- Arts Education | Americans for the Arts
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
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
- New Study Reveals Strong Support for the Arts, but Equal Access Remains . . .
The federal arts advocacy program, hosted in partnership with the Arts Action Fund, champions arts funding legislation by opposing measures to cut federal funding for the arts, advocating for increased federal appropriations for arts agencies, and training local advocates to strengthen arts programming in their states
- Ayanna Hudson | Americans for the Arts
Ayanna N Hudson joined Americans for the Arts as Chief Programs Officer on June 2, 2025, 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
- Arts And Healing | Americans for the Arts
Arts in health and healing is the integration of any art form to a wide variety of healthcare and community settings for therapeutic, educational, and expressive purposes and has been proven to benefit patients, their families, and their caregivers
- Massachusetts - Americans for the Arts
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!
- 10 Arts Education Fast Facts - Americans for the Arts
Students with high arts participation and low socioeconomic status have a 4 percent dropout rate—five times lower than their low socioeconomic status peers [1] Students who take four years of arts and music classes score an average of over 150 points higher on the SAT than students who take only one-half year or less [2]
- National Arts and Humanities Month | Americans for the Arts
Celebrate the arts within you! October is National Arts Humanities Month (NAHM)—a collective recognition of the importance of culture in America This month-long celebration’s objectives are to: Focus on equitable access to the arts at local, state, and national levels; Increase and support individual, organizational, and diverse community participation in the arts; Raise awareness about
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