The state’s leading arts and culture advocacy organization providing vision, leadership, and resources to ensure the growth, prosperity and sustainability of arts and culture in Georgia!
Georgians for the Arts
The state’s leading arts and culture advocacy organization providing vision, leadership, and resources to ensure the growth, prosperity and sustainability of arts and culture in Georgia!
Join Georgians for the Arts for an online advocacy training session. Scheduled from October to January, sessions are open to all levels and support educational programming. Participants will learn to identify legislators, prepare pitches, and conduct meetings, culminating in the 2025 Georgia Arts Day at the Capitol. Register for insights and skills to advocate effectively.
Please save the date for our annual convening of arts advocates from across the great state of Georgia. The two-day event is an opportunity to connect with arts organizations, funders, individual artists, art educators, and government officials while learning about legislative issues facing the arts nationally and in Georgia. Georgia Arts Day is Sunday, February. . .
We urge immediate opposition to proposed funding cuts for the NEA and NEH, as the FY’25 House Interior Appropriations bill, with potential 1.5% or 23% reductions, is being considered. Advocacy is vital to prevent significant impacts on arts and humanities programs. Use Georgia’s Arts Action Center to voice your concerns now.
The Georgia Legislature approved legislation for the production of a license plate highlighting the arts and to provide financial benefits to the Georgia Council for the Arts. If a “Support The Arts” license plate was available, would you purchase it?
Georgia’s first Arts and Economic Prosperity report reveals that the state’s arts sector, with a $29.2 billion impact, supports 19,734 jobs and attracts 16.6 million attendees to events. Advocates are urged to contact House and Senate Representatives to increase funding for the Georgia Council for the Arts. Actions include messaging legislators, contacting the Creative Arts and Entertainment Committee, and visiting the Arts Action Center to bolster the lucrative industry.
Take quick action and send your State House Representative a request that they support HB 1265.
HB 1265 will allow you to elect all or part of your state tax refund to be dedicated to helping to provide additional funding to the Georgia Council for the Arts starting in 2025.
HB 1265 was previously known as HB 821. Still, the legislation expired after two years of inaction by the Ways and Means Committee.
After weeks of negotiations and months of collective advocacy by arts advocates, Congressional appropriators unveiled their FY 2023 omnibus appropriations package to fund the federal government for next year. Please take a few minutes to thank your congressional members for supporting the arts in America and urge them to vote for the final passage of this major legislation as soon as possible.
Americans for the Arts, October 20. On Monday, unexpectedly, Senate Appropriations Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) released the texts of 9 of the appropriations bills, as a way of kick-starting some activity around them. Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Leahy are negotiating how to advance the bills further in the Senate.
Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
In 2017, the Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County created its first public art initiative in a community where there was no public art. The purpose of public art is not only to enrich the community and improve our quality of life through its ability to enrich an environment, but also to ignite the imagination, encourage thought, and to prompt discourse.
Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
ArtsCity Festival is a mini version of the popular Arts in the Heart Festival and will be held on September 17, 18, 19, 2021 in Augusta, GA. ArtsCity Festival will still offer great music on two stages, over 80 juried fine artists booths and ten international food booths with authentic cuisine by our local cultural. . .
The Artist known as Alexis Smith Thomason (formerly Mieke) became interested in art at the age of four. Her mother brought her a set of Prang Watercolors after she showed precocious tendencies in art when she was a child—and she has been painting ever since! She spent a great deal of time growing up in. . .
Georgia Music Partners (a Georgia not-for-profit 501(c)(6) corporation) exists because we believe that music matters to the people of Georgia – in our communities, in our schools, and in our economy.
For 39-years, the mission of the Coastal Jazz Association (DBA Savannah Jazz) has been: To promote, present, preserve and perpetuate the art form known as Jazz through a series of community and regional events, programs, and activities.
The purpose and goal of the Foundation’s Metropolitan Atlanta Arts grant is to support and provide resources to strengthen independent arts organizations with annual operating budgets under $2 million. These creative enterprises promote public access and encourage the breadth of arts and cultural programming in our metro Atlanta community.
The City of Savannah is excited to invite experienced and talented artists to submit proposals for an asphalt art installation that will create traffic calming and slow down motorists.
Radical Unity was formed to launch a creative expressions roadmap that engages various communities in exciting and unexpected new ways across various platforms. We envision a United States inspired by its diversity, which honors the power of creativity and manifests a future that celebrates and uplifts everyone.
Vanessa Sanchez of La Mezcla. Photo by Danica Paulos, courtesy of Jacob's Pillow "To be consistently equitable and accessible across the board takes a lot of thought, a lot of planning, a lot of process…. [O]ur work is not 'I'm going to read a book, and then we're going to go…
Melanie Cervantes. Photo by the artist. "As I emerged into my art practice, I found a powerful process to express not just my voice but that could serve to amplify a cacophony of voices from my communities. An artful life, to me, is a combination of the relationships and trust…
Americans for the Arts stands with the communities in the Southeastern United States affected by Hurricane Helene and approaching Hurricane Milton. We understand that the path to recovery—both for individuals and neighborhoods—requires time, strength, and resilience. In the aftermath of this devastation, we must come together as a united community…
Music Credits: “NY” composed and performed by Kosta T, from the cd Soul Sand. Used courtesy of the Free Music ArchiveJo Reed: From the National Endowment for the Arts, this is Art Works. I’m Josephine Reed. Today I’m happy to welcome Soo Hugh, the showrunner and writer of the Pachinko, a…
NEA Artful Life Moment: NEA National Heritage Fellow Roen Kahalewai Hufford (Hawaiian)
In this Artful Life Moment, 2023 NEA Heritage Fellow Roen Kahalewai Hufford (Hawaii) talks about the importance of reclaiming cultural tradition as a way to help people channel their creative spirits. Learn more about Roen Hufford and her work as a kapa maker at arts.gov/heritage….
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NEA Artful Life Moment: NEA National Heritage Fellow Nick Spitzer
In this Artful Life Moment, 2023 NEA National Heritage Fellow Nick Spitzer talks about using radio as a medium to explore the country’s diverse cultural heritage. Learn more about Nick Spitzer and his work as a folklife presenter, educator, and radio producer at arts.gov/heritage….
Join Georgians for the Arts for an online advocacy training session. Scheduled from October to January, sessions are open to all levels and support educational programming. Participants will learn to identify legislators, prepare pitches, and conduct meetings, culminating in the 2025 Georgia Arts Day at the Capitol. Register for insights and skills to advocate effectively.
Please save the date for our annual convening of arts advocates from across the great state of Georgia. The two-day event is an opportunity to connect with arts organizations, funders, individual artists, art educators, and government officials while learning about legislative issues facing the arts nationally and in Georgia. Georgia Arts Day is Sunday, February. . .
We urge immediate opposition to proposed funding cuts for the NEA and NEH, as the FY’25 House Interior Appropriations bill, with potential 1.5% or 23% reductions, is being considered. Advocacy is vital to prevent significant impacts on arts and humanities programs. Use Georgia’s Arts Action Center to voice your concerns now.
The Georgia Legislature approved legislation for the production of a license plate highlighting the arts and to provide financial benefits to the Georgia Council for the Arts. If a “Support The Arts” license plate was available, would you purchase it?
Georgia Music Partners reporting on the Joint House and Senate Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee.
Americans for the Arts, October 20. On Monday, unexpectedly, Senate Appropriations Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) released the texts of 9 of the appropriations bills, as a way of kick-starting some activity around them. Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Leahy are negotiating how to advance the bills further in the Senate.
Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
In 2017, the Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County created its first public art initiative in a community where there was no public art. The purpose of public art is not only to enrich the community and improve our quality of life through its ability to enrich an environment, but also to ignite the imagination, encourage thought, and to prompt discourse.
Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
ArtsCity Festival is a mini version of the popular Arts in the Heart Festival and will be held on September 17, 18, 19, 2021 in Augusta, GA. ArtsCity Festival will still offer great music on two stages, over 80 juried fine artists booths and ten international food booths with authentic cuisine by our local cultural. . .
The Artist known as Alexis Smith Thomason (formerly Mieke) became interested in art at the age of four. Her mother brought her a set of Prang Watercolors after she showed precocious tendencies in art when she was a child—and she has been painting ever since! She spent a great deal of time growing up in. . .
Georgia Music Partners (a Georgia not-for-profit 501(c)(6) corporation) exists because we believe that music matters to the people of Georgia – in our communities, in our schools, and in our economy.
For 39-years, the mission of the Coastal Jazz Association (DBA Savannah Jazz) has been: To promote, present, preserve and perpetuate the art form known as Jazz through a series of community and regional events, programs, and activities.
The purpose and goal of the Foundation’s Metropolitan Atlanta Arts grant is to support and provide resources to strengthen independent arts organizations with annual operating budgets under $2 million. These creative enterprises promote public access and encourage the breadth of arts and cultural programming in our metro Atlanta community.
The City of Savannah is excited to invite experienced and talented artists to submit proposals for an asphalt art installation that will create traffic calming and slow down motorists.
Radical Unity was formed to launch a creative expressions roadmap that engages various communities in exciting and unexpected new ways across various platforms. We envision a United States inspired by its diversity, which honors the power of creativity and manifests a future that celebrates and uplifts everyone.
