Imagine Chattanooga 20/20, Chattanooga’s cultural plan reflects the work of more than 400 members of the community. Through a nine-month process coordinated by Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga, a diverse array of elected officials, community leaders, citizens, artists, students, and arts organizations' staff and board members contributed input resulting in a powerful plan that addresses how arts and culture can impact virtually all aspects of community life.
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American Art Therapy Association
Art therapy, a growing allied health profession, is a mental health service that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental, and emotional health of individuals of all ages. The American Art Therapy Association has developed great online toolkits free to the public to explore the many beneficial outcomes of an effective art therapy program. Each tool kit includes information on outstanding model programs as well as research and outcome studies, articles and videos, and potential funding streams. Here is a glance at some of the tool kits available to you:
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