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Americans for the Arts National Arts Policy Roundtable

The National Arts Policy Roundtable was launched in October 2006 by Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, and Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Institute, on the premise that issues important to the arts are also important to society. Since its inception, the Roundtable has convened more than 175 top level decision makers and thought leaders from the fields of business, government, the social sector, education, and the arts in a unique cross-sector forum designed to discuss issues and propose solutions critical to advancing American culture and vitality.

Each Roundtable yields a series of recommendations on public policies and private sector practices that are necessary to move the issue from thought to action. Past topics addressed include the future of private sector funding for the arts, the role of the arts in building a 21st century creative and internationally-competitive workforce, fostering civic engagement, and in strengthening global communities.

The National Arts Policy Roundtable is the pinnacle convening of more than 100 meetings sponsored annually by Americans for the Arts—conferences that enable government and business leaders, scholars, funders, arts agency directors, and others to network, share knowledge, and proffer policies for consideration by the Roundtable

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Learn about past Americans for the Arts National Arts Policy Roundtables:

2010
The Role of the Arts in Educating America for Great Leadership and Economic Strength

2009
The Role of the Arts in Strengthening and Inspiring the 21st Century Global Community

2008
The Arts and Civic Engagement: Strengthening the 21st Century Community

2007
The Role of the Arts in Building the 21st Century American Workforce

2006
The Future of Private Giving to the Arts in America

For more information about the National Arts Policy Roundtable, email napr@artsusa.org.