Learn what public art is, how it is developed and created, and the positive impact public art can have on a community.

Jan 27, 2023 · 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 …

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.

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 …

The Research team is a three-person team comprised of a vice president of research, a senior director of research services, and director of local arts agency community engagement and equity research. …

Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 (AEP5) is Americans for the Arts’ fifth economic impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and their audiences. By every measure, the results …

Mar 11, 2025 · 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 …

Americans for the Arts (AFTA), the leading nonprofit for advancing the arts in America, announced today that starting at the end of March 2025, Erin Harkey would serve as its next CEO. Harkey brings more …

The NEA and NEH are essential. They reach every Congressional district, supporting programs that reflect the full spectrum of American communities—from rural arts initiatives and veterans’ healing …

Our Creative Industries reports provide a research-based approach to understanding the scope and economic importance of the arts in America.