Congratulations to the candidates who received their elections on November 5th. Individuals for the Arts has a protracted and strong working relationship with each political events, which is important to advancing federal coverage objectives. We’ll proceed to advocate for the artistic sector on the federal degree to showcase how the humanities are an financial engine of alternative and job creation for the nation. We’re centered on success in Congressional bipartisan help for the Nationwide Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Nationwide Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and humanities training funding on the Division of Training, amongst different packages.
Our financial system thrives off of the artistic sector which performs a vital position in our society and financial system comprising 4.3% of our gross home product or $1.1 trillion. Arts training and STEAM packages foster creativity and innovation, traits which are in demand by the enterprise neighborhood. The humanities additionally play an essential position serving to to deal with PTSD and traumatic mind accidents (TBI) in our navy service women and men.
Individuals for the Arts will work to realize these objectives given our a long time of labor in educating Senators and Members of the Home of Representatives of each events in regards to the financial worth of the Arts and Tradition. We stay up for persevering with to work with robust arts champions on Capitol Hill, together with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who will doubtless be the brand new chair of the Senate Inside Appropriations Subcommittee together with present chair Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), which has funding authority over the NEA and NEH. We additionally stay up for persevering with working with Home Inside Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Rating Member Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME). Our work stays essential to verify the Legislative Department continues to know the financial worth of the humanities and tradition. Our success will depend on the help of the artistic sector and our companions.
“As Americans for the Arts celebrates our 65th anniversary in 2025, we have a long history of educating and advocating for the creative sector” acknowledged Individuals for the Arts Interim Co-CEOs Suzy Delvalle and Jamie Bennett. “We have decades of experience in working in a non-partisan manner to educate all our federal officials on the value that the creative sector brings to every state, county and city in America. Americans for the Arts will be working every day to ensure that the creative economy continues to flourish.”
“The Arts Action Fund and its 400,000+ grassroots members will be laser-focused on working to engage both Republican and Democratic freshmen and incumbent Members of Congress on the economic and community impact and value of public funding of the arts and culture back home in their states and congressional districts,” mentioned Nina Ozlu Tunceli, govt director of the Arts Motion Fund.
To study extra about how the 2024 Basic Election will have an effect on the artistic sector, please register for our upcoming Submit-Election Webinar, which can be hosted by Individuals for the Arts and the Arts Motion Fund on Thursday, November 21st at 3 pm EDT.
Media Contact:
Mariaesmeralda Paguaga
[email protected]
