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Perfect spot for lunch when touring Balboa Park.Service was initially slow;we were promptly seated and delivered water and complimentary hummus (a delicious surprise!) and crackers by the support staff but then there was a long wait for our actual server to appear.All went well after this initial hiccup.Our waiter,Chance,gave great suggestions and was VERY thorough in ensuring that the kitchen paid attention to my son's allergies when preparing his food.The market salad was a fresh,healthy,tasty combination of textures and flavors.I added the salmon which was fresh and perfectly cooked. Prices are commensurate with the gorgeous location,so expect to pay for the view.
Food was delicious and we loved the scenic view of the airplanes landing at the airport.
The charm of the outdoor area is not to be compared and the food is extremely delicious. It is a fabulous treat at the Prado!
The food was great and our friends were impressed. Perfect venue before a night at the Old Globe
Dinner was absolutely delicious. Angus steak was cooked exacly how I wanted it. Freshest green beans ever, and garlic mashed potatoes perfect. Sea bass & veggies excellent. Oh, and the after dinner coffee divine! Our table felt private even though there was a lot going on around us. Our server Michael made the dinner even more enjoyable. Can't wait to go back again.
I would recommend this place to anyone! The food was fantastic, and deserts were out of this world! It was a great out door dinning area. We were celebrating our anniversary, and it was a great environment to do so.
Our night out for my partners birthday was a mix of good wine and attentive service. The walk from the parking lovely even though parking was a little difficult to find being new to the area. We entered and were immediately welcomed to a table and upon our request were moved to a booth hassle free. The entire service was prompt and I never had to ask for anything other than the servers recommendation. Our server Scott, I believe his name to be, was friendly and genuin throughout the entire evening. Taking the notes from OT and delivering an awesome service. The food was good some portionings I felt highlighted the wrong ingredients but the taste profiles were yummy! Thank you!
Enjoyed it very much. Staff very accommodating to a reservation change. Bargain food special on a Tuesday nite. Great find.
My wife and I celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary at the PRADO. The outdoor dining was very Romantic and quiet. The Date Night Special on Tuesday night is a great deal. Plenty of choices and the food was well prepared. The wait staff was friendly and prompt. When we left Iwe thought that the inside area was rather noisy and we were glad to have sat outside.
We experienced great service and had a wonderful time the food was excellent and we plan on returning soon !
If you're visiting, this is a great place for lunch before or after visiting the many Balboa Park sights and doings.
A close friend and I were celebrating our birthdays in style. We had a fabulous waiter. I am sorry to say I did not catch his name. He was funny and hospitable. The cocktails we ordered - pear martini and sangaria were pretty and strong!! We split the Cilantro Shrimp Chile Rellano for our appetizer. It was amazing. Just a little spicy but so yummy. The mole was the best. For dinner, I got the beef braised short ribs. It was one of the best dinners of my life. I could have taken a dive in the bordelaise sauce. It was thoughtful that we were treated to flan with two birthday candles. Even though it was a Friday night, we were not rushed. The service was outstanding. Overall, I could not have asked for a lovelier way to spend the night.
We really enjoyed our dinner at the Prado. We were entertaining friends from Germany after a day at the San Diego Zoo. It is a quick walk from the Zoo and our friends enjoyed it.
I met a group of old friends at the Prado, and it was the perfect location. We had a great, leisurely dinner, terrific service and food, wonderful setting-a success on all fronts!
A colorful room, radiating with an orange glow for evening, our meal was presented in exceptional surrounds by a very accomplished server. The food itself was fantastic - pairing some neat combinations without the usual 'restaurant pretentiousness' that tends to come with good food.
Prado restaurant: Always clean and great service, Quality fresh food, I would consider Prado a restaurant for all occasions. Birthdays Romantic dates, any parties in your future, take mom and dad to this one they'll love it. I have never been disappointed in all the years I have patronized the Prado restaurant Balboa Park, I'll see you there.... M Shrader
We have always enjoyed the good food, great service and ambiance. The servers are especially cordial and helpful.
The matinee at the Globe then an early dinner (5:45) at the Prado makes for a perfect Sunday. The food and service were very good and the atmosphere a plus.
Great evening with friends at a comfortable, eclectic venue. Service and food were perfect for our occasion.
We were able to make a reservation for the patio just before our Old Globe performance. Beautiful outdoor venue. Menu was excellent, cocktail list fun, service was most attentive, good presentation. And staff were most conscientious about quickly preparing food so we would be ready for our 7PM performance. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Had a special request that I called in for the host stand and they followed through with it. Service was great! Had a really nice time. Will be back!
Birthday lunch with friends. Patio was lovely. Great salads, mussel appetizer and Sangria. Waiter was totally on top of keeping water filled and checking in with us without being annoying about it. Complimentary B's day dessert with candles, and, thankfully no waiters" renditions of Happy Birthday. Did not feel rushed at all. Only odd thing was the sense that so many tourists go there they assume you are one. We were encourage to enjoy the rest of our time in San Diego! Since we all live here, I assume we will!
Whether you are headed to the Old Globe Theatre or just want a nice dinner in a pleasant atmosphere this is the place to go.
Four of us get together once a year. The Prado experience completed a wonderful day in San Diego.
I wanted a special restaurant for my birthday and with so many choices in San Diego, it was a hard choice. I chose The Prado because whenever I've been there, it felt like a tourist at one of the loveliest spots in America's Finest City. I am surrounded by good vibes, excellent service, lovely ambiance, and good food. Truly a memorable experience whenever I'm there. I was served a birthday dessert which was a very nice touch.
One of my all time favorite places for lunch. I was not impressed with the calamari fries, but everything else was delicious and well presented. I highly recommend their market salad.
A very pleasant evening spent with my family on my wife's birthday. The food was good and fairly priced. We enjoyed the ambiance and the service was very good and they got us feed and out the door in time for the play.
This was our first time eating inside, and it was lovely. Our food was delicious, and service was wonderful (as always).
The usual Open Table reminder wasn't sent until after our dinner, so I worried about our reservation. The Prado was glad to check and confirm and even take us a little early. Our server was humorous without detracting from the experience, and knew the questions we had about the menu. Always a great meal!
We went to The Prado this past Tuesday and were pleasantly surprised to see their Tuesday night special. Two entrees and a bottle of wine for $39.95. Great deal. We had the short ribs and the Jidori half chicken. Delicious. A great meal and a wonderful deal.
San Diego native and first time having dinner at the Prado. Fantastic service and food!
As usual, we had a great time. We were celebrating a friend's birthday, and the ambiance, friendliness of the staff(Julie was our server), and the excellent food made for a special day.
We went to see the The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. The Prado is a short jaunt away and was perfect for a romantic dinner afterwards. The food as always was excellent. The only issue I had this time was it took forever to get our receipt and credit card back (25 minutes). Our server, bless his heart, was extremely apologetic, but when you finish your meal, hand the waiter a credit card, and it isn't returned for such a long period of time, it makes me question going back there any time soon without cash. And how many people pay for dinner with cash anymore? Other than that, the appetizer, soup and salad, entrees, and desert were superb.
The Prado never disappoints! Great menu options, all of which are excellent. Beautiful, outdoor dining and service is great. Truly a consistent gem of a dining experience!
Can't go wrong with the Prado for any occasion. Choices between lounge, inside, outside, and bistro dinning coupled with a great menu selection make this a great place to visit.
the muscles were the best I have ever had. A nice variety of choices. Great ambience and service. I will be return for sure
We each started with the black bean soup, then wedge salad and portobelo salad, then salmon & jidori chicken. Each course was delightful, as was our friendly server, Matthew. Knew the menu, one of us is gluten free and there were notes on each item that was GF - nice, easy. The ambience is very nice, as is the entire park. We can't wait to return again soon.
If you ever need to find something unusual, great, thematic, good food, ambiance, and something to impress your visitor(s), then the Prado is your place!
Went here for our annual holiday dinner with friends. Food is usually pretty good but service is always excellent. It has a great atmosphere both on the patio and in the restaurant. It's lit perfectly for a really warm comfy dinner.
I love eating here! Great for before the Old Globe and great for special occasions. The food is good from starters through desserts and the service is wonderful. I bring my family and friends here and all have enjoyed the experience. I recommend The Prado to all!
The waiter made a great effort to to be very kind to my 7 year old and introduced himself to my son and spoke to him everytime he came to the table by name. A sure way to a big tip is to be kind to my often unruly children....I appreciated the effort. Good food and fast service so we were not late the play at the Old Globe Theater right nearby.
i expected more food selection. but the food tastes magnificent
I made the reservation knowing that, after walking around all night, I would need a seat and a cocktail. The Prado has wonderful cocktails and we ordered delicious appetizers and desserts too. Excellent service made it the perfect rest and I was able to walk around a few more hours.
The Christmas ambiance was spectacular; decorations put you in the mood for the Holidays. The service and food were excellent!
Our server was great.....the apps were awesome....my paella was good, but not great......fun night....expensive...but fun.....
Great food. Outstanding service. Love dining on the patio!! We had our mom in town from Boston. Perfect way to start the afternoon in Balboa Park with her.
Highly recomend ordering the pork. Well seasoned and cooked to perfection!
The food and environment were exceptional - your lady will Love it !
This was our first visit to the Prado and it was wonderful. Our waiter Scott was awesome he made us feel like family and gave us superb service. The food was delicious as well as the sangria and I highly recommend the pear or blood orange martini. Dessert did not disappoint either. If you haven't tried this restaurant put it on your list for 2014 you won't be disappointed!
A wonderful place of respite in the busy Balboa Park. Good food and ambiance, always enjoyable.


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SIKKIM by Lancome..... ....This one's definitely not for me and thankfully I purchased a very small bottle...I am not a gardenia fan and that 'note' seems to dominate the entire fragrance....Reminded me of 'Fracas'which I know is loved by many. For me it was just another of those perfumes you try to wash off and it has a life of its own.
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TVA Employees Honored for Research Project
March 17, 2011
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Two project managers with the Tennessee Valley Authority have been honored for research on a new way to identify potential problems in steam boiler units at fossil power plants.
Steam boiler units burn coal to heat water and create steam to drive turbines that generate electricity.
David Nesbitt and Jesse Johnston received the 2010 Generation Technology Transfer Award from the Electric Power Research Institute during ceremonies in New Orleans for their work on a project funded by TVA Technology Innovation and Allen Fossil Plant in partnership with EPRI.
Under Nesbitt and Johnston, temperature sensors were installed in a steam drum, part of the boiler where steam is collected, inside a unit at the Allen plant near Memphis. The sensors measured temperature and surface stress at the point where water is added, something that had never been done before. Even a slight change in temperature can cause the drum to crack. Data from the study, completed in 2009, showed how such monitors can identify problems as they happen.
"This research was the first of its kind at the time and is expected to help operators avoid conditions that could damage a steam drum," said Steve Halcomb, TVA project manager for Clean and Renewable Energy Technologies. Halcomb nominated Nesbitt and Johnston for the award. Both men are based in Chattanooga.
EPRI annually recognizes industry professionals who have led technology efforts on behalf of companies like TVA. After an extensive review, the TVA project was selected as one of 12 winners of the 2010 award.
The Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, provides electricity for utility and business customers in most of Tennessee and parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia – an area of 80,000 square miles with a population of 9 million. TVA operates 29 hydroelectric dams, 11 coal-fired power plants, three nuclear plants and 11 natural gas-fired power facilities and supplies up to 36,000 megawatts of electricity, delivered over 16,000 miles of high-voltage power lines. TVA also provides flood control, navigation, land management and recreation for the Tennessee River system and works with local utilities and state and local governments to promote economic development across the region. TVA, which makes no profits and receives no taxpayer money, is funded by sales of electricity to its customers. Electricity prices in TVA's service territory are below the national average.
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"Urban Outlaw"( Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times / February 15, 2013 )
Magnus Walker is reflected in a mirror by the side of his 1965 Porsche 911 inside his downtown Los Angeles arts district warehouse. For more than a decade, Walker has transformed scrap heaps into one-off custom 911s, earning him the nickname "Urban Outlaw."
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Air Pollution as Seen From the Skies
From Mt. Etna to China to the Sahara, these striking satellite images of air pollution are from both natural and man-made causes
- By Sarah Zielinski
- Smithsonian.com, April 20, 2010
In the United States, the Clean Air Act has resulted in reductions in pollutants emitted through power generation. But the industry is still responsible for about 70 percent of the sulfur dioxide and 20 percent of the nitrous oxide compounds released into the atmosphere. Sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxides are responsible for acid rain and the acidification of many of the waters of the eastern half of the country. Nitrous oxides also contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, a major component of urban smog. In addition, about 40 percent of U.S. mercury emissions—which contaminate fish and other animals and can cause neurological damage when people eat these organisms—come from power generation.
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Posted by alamin on March 28,2013 | 06:06 PM
Isn't this the annual chamzeen wind which may even be the biblical plague 'darkness'. Having lived in Egypt I have been in it diectly and also in Europe woke up to a fine coating of Saharan dust. There are many new 'man made' pollutes.This however is an age old event. I think we need to keep the focus on the many new dangers we make and face.
Posted by Ash on June 13,2011 | 11:14 PM
Unfortunately, we may be looking at the future of the United States if present forces trying to eliminate or defund the EPA are successful. Some of my friends here in Southern California remember being able to see the air they were breathing in the days before smog control rules and regulations were put in place. We should not scrificeour environment for corporate profits.
Posted by Ross McIntosh on March 3,2011 | 08:46 PM
"...then, had the unmitigated gall to dump all the world's problems squarely onto the laps of the Chinese and wait patiently for them to come up with a solution to save the world"
Why not, that's what the world had been doing to the US for about 50 years now.
Posted by oh'rily on November 10,2010 | 12:07 PM
@ W.D. Box
Ever been to China? Ever lived in one of the polluted Eastern cities? I grew up in Los Angeles, the most heavily polluted area of the U.S. and I now live in one of those "Eastern Chinese" cities. The pollution in Los Angeles in the 1970s was NEVER as bad as what millions of Chinese breathe every single day. Chinese pollution is a Chinese problem. The U.S. and the West have almost pristine urban air now compared to the "Eastern Chinese" cities. Every country is responsible for their own problems, pollution or otherwise.
Posted by jaylingo on May 3,2010 | 05:08 AM
Well, you covered economics, trade balance, currency manipulation, nationalism, clean energy, politics; then, had the unmitigated gall to dump all the world's problems squarely onto the laps of the Chinese and wait patiently for them to come up with a solution to save the world (which it seems they must do, because others care not).
One thing that you've conveniently omitted, however, are the three or four hundred years of Western civilization's contribution to pollution before the Chinese decided to participate. The U.S., the biggest offender for nearly all the 20th Century, only recently relinquishing the number one position to China in a race to kill all mankind with contaminated air.
It's a problem for the World to solve, Frank. Not just the Chinese. The idea for heavy investment to clean up the environment is an excellent one - led by U.S. dollars!
Posted by W.D. Box on April 22,2010 | 09:48 PM
China, with its rapid economic development and favorable balance of trade by manipulating its currency to the detriment of countries like the USA, should invest heavily in clean energy and better emission controls so that its people and the world have cleaner air.These are fantastic pictures.It is sad to read that about 600 million chinese are forced to breathe this horrible air.It shows the lack of compassion,insensitivity,and arrogance of the ruling leaders of this dictactorship nation.
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Less than ten weeks after the end of the 2012 season, the FIA World Rally Championship is back. And, like last year, the 2013 season gets underway with the most famous event of the lot: the Rallye Monte-Carlo.
The Monte is the oldest rally in the WRC calendar and the longest running competition in all rally sport. This year will be the 81st edition of the event, which can trace its roots back to 1911 when the first of the marathon pan-European rallies that finished in the Principality of Monaco was held.
It is famous for its narrow asphalt mountain roads and a fiendish mix of changeable weather and road conditions. Freezing temperatures in the mountains mean patches of ice and snow are never far away and drivers who can tackle dry asphalt and ice on the same tyres have the upper hand. Experience counts here, and drivers with a good understanding of the specialist conditions can be a serious threat to the established stars.
Having the right type of tyre is vital in the varied conditions, so WRC competitors can choose from four options designed to perform on everything from dry asphalt to full snow. Picking the right one, or the best compromise, is key to Monte Carlo success.
This year, the route is fractionally longer than in 2012 and, with 468 competitive kilometres run as 18 special stages, it is the longest Monte since 1995. Run from a Service Park in the French city of Valence, 400km kilometres north of Monte-Carlo, organisers have kept the opening two days (Wednesday 16 January and Thursday 17 January) largely unchanged from 2012's programme on roads through the Ardèche, the Haute-Loire and the Drôme regions.
On Friday 18 January there is a significant change to the itinerary. There is an all-new stage, Saint Nazaire le Desert to Le Motte Chalancon, and the return of the famous Sisteron test last run in 2002. Measuring 36.70 kilometres in length, the Sisteron-Thoard stage will mark the final competitive action of day three before the overnight halt in Monaco ahead of the final five stages on Saturday 19 January.
Following a morning off, the 60 highest-place crews in the overall classification with tackle three runs over the famous Col de Turini (Le Moulinet-La Bollene), including two under the cover of darkness, and two passes through Lantosque-Luceram, one by day and one by night. The final Lantosque-Luceram will form the event-closing Power Stage.
Shakedown is scheduled for Tuesday 15 January with the official starting ceremony taking place from 1800hrs the same day. The traditional finish podium will be in the grounds of the Place du Palais in Monaco at 1100hrs on Sunday 20 January.
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Social scientists still debate why people turn out the way they do -- is it nature, is it nurture, or is it a combination of the two? Space scientists wonder the same thing about galaxies. How much of a galaxy's fate is determined by the circumstances of its birth, and how much depends on its later interactions with the rest of the universe?
To find out, astronomers study lots of galaxies. Some of them are members of clusters, while others travel through the universe alone.
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One reason to study the Coma Cluster is that the demographics of galaxies are different in clusters from those in what astronomers call the "field" -- the spaces between clusters.
In the field, for example, there are lots of spiral galaxies, which are giving birth to new stars. But there are few spirals in clusters. Instead, there are lots of galaxies that are shaped like disks, as spirals are, but that don't have the bright young stars that outline spiral arms. That may be because the environment in a cluster strips away the gas that forms stars, so spirals quickly lose their spiral arms.
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A tale of nuclear waste and warning labels inspires a new piece for flute and voice.
How does one write a sign to warn earthlings (or aliens) away from a radioactive mountain 10,000 years from now? What language should be used? Or what simple iconography? This is an honest-to-god dilemma explored in John D'Agata's 2010 nonfiction work, About a Mountain. The essayist and University of Iowa creative writing professor examines the U.S. government's attempts during the last eight years to transform Nevada's Yucca Mountain into a dumping ground for nuclear waste. The project has been derailed, in part by the impossibility of developing warning placards that could remain universally understandable during its 100-century-plus lifespan.
Earlier this year, while reading About a Mountain, local mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley became fixated on the idea of the ephemerality of language. That concern has led to an exciting collaboration with composer Laura Schwendinger.
"I found the meditation on modes of communication, and what has a chance of enduring, to have real pertinence to our efforts here and now as artists," the River Forest resident tells us. After working with and befriending Schwendinger during the Music Institute of Chicago's Four Score Festival in 2009, Bentley knew she wanted the University of Wisconsin–Madison associate professor of composition to translate the concept into music. The singer made one restriction—to orchestrate the piece for flute and voice only. "The flute is like the [human] voice with a layer of communication already stripped away," Bentley explains. Chicago flute diva Mary Stolper will handle the woodwind element.
The lyrics were pulled primarily from just a few sentences from the book of a government report on nonverbal communication. Schwendinger tells us by e-mail from France that she simplified the "coldly unemotional" bureaucratic text to achieve something iconic, more like visual symbols. "The words and sentence structure are used to feel ancient or alien," she explains. "They have an ominous portent." The result has the air of something both ancient and modern.
Bentley, a premier new-music specialist, is known for excavating the beauty from the abstruse scores of, say, Paul Hindemith and Luciano Berio. With a résumé spanning the traditional (Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera, Newberry Consort, Chicago Chamber Musicians) and the contemporary (MusicNow, Fulcrum Point, CUBE), the fortysomething daughter of professional musicians, John and Judith Bentley, credits her prowess to an early introduction to the genre. "My mother was in the first wave of extended-technique flutists," she says. "Being exposed to those sound worlds as a kid was like having that famous advantage of learning a foreign language early—you don't realize it's anything unusual."
Bentley champions new music not only onstage; after concerts, the much-beloved pedagogue is often seen swarmed by adoring students. Now in her second year on faculty at DePaul University, the adjunct professor of voice is passionate about inspiring young singers to embrace the possibilities of less traditional music. "It's easy to recognize how Schubert should be sung. And the performer can rely on the audience's familiarity with that repertoire to buoy the performance," Bentley explains. "But [with avant-garde American composer George] Crumb, you have to take full responsibility."
Prior to her recital of "Mountain," Crumb's magnificent "Madrigals" and George Rochberg's "Eleven Songs to Poems by Paul Rochberg" on Saturday 8, Bentley will lead master classes for DePaul students on selected works of John Cage and Luciano Berio, as well as Crumb.
"Ultimately, we want young musicians to take full responsibility for every instant of every bit of music they'll make," Bentley says.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says it's very difficult for the league to judge whether Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh intended to kick Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin area.
Goodell met with reporters before speaking at a Lions charity event Tuesday night, a day after the league decided it wouldn't suspend Suh.
Goodell says he hasn't spoken to Suh about the play but that the league's football operations staff is in the process of speaking to the player about it. Goodell says the league will decide whether Suh will be fined within the next few days.
Suh was on his chest after being taken down by an offensive lineman last Thursday and extended his left foot to hit Schaub below the belt.
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Americans for the Arts is teaming up with American Girl to help promote the arts in U.S. schools through the Elevate the Arts School Grant Contest and Saige Learning Guide. This partnership dovetails with American Girl's introduction of its 2013 Girl of the Year, Saige Copeland.
Elementary schools throughout the United States with students in grades 3-6 can submit entries to support their art program through the Elevate the Arts School Grant Contest. Each entry must contain two components: a digital image of artwork and a written essay. Entries should be submitted between January 1 and May 31, 2013. They will be evaluated on originality, creativity and how effectively it demonstrates the school's enthusiasm for art and its positive effect on its students.
Grants will be awarded to 13 schools. The first-place winning school will receive $10,000, schools placing second and third will win a $5,000 each, and ten runner-up schools will each receive $2,500. Grant recipients will be announced in October 2013 to coincide with National Arts and Humanities Month.
The Saige Learning Guide is a free, downloadable arts-based curriculum designed for teachers to inspire their students to explore their creative side. It outlines seven specific activities teachers can use to infuse the arts into their classroom and inspire their students to explore the arts, share their artistic passions and promote the arts in their schools and communities.
To complement this resource, Americans for the Arts is offering additional tools that parents can use to ignite their child's creative spirit and imagination and to ensure their school districts and education leaders are committed to the arts. These supplementary tools can be found on Americans for the Arts' website here.
Further details regarding the Elevate the Arts School Grant Program, including specific contest rules and regulations, and the Saige Learning Guide can be found here.
The notion of scaling up has gained currency as arts organizations, artists, and funders seek greater impact from their efforts and investments. The idea of sharing something that is effective so that the benefits can be experienced by more people is attractive, especially when something is producing good results. Disseminating ideas, replicating programs, sharing models and practices, transferring skills and technology are all approaches to scaling up.
But, when is a creative project, program, or initiative ready to go to scale or when is staying small best?
Find out all week as 20 bloggers tell us about their experiences, and the experiences of others, when making the decision to scale up!
The Cultural Districts Project is a comprehensive, three-year initiative that will provide substantive new technical assistance and training resources designed to meet the unique needs of local arts agencies and local arts organizations charged with creating, maintaining and evaluating arts, entertainment and cultural districts around the country.
Americans for the Arts has monitored the growth of arts, entertainment, and cultural districts for years, publishing the first-of-its-kind guide "Cultural Districts Handbook" in 1998. Today, Americans for the Arts is actively tracking approximately 500 districts and fields a significant number of requests for additional technical assistance specifically related to districts.
The new Cultural Districts Project builds upon this track record of service to the field, and will produce new tools to aid in the assessment of districts' impact. The initiative also seeks to advance the national dialogue between state and local arts leaders and non-arts stakeholders about how to work together more effectively to identify naturally occurring cultural districts and leverage the arts in the ongoing effort to strengthen local economies, create an enhanced sense of place and deepen local cultural capacity.
He created programs that connected and resonated not just in Washington but also with local communities throughout the United States: Our Town, which provides funds to struggling neighborhoods for the purpose of investing in theater, dance, music, writing, and visual art; and ArtPlace, which enlists foundations, corporations, and federal agencies to use cultural enterprises to integrate artists and arts groups into local efforts in transportation, housing, community development, and job creation.
In addition, he understood how to connect and work with other branches of government, including the Department of Defense on arts and healing, Department of Education with the Arts Education Partnership, Department of Housing and Urban Development on economic development projects in the arts, and the Department of Commerce to document and track the number of jobs in the nonprofit arts sector to add more scientific evidence and scope to the arts industry.
Most importantly, he used his bully pulpit to educate both Washington and the American people on the value of the arts, specifically noting that the arts are, of course, intrinsically valuable, but also a strong source of jobs and economic stimulus. In fact, his slogan, "Art Works" was intended to persuade Americans, including members of Congress, that investment in art can build stronger communities and revive a flagging economy.
We at Americans for the Arts are sad to see him go. However, he leaves a great legacy that will be admired for years to come.
With that in mind, Americans for the Arts is proud to announce that Arts Advocacy Day will take place April 8–9 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Capitol Hill, and John F. Kennedy Center for the Peforming Arts.
Network with fellow arts advocates from across the country, strategize with experienced advocates, and learn about the most important arts and arts education-based topics for 2013 during the program before meeting with your members of Congress.
In addition, enjoy Grammy Award®-winning musician Yo-Yo Ma as he delivers our 26th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy on April 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
Arts Advocacy Day registrants are eligible to reserve two free tickets to the Hanks Lecture with their event registration. Non-registrants may reserve a single, free general admission ticket online.
For more information about Arts Advocacy Day and the Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy visit AmericansForTheArts.org/aad!
Awardees receiving $25,000:
Beet Street, Ft. Collins, CO
Lanesboro Arts Center, Lanesboro, MN
Tacoma Arts Program, Tacoma, WA
Arts Quest, Bethlehem, PA
CulturalDC, Washington, DC
Ovation is also providing an additional Viewers' Choice Award. Please visit Ovation's Facebook page to review Viewers' Choice submissions and vote for your favorite project by December 31, 2012. The online submission that receives the most votes will receive a $15,000 innOVATION grant, to be announced in January 2013.
Ovation, the only multi-platform network devoted to artists and every kind of artistic expression, developed the innOVATION Grant Program to fund and recognize the impact of artists and the arts in communities' revitalization efforts in partnership with Americans for the Arts.
Not only did their "Call Me Maybe" parody video help them jump out to an early lead, but it also scored the top prize of $5,000 for their arts education programs. Even more amazingly, they secured 16,000 of the 90,000 total votes in the contest!Art teacher Suzanne Tiedemann plans to use the funds to support her recent "Shells for NJ Shores Program" for which students will create shell-themed art to raise money for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy late last month. In addition, 15 other schools in 9 states will receive a total of $20,000.Those winning $2,000 grants are:Paideia School 15 – Yonkers, NYCascade K-8 Community School – Shoreline, WAHammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary – San Jose, CAGreenbrook Elementary – Kendall Park, NJPolaris Charter School – Manchester, NHThe $1,000 grant winners are:Kenmore Elementary – Kenmore, WAMilwaukee French Immersion – Milwaukee, WIAndrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School – Waukegan, ILKestrel High School – Prescott, AZPS 76, The Bennington School – Bronx, NYFlossie Floyd Green Elementary School – Allen, TXNorthwood High School – Pittsboro, NCWashington Elementary – Richmond, CARoberto W. Clemente Middle School – Germantown, MDBryant Elementary – Tacoma, WAThanks again to KRIS Wine for their generous support in this endeavor and congrats to all the winners!
The first 1,500 U.S.-based public or private high schools that register will receive four pairs of blank canvas Vans shoes to make their own creations around four themes: Action Sports, Music, Art, and Local Flavor. Students submit photos of their shoes via the Vans Custom Culture website, then an internal selection and external public vote whittle the entries down to a group of five finalists who will travel to New York City for the Vans Custom Culture final event in June 2013. The top school will receive $50,000 for their visual arts program.
We'll have more information about this exciting opportunity as the registration period begins in January 2013!
The Essential Guidelines for Arts Responders is an immediate resource to help you determine your organization's response and work in the weeks ahead. It is an abridged version of a longer, more detailed handbook (now in development) that's designed to help local and state arts agencies, organizations, foundations, and other arts groups plan and administer a coordinated disaster mobilization system within their service area. We hope that it helps you, and we welcome your comments and additions.
We also encourage you to visit our National Coalition Partners: CERF+ and ArtsReady for resource links and more disaster relief information.
Please let Theresa Cameron, Local Arts Agency Services, know how you are doing and if you have other information you would like to share.
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Participants in the 2013 Local Arts Classroom will be selected via a competitive application and panel process. A maximum of 40 individuals will be accepted into the program. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, participants will receive a certificate of recognition and will be provided with further opportunities to become engaged with the broader arts community and the Americans for the Arts Networks.Individuals meeting the following requirements are eligible to apply: professionals with less than 10 years of experience in the arts field; undergraduate or graduate students; or, professionals who are transitioning into local arts administration from another sector.
For complete details, and to apply, visit our Local Arts Classroom hub.
Dorothy is the immediate past chair of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) and chair emeritus, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH). During her DCCAH chairmanship, she led an effort to increase DCCAH's budget from $1.9 million to $9.3 million. She spearheaded "Party Animals" and "Pandamania," public art projects in which hundreds of blank elephant, donkey and panda sculptures were turned over to local artists, who colorfully transformed them before they were mounted throughout the city. Proceeds from auctions of the sculptures reinvested more than $1 million into DCCAH artist grants and education projects. McSweeny has served on the board of MAAF since 1999 and was its chair from 2009-2012. Using her connections in Washington, she helped to raise significantly the public sector's awareness of the international cultural exchange programs managed by the regional arts organizations, ultimately resulting in increased investment from both the public and private sectors. Elected to the Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame in 2011, McSweeny received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the mayor and was named Washingtonian of the Year with her husband in 1995. She served on Americans for the Arts board of directors since 2008.
This week, October 1–5, join us as we swap ideas, personal commentary, and the most creative approaches to arts marketing in our most anticipated Blog Salon yet.
You won't want to miss the dish from top marketing practitioners and consultants in the field including David Dombrosky, Clay Lord, Jill Robinson, Nina Simon, and Adam Thurman.
Head over to ARTSblog to read, comment, & share our posts throughout the week and beyond.
Please remember that nominees must be members of Americans for the Arts and Advisory Council members serve a three-year term, from January 1, 2013–December 31, 2015. Nominations are open until October 17.
Voting opens October 31, so look for the election ballot e-mail in your inbox! Remember, only members of Americans for the Arts can vote! Questions? E-mail email@example.com.
Turley is being honored alongside this year's BCA Hall of Fame inductee, The Boeing Company, and The BCA 10: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America, which recognize 10 U.S. companies for their exceptional commitment to the arts through grants, local partnerships, volunteer programs, matching gifts, sponsorships and board membership. The 2012 BCA 10 honorees are:
• Alltech, Inc., Nicholasville, KY • Bank of America, Charlotte, NC• Chaves Consulting, Inc., Baker City, OR • Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK• Earl Swensson Associates, Inc., Nashville, TN• First Community Bank, Corpus Christi, TX• Golden Artist Colors, Inc., New Berlin, NY• Jackson & Company, Houston, TX• Masco Corporation, Taylor, MI• Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, FL
View the June 26 press release to find out more about why these organizations are being honored for their arts support. The BCA 10 Awards, BCA Hall of Fame Award and BCA Leadership Award will be presented by Americans for the Arts on October 4 at a black-tie gala at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City.
The NABE Foundation Americans for the Arts Scholarship Award was established in 2008 to encourage the integration of the arts into the economic education process. Recipients of the $5,000 scholarship must come from economically disadvantaged households and have attended public school. Successful candidates demonstrate long-term participation in the study of, creation in and/or performance in one or more art forms, including dance, music, theatre, literary, visual/media arts; excel academically; and have formally declared the intent to study economics for policy purposes, or in applications in the private and public sectors.
The scholarship is open to both recent high school graduates and current college undergraduates who are majoring in economics and/or the arts. Students who have not graduated high school and matriculated into an undergraduate program, or those who are in graduate school or Ph.D. candidates are not eligible. The scholarship recipients are selected following a competitive review process which begins with a pre-screening of applicants by Americans for the Arts, followed by a review of finalists by a sub-committee, and ratification of recipients by the NABE Foundation Board. The deadline for applications is October 19, 2012.
To apply, visit The NABE Foundation website.
As CEO of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, he understood the importance of the arts to Louisiana's cultural identity and to its economy. Under his leadership, he was responsible for revitalizing Baton Rouge's arts council, initiating the River City Jazz Masters series, and collaborating to create a community dance residency program that has provided world-class training and performance opportunities for young people of all ages, races and socioeconomic backgrounds.
His previous work at as the senior vice president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, he transformed the arts and arts education in this country.
No doubt Derek Gordon 's artistic legacy will continue. Still, Baton Rouge and the nation have lost a true arts advocate, and the board and staff of Americans for the Arts deeply mourn his loss.
Beginning today, ARTSblog is hosting a Blog Salon on Arts Education and the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Read, share, and join in the discussion as 15 education and arts education experts tackle the topic in posts published throughout the week.
Also, kicking off today and lasting through October 31, Americans for the Arts and Kris Wine are partnering for the third year in a row in the company's "Art of Education" program. Consumers will determine the grant winners by voting for their favorite K-12 public schools on KRIS Wine's Facebook page. Grants will be awarded to the 16 schools with the highest number of votes, starting with $5,000 to the school with the most votes. The next top five schools will each receive $2,000, and the remaining ten schools will receive $1,000 each. Voters must be 21 years or older and can vote for multiple schools one time per day throughout the program.
For more ways to celebrate National Arts in Education Week, visit out our guide.
"Arts and Culture. Democrats are proud of our support for arts funding and education. We are committed to continuing the policies and programs that have already done so much for our creative arts industry and economy. Investment in the arts strengthens our communities and contributes to our nation's rich cultural heritage. We will continue to support public funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, for the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for programs providing art and music education in primary and secondary schools. The entire nation prospers when we protect and promote the unique and original artistic and cultural contributions of the women and men who create and preserve our nation's heritage."
The Americans for the Arts Action Fund has requested that arts and culture language be included in the party's platform during the 2008 and 2012 election cycles and this is the sector's second-straight appearance for arts and culture in the platform.
As with the Republican National Convention in Tampa, the Arts Action Fund is also hosting ArtsJam and ArtsSpeak events today in Charlotte. For more information, visit the Arts Action Fund website.
They join NC Secretary of Cultural Resources Linda Carlisle, Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo and Mint Museum of Art Board of Trustees Chair Jay Everette, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, former U.S. Secretary of Education and former South Carolina Governor Richard W. Riley, and former New York Yankee and Latin Grammy Award-nominated artist Bernie Williams on a panel that will be moderated by Joe Lamond, president and CEO of NAMM. Williams' band will also be the headlining act at ArtsJam, at which Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx and Philadelphia Michael Nutter will also be in attendance.
The Annual Convention program will explore strategies for communities to adapt, transform, and revitalize in order to define and build "the 21st century American community." Americans for the Arts is interested in proposals from a variety of sectors and welcomes sessions from both members and nonmembers. The deadline to submit a proposal is September 19!
At the Republican Convention, Fox News Channel television host Huckabee will moderate a panel discussion, entitled ArtsSpeak, on the future of the arts and arts education in America. Other panelists at the event include former New York Yankee and Latin Grammy Award-nominated artist Bernie Williams and Mesa, AZ Mayor Scott Smith, vice president of The United States Conference of Mayors. Opening remarks will be provided by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch. ArtsSpeak will immediately be followed by ARTSjam, which will feature Amaury Gutiérrez, 2011 Latin Grammy Award-winner for Best Singer-Songwriter Album along with Grammy Award-winning musician and producer Dan Warner.
During the Democratic Convention, Bernie Williams will again be participating in ArtsSpeak. He will be joined by former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley and NC Secretary of Cultural Resources Linda Carlisle. Opening remarks will be provided by Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx and Lynch. Williams and his band will also be the headlining act at ArtsJam.
"'Some of these things, like those endowment efforts and PBS, I very much appreciate and like what they do in many cases,' Romney told the mag. 'But I just think they have to stand on their own rather than receiving money borrowed from other countries, as our government does on their behalf.'"
Yesterday, Americans for the Arts President & CEO Bob Lynch was asked by Variety to comment on Romney's statements and the following was published:
"Likewise, Americans for the Arts, which advocates for federal arts funding, is planning forums at the Republican and Democratic conventions, with former Arkansas Mike Huckabee hosting their event in Tampa and former Secretary of Education Richard Riley hosting in Charlotte. Robert Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, said Romney has a 'misunderstanding' of how NEA funding works, in that the funding helps stimulate state and local arts councils as well as seed the growth of small businesses. 'We know from 45 years of history that the great benefit of the American system, which is a very conservative system of support, is not the subsidy but the leverage power,' he said."
• Paul G. Allen, Eli & Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts• James Rosenquist, Isabella & Theodor Dalenson Lifetime Achievement Award• Brian Stokes Mitchell, Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award• Josh Groban, Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award• Lin Arison, Arts Education AwardCelebrated dancer and choreographer and former National Arts Awards honoree for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Mikhail Baryshnikov and world-renowned American sculptor Richard Serra will be among the presenters. In addition, the evening will feature installations of work by world-renowned visual artist Julie Mehretu and a special musical performance by YoungArts. The award itself was designed in 2010 by Americans for the Arts' Artists Committee member, former National Arts Awards honoree for Artistic Achievement and international art world figure Jeff Koons.This year's honorees will receive their award at a benefit at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on October 15. The National Arts Awards, which are given out annually, recognize artists and arts leaders who exhibit exemplary national leadership and whose work demonstrates extraordinary artistic achievement. They are presented during National Arts and Humanities Month, the largest annual celebration for the arts and humanities in America.
Twenty-two guest bloggers will share how they are using economic impact studies like Americans for the Arts' Arts & Economic Prosperity IV to demonstrate the critical role that the arts play within a local economy.
Expected to contribute their thoughts and ideas are the following:
The 2012 BCA 10 honorees are:
• Alltech, Nicholasville, KY• Bank of America, Charlotte, NC• Chaves Consulting, Inc., Baker City, OR• Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK• Earl Swensson Associates, Inc., Nashville, TN• First Community Bank, Corpus Christi, TX• Golden Artist Colors, Inc., New Berlin, NY• Jackson and Company, Houston, TX• Masco Corporation, Taylor, MI• Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, FL
In addition, The Boeing Company will be inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame.
View our press release to find out more about why these organizations are being honored for their arts support. The awards ceremony will take place on October 4, 2012 at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City.
Through the month of June, Americans for the Arts is holding a half-off sale on select organizational memberships, so if you're not currently a member, find out more about our various levels and this sale at AmericansForTheArts.org/Membership.
For more information about innOVATION grants, please visit AmericansForTheArts.org/go/innOVATIONgrants.
Applications will be accepted through July 31!
Congratulations to:
For the first time in its history, Arts & Economic Prosperity IV documents how the arts industry fared during a recession. And not just any economic slowdown. This study shows how the arts sector fared during The Great Recession, the most shattering economic downfall our nation, and the world, has experienced in generations. And there is encouraging news to share.
Despite the economic headwinds that our country faced in 2010 when the study was conducted, the arts and culture industry continued to serve as an economic engine, generating $135.2 billion dollars of economic activity-$61.1 billion in spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations, plus an additional $74.1 billion in spending by their audiences. This economic activity had a significant impact on the nation's economy, supporting 4.2 million full-time jobs, and generating $23 billion in revenue to local, state, and federal governments every year-a yield well beyond their collective $4 billion in arts allocations.
Like most industries, the Great Recession left a measurable financial impact on the arts-erasing the gains made during the pre-recession years, and leaving 2010 expenditures three percent behind their 2005 levels at an estimated $61.1 billion, demonstrating the industry's resilience even if in the face of an extremely challenging fiscal environment. In addition, the 94,478 audience intercept surveys collected for the 2005 study showed an average event-related expenditure of $27.79, per person per event, beyond the cost of admission. The 151,802 audience surveys conducted for the 2010 report show an 11 percent decrease in that amount, to $24.60.
These findings are remarkable given the economic climate that was present when the study was conducted. Unemployment was at 9.7 percent in 2010-more than double the rate from when Arts & Economic Prosperity III was conducted in 2005. The Consumer Confidence Index-the degree of optimism that consumers are expressing through their spending and saving as measured by the Conference Board-plummeted to 54 (nearly half its 2005 level), and the number home foreclosures tripled to 2.9 million from the number in 2005.
Throughout the recession, the arts industry continued to produce new and exciting work-performances and exhibitions and festivals that entertain, inspire, and draw audiences. So as the economy rebounds in the coming years, the arts are well poised for growth.
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV demonstrates that America's nonprofit arts industry is not only resilient in times of economic uncertainty, but is also a key component to the nation's economic recovery and future prosperity. This study shows that the nonprofit arts and culture industry is an economic driver in communities-an industry that supports jobs, generates government revenue, and is the cornerstone of tourism. The arts mean business!
Today's lineup includes the start of our preconferences—Public Art and Emerging Leaders—as well as several meetings of our peer network leadership councils and partners from our Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Study (which will be unveiled live in-person and via webcast on Friday, June 8 at 1:00 p.m. EDT/Noon CDT).
Registration for the main convention officially opens this evening (5:00 p.m. CDT) at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio before we move into the full slate of peer networking, professional development, innovator, and discussion sessions tomorrow morning.
We look forward to the opportunities that our annual meetings bring for our staff and attendees and we hope you'll join us even if you aren't in San Antonio via our webcast on Friday and Convention On-Demand (featuring over 30 hours of recorded sessions) which will be available after we depart Texas.
If you are joining us in person, thank you for making the trip and make sure you share your experience with us via comments on new blog posts throughout the weekend (and into next week), tweets (#AFTA12 is our hashtag), Facebook posts, and photos on Flickr.
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV demonstrates that the nonprofit arts and culture industry is an economic driver in communities—supporting jobs, generating government revenue, and securing tourism.
Improving upon our 2005 study, with the help of over 180 research partners, we have collected 150,000 audience intercept surveys from cultural event attendees, as well as detailed budget and attendance information from 8,000 nonprofit arts and culture organizations across the country. This will be the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind ever conducted!
Tune in to this link on Friday, June 8 at 1:00 p.m. EDT/Noon CDT to watch Vice President of Research & Policy Randy Cohen present the new findings. (The AEPIV presentation is expected to begin at 1:20 p.m. EDT/12:20 p.m. CDT).
For more information on Arts & Economic Prosperity IV visit our website.
1. Deepen Strategic Alliances Across Sectors: Expand cross-sector collaboration between the arts and other institutions to help solve social problems.
2. Communicate the Value of the Arts: Engage individuals of all demographics in crafting and delivering personal narratives that demonstrate the importance of being an artist and the power expressing oneself gives them.
3. Expand Lines of Inquiry and Future Research: Use both qualitative and quantitative data to demonstrate to the philanthropic, government and corporate sectors how the arts can be a key component in social problem-solving efforts.
4. Integrate the Arts into Legislative and Other Policy Reforms: Leverage available funding streams to include the arts as part of economic development, neighborhood revitalization or other community-based initiatives.
The report is the result of a gathering of 35 leaders from the business, government, philanthropy, education, and the arts sectors, including noted actor Stanley Tucci and World Pac Paper CEO Edgar L. Smith.
In fact, Tucci's time at the Roundtable motivated him to testify before Congress on the unique ability of the arts to unify people from diverse backgrounds by giving them common experiences. He also discussed how the arts can be used to help America's citizens better understand and be proud of who they are as a people.
Smith, too, was inspired by his time at the Roundtable. Filmmaker Lee Hirsch's discussion of the making of critically acclaimed documentary "Bully" at the Roundtable prompted him to bring the filmmaker and project to Cincinnati for a premiere as well as a series of in-depth dialogues with more than 12,000 young people in May 2012.
One part of the convening that attendees won't want to miss is our Convention Town Hall on June 9.
Our Convention Town Hall is an interactive meeting with sector leaders about what it means to create a sense of place in a community and how the role of the arts is a core part of that vision. After the panel presentation, participants have the opportunity to have in-depth moderated table discussions to share their own personal experiences with creating place through the arts.
Joining the Town Hall as panelists are the following:
"Last month, 800 advocates were in Washington to defend to Congress the 47 cents per person that America spends on the National Endowment for the Arts. This amount should be much more but despite its seemingly small percentage, government support leverages billions in matching dollars, increases access—especially for the underserved—and encourages new voices, ideas, and expressive endeavors that have kept the U.S. at the vanguard of creativity and innovation.This system has prevented any one entity from imposing a single aesthetic, resulting in a vibrant American creative and artistic environment. What it hasn't achieved is nationwide industry stability—but we have compelling community stories of where that stability is happening through creative solutions like hotel-motel taxes and cultural districting."
All seven opinion pieces can be read on the "Room for Debate" site and Lynch's entire article can be found here.
The innOVATION Grant Program invites mayors, county executives, or other elected leadership of their community to endorse the most inspiring story of artists helping to revitalize a community in their city. Ovation will feature the most compelling submissions on its Facebook page and website, providing a national platform for these encouraging stories.
Ovation, Americans for the Arts, and national experts in creative placemaking will select this year's grant recipients based on creative, economic, and social impact, as well as ability to bring together public, private, nonprofit, and community efforts to improve and enhance a specific region around arts and cultural activities.
The innOVATION Grant Program guidelines and application will be available online after June 18 and grant recipients will be announced in October 2012.
In addition, several speakers touted the importance of the arts industry in America and the need for our government leaders to not only understand the vital contribution the arts make, but to also take immediate action to ensure this crucial sector of our economy thrives. Speakers at the Kick-Off included:
During the event, Alec Baldwin appeared on Bloomberg Morning Call, CNN International, and NPR Morning Edition touting the importance of government funding for the arts. On the eve of Arts Advocacy Day, Baldwin delivered the 25th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy. This leading national forum for arts policy serves as an opportunity for public discourse at the highest levels on the importance of the arts and culture to our nation's well-being.
Following the Kick-Off, top business leaders, artists, civic leaders, and grassroots advocates took the halls of Congress to drive home the importance of developing strong public policies for the arts and to fight for increased funding to the National Endowment for the Arts and the incorporation of the arts into education reform.
Most recently, Rep. Platts successfully took to the House floor to help turn back a $10 million cut to the NEA budget, successfully urging fellow representatives to oppose the reduction. He has also been an outspoken supporter of arts education as a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, which oversees national education policy.
Visit ARTSblog or our press release for more information.
Despite being designated a "core academic subject" in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and being included in mandated elementary school curriculum in 44 states, this survey demonstrates that access to arts education remains elusive to a tremendous number of students across the nation.This may not be surprising to many following the state of our education system as recent surveys from Common Core and the National Arts Education Foundation have provided fresh evidence of the arts being a victim of the narrowing of the curriculum.Furthermore, this report mostly found schools with the highest percentage of free or reduced-price lunch-eligible populations significantly less likely to provide students with access to arts education at both the elementary and secondary levels.This means that the nation's poorest students, the ones who could benefit the most from arts education, are receiving it the least."Visit ARTSblog to read Narric's full response.
This year's theme is Local Emerging Leaders Networks: Leveraging Impact for the Future. Local network leaders will examine the idea of change—by putting financial, human, and material resources where they have the greatest opportunity to spark growth—in the arts sector by examining four major areas of their work: advocacy; civil discourse; public, private, and social sector partnerships; and nonprofit and arts leadership development.
The following guest bloggers are expected to participate:
Katherine Mooring, Chavon D. Carroll, Aaron Fiedler: Charlotte Emerging Arts LeadersTara Aesquivel: Emerging Arts Leaders/Los AngelesSara Bateman: Emerging Leaders in the Arts Network - University of OregonGregory Burbidge: Emerging Arts Leaders of AtlantaJennifer Armstrong, Jess Kaswiner, Eboni Senai Hawkins: Emerging Leaders Network ChicagoJulia Mandeville: Emerge ABQ (Albuquerque)Elizabeth McCloskey Miller: Emerging Arts Leaders DCHillary Anaya: Emerging Leaders of MobileMadeline Orton, Jonathan Elliott, Kacy O'Brien: New Jersey Emerging Arts LeadersMolly O'Connor: Oklahoma's New and Emerging Arts Leaders
New posts will be published each day so make sure to visit, read, and comment!
Winners will be announced during the DMAI Annual Convention in Seattle (July 16-18) and Americans for the Arts' National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Charlotte (November 9-12).
Nominations are open until April 20. Visit the DMAI website for more information and to download the nomination form.
Appearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Tucci's testimony will focus on the unique ability of the arts to unify people from diverse backgrounds by giving them common experiences. He will also discuss how the arts can be used to help America's citizens better understand and be proud of who they are as a people.
Lynch's testimony will highlight the critical role the arts have to the health and vitality of the United States, the need to increase the current level of funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, and to strengthen public policies for the nonprofit arts community.
Kristen Engebretsen, Arts Education Program Coordinator, Americans for the ArtsTony Brandt, Co-founder & Artistic Director, MusiqaMichelle Burrows, Director, A+ Schools ProgramJoyce Bonomini, Director of Education, Ruth Eckerd HallMike Gagliardo, Music Director & Conductor, Etowah Youth OrchestrasTalia Gibas, Associate Manager, LA County Arts Commission/Arts for AllJane Remer, Author/Educator/Researcher/National Consultant, Arts as EducationJennifer Bransom, Director of Program Accountability, Big ThoughtKristy Callaway, Executive Director, Arts Schools NetworkLynne Kingsley, Executive Director, American Alliance for Theatre and EducationSahar Javedani, Arts Education ConsultantAlex Sarian, Director of Education, MCC TheaterJessica Wilt, Director of Arts Education, Flamenco Vivo Carlota SantanaAlyx Kellington, Arts Education ConsultantRob Schultz, Assistant Director, Arts and Culture Department/City of Mesa (AZ)Victoria Plettner-Saunders, Principal, Plettner-Saunders ConsultingMerryl Goldberg, Visual & Performing Arts Chair, California State San MarcosSeth Godin, Author/Entrepreneur/Founder of Squidoo
(San Antonio Arts from SAHEARTS on Vimeo.)
You can also dig deeper with colleagues during one of our focused preconferences, the Public Art Network Preconference or the Emerging Leaders Preconference (sponsored by American Express) on June 7 & 8.
For more information about our opening keynote speaker, ways to save on registration, and exhibiting/sponsorship opportunities, visit convention.artsusa.org.


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