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Publications

Americans for the Arts produces several publications throughout the year including Monograph, Arts Link, Monthly Wire and other special reports as needed.  In this section of the Members-Only you can access several of the publications in PDF format.

Monograph
The Monograph series is a collection of issue papers published several times each year. Monograph is a practical guide for arts agencies, public- and private-sector advocates, policymakers, and arts researchers on timely topics such as arts programming, funding, and policy. Recent issues have focused on arts agency funding, creativity and workforce development, community schools of the arts, and public art. Members at the Standard level and above receive Monograph.  After one year of release past issues are released to this site.  Printed copies are available for purchase in the store. Click here to view the available issues of Monograph.

Arts Link
Americans for the Arts' quarterly newsletter, Arts Link, provides valuable news and information for arts professionals on the leading topics of the day. All members receive Arts Link as a part of their membership. Click here to view the available issues of Arts Link.

Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy
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.

2007 National Arts Policy Roundtable Essays
A series of essays commissioned for the 2007 National Arts Policy Roundtable
Thinking Creatively and Competing Globally:The Role of the Arts in Building the 21st Century American Workforce: Essays by Paul Houston, Ken Robinson, and Hamsa Thota