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Green Papers are short, easy to read, visions of the future meant to inspire a nationwide dialogue on the future of the arts. As a way to celebrate the successes of the past 50 years in the arts field, Americans for the Arts has collected Green Papers from a variety of national arts service organizations and peer groups representing different perspectives and disciplines. Participate in one or more conversation topics by using the comment section below or visiting a Green Paper category to the right.

Green Papers are a chance for anyone who cares about the arts to talk about a particular discipline or interest area in a facilitated, open forum. Each participating organization who authored a Green Paper also selected an emerging leader Ambassador to facilitate discussion about the related Paper. Ambassadors will continue this dialogue throughout the year--capturing and synthesizing the ideas, changes, and themes that arise from online discussions. Ambassadors will be led by a group facilitator, Eric Booth. At the end of the year, new Green Papers will emerge that will reflect the overarching changes and ideas proposed through this democratic forum process.

Ways to participate:

  1. Read the Green Paper
  2. Follow the post-based discussions on the specific topic you are interested in and comment
  3. Subscribe to RSS feeds
  4. Attend the Half-Century Summit and continue the discussion

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Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Artists’ Residency Programs. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Alix Refshauge, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Artists’ Residency Programs feed to your RSS reader!

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Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Arts Education. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Rob Davidson, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Arts Education feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 44%

       

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Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Arts in Healthcare. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Alie Wickham, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Arts in Healthcare feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 32%

       

Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Arts Learning for Children/Youth. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Sheila Womble, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Arts Learning for Children/Youth feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 37%

       

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Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Community Arts Education. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—José Ochoa, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Community Arts Education feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 37%

       

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Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Cultural Democracy. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Leslie Ito, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Cultural Democracy feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 24%

       

Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Dance Education. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—BetsyLoikow, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Dance Education feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 18%

       

Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Leadership for the Arts. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Jennifer Armstrong, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Leadership feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 23%

       

Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Preservation. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Rachel Perkins Arenstein, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Preservation feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 15%

       

Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Public Art. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Constance White, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Public Art feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 17%

       

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Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Private Sector Support for the Arts. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Keely Saye, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Private Sector Support for the Arts feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 16%

       

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Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Strings. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Michael Gagliardo, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Strings feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 10%

       

Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on The Future of Digital Infrastructure for the Creative Economy. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Casey Rae-Hunter, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding The Future of Digital Infrastructure for the Creative Economy feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 7%

       

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Welcome to the Green Paper discussion on Urban Municipal Arts Agencies. We encourage you to read the full Green Paper available in the tab above and make general comments at this time. Be sure to keep your comments brief—Bettina Swigger, the Ambassador for this Green Paper will soon begin deeper, threaded conversations around specific paragraphs, sections or themes that appear in this Green Paper. Follow this conversation thoroughly by adding the Urban Municipal Arts Agencies feed to your RSS reader!

Popularity: 5%

       

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