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“It’s Not Forever”: Temporary Works and Deaccessioning

Ciara McKeown Many municipal public art programs in North America are creating permanent public artworks in response to policy, funding structures, and a variety of other reasons. And yet, there is a...

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With a Little Help from My Friends – A Verbose Thank You to Emerging Arts...

Brea Heidelberg Despite my professional life (teaching, research, and service) revolving around words, I continue to struggle with how to define the diverse groups of Emerging Arts Leaders (EALs). Even...

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A Rare Species in the Midwest

Ruben Quesada “Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” - Reinhold Niebuhr In thinking about the impact of art on society, and...

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Whole Educators: A New Model for Teacher Professional Development

Molly Uline-Olmstread Museums go with schools like peanut butter goes with jelly. It is a beautiful symbiotic relationship built on a variety of interactions including field trips, distance learning,...

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Take the Lead: Musing of a Professional Development Junkie

Whitney Roux Professional development takes many forms, from hands-on workshops to panel discussions. Important opportunities for leadership and building relationships with mentors provide a robust...

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USE US

George Patrick McLeer As we sat down with our Congressmen this past March during National Arts Advocacy Day, one message kept coming out of my mouth, “In my community, we don’t just ‘fund’ the arts, we...

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Charting the Future: Why we need new Visionary Ideas, Values, and Models to...

Todd Eric Hawkins When I think about the future, both my own personal future and that of the arts, my mind immediately recalls a quote by Wayne Gretzky. The quote came to me via Ben Cameron, Program...

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Shaking Up Employee Volunteer Programs

Maura Koehler-Hanlon The following is an article originally posted on VolunteerMatch, written by vice president of Client Services Maura Koehler-Hanlon, in which she describes how she recently...

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The Arts are not “only” the NEA…

Kate McClanahan “Above all, artists must not be only in art galleries or museums — they must be present in all possible activities.” — Michelangelo Pistoletto What is art? Art is a means for social...

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Why should you attend the Arts Education and Advocacy Preconference?

Jeff Poulin Americans for the Arts has long been a national leader in the arts in America. For decades, the organization, too, has been involved in the advocacy of the inclusion of the arts as part of...

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Turnaround Arts and Why It Works

Malissa Feruzzi Shriver Here is a recipe for success. Take a failing elementary school, invest time and treasure in professional development, help them develop a strategic plan; assist them in...

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Employee Engagement: A Resource Round-Up

Employee Engagement In response to an increase in demand for corporate social responsibility–as well as employee expectations for opportunities that are more connected to their workplace and...

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Provocations and Basic Truths for Rethinking our Work at Home

Jim Clark I always look forward to Americans for the Arts’ Annual Convention for two very specific reasons: one is to be provoked by the audacity of others; the second is to be reminded of basic truths...

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It Was TOO Short!

Norie Sato receiving the 2014 Public Art Network Award at Annual Convention The Nashville PAN Preconference has come and gone, sniff sniff, I miss seeing everyone already. I was thrilled to be able to...

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Back to School Arts Education Checklist

Stephanie Milling With the end of the summer rapidly approaching, it is time to start thinking about the new school year. Even though I have been living on an academic calendar most of my life, I never...

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Mayor Jim Brainard on Carmel, Indiana’s Arts and Culture District

Mayor Jim Brainard As American suburbs developed in the years after World War II, people tended to think of them as little more than places to sleep after a long day working in the big city nearby....

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Cultural Districts and Communities: Catalysts for Change

Theresa Cameron This week’s blog salon on Cultural Districts and Communities:  Catalysts for Change explored how cultural districts are improving, engaging, and sometimes changing their communities....

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Student Advocates for the Arts in the College Classroom

Stephanie Milling In my last blog, I spoke about developing future arts advocates and some of the misconceptions that might prevent individuals from participating. To continue on a similar trajectory,...

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Making Major Asks to Private Donors

John Bryan There is a gigantic, come-and-have-some, boatload of private sector money available to all arts organizations. New research from Richmond, Virginia confirms that most don’t ask for it....

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Remaining True to the Deep Inner Conviction in Your Art

Andrew Moses Andrew Moses (age 14) is a home-schooled, Tae Kwon Do black belt, with a composer fellowship at the LA Philharmonic. In the 90 second video below, Andrew and other students describe their...

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