The cast of Beauty and the Beast at the Arts HUB in 2023. Credit: Bennet Forsyth “My number one goal is to create an art space for all of Boulder County,” he explains. “This will expand our ...
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The Arts and Crafts movement originated in mid-19th-century England and gained momentum in Europe and the United States as a solution to the perceived ills of industrialization, mechanized production, and urbanization.
The Arts of the Americas department stewards a diverse collection of nearly 4,600 objects from North, Central, and South America from 5000 BCE to the present, reflecting the extensive history of artistic production in this hemisphere. The oldest objects attest to the presence of Indigenous communities in the Americas since time immemorial, while the newest grapple with pressing questions of ...
The Art Institute of Chicago was founded as both a museum and school for the fine arts in 1879, a critical era in the history of Chicago as civic energies were devoted to rebuilding the metropolis that had been destroyed by the Great Fire of 1871.
The new Applied Arts of Europe galleries opened in July after a multi-year redesign project. The galleries present more than 300 objects from the Art Institute’s outstanding collection of furniture, silver, ceramics, and glass made between 1600 and 1900 and feature a new design vocabulary with cutting-edge casework and lighting. Working closely with Ellenor Alcorn, renowned Barcelona-based ...
This essay historicizes the recent past to contextualize the burgeoning art historical relevance of Chicago’s Black Arts Movement photographers, especially the cohort who worked on or at The Wall of Respect, a mural on the city’s South Side.
The arts are essential. They teach students innumerable lessons—practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects, collaboration leads to creativity. The arts also teach children that there a several paths to take when approaching problems and that all problems can have more than one solution. Research has also shown impressive benefits of arts education on entire school ...
Americans for the Arts stands with you alongside millions of artists, local and state arts agency leaders, teachers, community leaders, business people, elected officials, funders, and other arts professionals.
The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us—fostering creativity, empathy, and beauty. The arts also strengthen our communities socially, educationally, and economically—benefits that persisted during a pandemic that was devastating to the arts. The following 10 reasons show why an investment in artists, creative workers, and arts organizations is vital to the ...
Americans for the Arts (AFTA), the leading nonprofit for advancing the arts in America, announces its first wave of dynamic programming for AFTACON, taking place June 11-14, 2025 in Cincinnati. The national convention, presented in partnership with local host ArtsWave, will bring together arts leaders from across the nation to connect, share, and shape the future of arts leadership.
Arts businesses and the creative people they employ stimulate innovation, strengthen America's competitiveness in the global marketplace, and play an important role in building and sustaining economic vibrancy. (Data current as of April 2017.) Find your FREE, local report now to get specific data for your community!
Animating Democracy inspires, informs, promotes, and connects arts and culture as potent contributors to community, civic, and social change. As a program of Americans for the Arts, Animating Democracy has brought national visibility to arts for change work, built knowledge about quality practice, and created useful resources.
Americans for the Arts offers opportunities to convene at our events. If you’re interested in attending arts events in your area or a location you’re visiting, try using our Arts Meet Calendar, available year-round for arts organizations to add their upcoming events and schedules.
Arts and culture build livable communities in which residents take pride. 86% of Americans say, “arts and culture are important to their community’s quality of life and livability,” and 79% of the American public believe that the arts are “important to their community’s businesses, economy, and local jobs.” 89% of attendees agreed ...
Groundbreaking Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 Study Reveals Impact of the ...
Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 is Americans for the Arts’ fifth study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry's impact on the economy. It documents the economic contributions of the arts in 341 diverse communities and regions across the country, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $166.3 billion of economic ...
Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design Johnson Fellowship for Artists Transforming Communities Americans for the Arts Professional Member Spotlights Focusing in on Topics of Interest to Provide Facts and Links to Resources Shining the Spotlight on Arts Programs and Advocacy Work in States Across America
Ayanna N. Hudson joined Americans for the Arts as Chief Programs Officer on , where she now plays a pivotal role in leading and advancing programmatic initiatives to effectively serve AFTA’s membership and the broader arts community and champion the arts and their essential role in society.
50 Stories, 50 States is a campaign of Americans for the Arts in celebration of National Arts & Humanities Month 2025. Stories collected will support year-round advocacy and help ensure that the arts and humanities continue to inspire, heal, and unite America. From murals in rural towns to poems in school notebooks, we’re gathering stories from across the 50 states, territories, and ...
The New York Times: State of the Arts in 2025: Precarious, Promising, or a Bit of Both?
State of the Arts in 2025: Precarious, Promising, or a Bit of Both?
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Travel managers should introduce a "no profile, no booking" policy after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned that fraudsters are booking flights by posing to travel management companies as ...
Travel Managers Urged to Adopt 'No Profile, No Booking' Policy Following FBI Fraud Warning