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March 12, 2024
Americans for the Arts News

Activities to be held across the country from September 27-October 5

January 19, 2024
Americans for the Arts News

[WASHINGTON, DC, January 19, 2024]Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors today presented the 2024 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards to three elected officials and an American poet at The United States Conference of Mayors 92nd Winter Meeting in Washington, DC.

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January 11, 2024
Americans for the Arts News

Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund endorse the Creative Workforce Investment Act, legislation introduced by Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA). The Senate companion of the Creative Economy Revitalization Act was introduced by U.S.

December 4, 2023
Americans for the Arts News

Americans for the Arts supports new legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI). The STAR Act would allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transportation projects through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), promoting rider engagement, deterring vandalism, and enhancing community identity. 

The STAR Act would reinstate a federal flexibility that allows local transit authorities to include art in federally-funded transit projects ~