Americans for the Arts News - 2020
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This year Americans for the Arts will both celebrate the work of the public art field through a review of the over 800 PAN Year in Review projects, and take a moment to pause and reflect on the PAN Year in Review program in order to relaunch a more equitable program in 2021.
The Americans for the Arts Annual Convention is getting BIGGER in 2020—and so is our Public Art programming! The popular Public Art & Civic Design Preconference is transforming into a 2.5-day conference alongside this year’s Annual Convention June 26-28 in Washington, D.C.
This week, ARTSblog featured practical advice from folks who have been there on how arts organizations must work to increase earned revenue without sacrificing the mission and can seek out partnerships with community artists where you live. Plus, registration is open for the 2020 Annual Convention—and we're announcing a new Public Art & Civic Design Conference happening concurrently with Convention!
This week: Read insight from an arts lawyer who helps clear up the confusing aspect of copyright law for artists, and get inspired by a non-partisan theatre project run out of the back of a pickup truck. Plus, meet our new Membership Manager and find your next dream job on Job Bank!
This week: We announced our 2020 Johnson Fellowship recipient, opened nominations for our Arts + Business Partnership Awards, discussed the importance of copyright for artists, and explored the connection between the arts and your health. Here's what else you may have missed!
The Arts and Business Partnership Awards recognize businesses of all sizes and individual leaders for exceptional involvement with the arts that enriches the workplace, enhances education, and transform communities. Nominations for this year's awards close January 31, 2020.
High school art students are invited to participate in the eleventh year of Vans Custom Culture, a program that provides high school artists and students a platform to embrace and showcase their creative abilities and the chance to win a grand prize of $75,000 for their school’s art program.
Welcome to our newest web feature! Our Weekly Web Roundups will be released each Friday and are designed to help you catch up on all you may have missed across AmericansfortheArts.org and our sister sites, as well as ARTSblog. This week, we're also featuring bonus December content that you might have missed over the holiday season.
Americans for the Arts mourns the loss of conceptual artist John Baldessari, who died at his home in Los Angeles on January 2, at age 88.
