ArtCast: Explaining the Green Paper Initiative

Posted by Robert Lynch On March - 26 - 2010
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Bob Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, talks with Jamie Boese about what makes the Green Paper initiative so revolutionary. Both Jamie and Bob invite our readers and listeners to let their voices be heard as we plan for the future of the arts field and different art disciplines.

Green Paper topics and partners can be found here.

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Bob Lynch, President & CEO of Americans for the Arts, discusses the upcoming National Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. on April 12-13, and talks about memories from past events.

For more information on National Arts Advocacy Day click here.  And you can also find video highlights from last year’s event, including Josh Groban and Wynton Marsalis, on this page.

We ask that you post your favorite Arts Advocacy Day memory below!

Popularity: 11%

       

ArtCast: Continuing the Private Sector Giving Blog Salon Discussions

Posted by Robert Lynch On March - 12 - 2010
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Bob Lynch, President & CEO of Americans for the Arts, discusses the slippage in current private sector giving and addresses the private sector giving blog salon taking place on ARTSblog from March 8-12.

Bob also makes specific references to blog posts by Janet Brown, Julie Muraco, and Mark Brewer and urges visitors to catch up on the the blog posts from the salon.

To find the Salon blog posts in one place, use the Salon March 10 tag.

Popularity: 16%

       

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In this ARTcast, Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Chief Counsel of Government and Public Affairs at Americans for the Arts, discusses President Obama’s proposed 2011 budget, the effects it could have on arts funding, and how arts advocates can help fight for increased funding for the arts. For more information on the president’s budget, click here.

Popularity: 19%

       

ArtCast: Randy Cohen Introduces the National Arts Index

Posted by Randy Cohen On January - 20 - 2010
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Randy CohenRandy Cohen, Vice President of Local Arts Advancement for Americans for the Arts, discusses the new National Arts Index in this audio podcast. He talks about how the Index was created and how it can be a boon to local arts agencies and to the arts field as a whole.

Read more about the National Arts Index here.

Popularity: 15%

       

ArtCast: Meeting New Arts Supporters at Art Basel Miami Beach

Posted by Robert Lynch On January - 8 - 2010
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Americans for the Arts President & CEO Robert Lynch discusses a recent trip to Art Basel Miami Beach in this audio podcast. While the huge arts fair is a boon for visual art collectors and art lovers, it has also provided a great opportunity for Americans for the Arts to find new, influential voices who will advocate for the arts. Take a listen to Bob discuss new partnerships and key meetings with South Florida members.

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ArtCast: Thank You for the Successes of 2009

Posted by Robert Lynch On January - 4 - 2010
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Robert Lynch, President & CEO of Americans for the Arts, takes this ArtCast as an opportunity to thank all the tireless partners who helped make 2009 such a big year for Americans from the Arts. He reviews some of the key successes of 2009 and then discusses the 50th anniversary of Americans for the Arts, which begins in January 2010. He also focuses on this year’s Annual Convention, which will be a Half-Century Summit in Baltimore, Maryland from June 25 – 27. For more information on the Summit, visit our website.

Popularity: 7%

       

ArtCast: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, and Richard Linklater on Capitol Hill

Posted by Robert Lynch On December - 18 - 2009
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Bob Lynch, President & CEO of Americans, discusses the recent arts advocacy work of the artists from the movie “Me and Orson Welles.” The stars and director not only participated in a panel discussion on arts education for the movie’s premiere in Georgetown, but also spent a day on Capitol Hill talking to legislators about the importance of the arts and arts education.

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ArtCast: Princeton Symposium on Arts and the Economic Crisis

Posted by Robert Lynch On December - 11 - 2009
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Bob Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, discusses his recent participation in a symposium at Princeton University entitled “The Arts and the Economic Crisis.”  The symposium hosted a number of well-known names like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Peter Sellers, and Toni Morrison among many others.  In this ArtCast, he focuses on the discussion of how different arts organizations, from nonprofit arts to for-profit arts organizations, are dealing with the downturn in the economy.

Popularity: 9%

       

ArtCast: Marketing the Arts in Challenging Times

Posted by Robert Lynch On November - 25 - 2009
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waterfireIn this audio podcast, Bob Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, discusses the recent National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. He argues that because most arts organizations rely heavily on earned income, innovative marketing techniques are even more critical in today’s tough economic climate.

Five hundred arts professionals, artists, and others attended CollaborAction: Arts Marketing, Sponsorship and Fundraising Strategies that Work to gain crucial training for their organizations. You can find tweets, videos, and pictures from NAMP Conference on our website.

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ArtCast: An interview with Edward Clapp of the 20UNDER40 Project (part 2)

Posted by Stephanie Evans On November - 20 - 2009
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Listen to Part 2 of this podcast interview with Edward Clapp, Editor and Project Director for 20UNDER40. This conversation is a follow-up on the great discussions we had about emerging leaders in the arts during the 20UNDER40 Blog Salon on ARTSBlog, October 19-23. Edward discusses the initial actions that sparked the idea of 20UNDER40, and recounts some other discussions and debates that took place after he launched the project.

With more than 70 blog posts and 150 reader comments, the Salon offerings can still be found using the tag Salon_Oct_09.

Listen to Part 1.

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ArtCast: An interview with Edward Clapp of the 20UNDER40 Project (part 1)

Posted by Stephanie Evans On November - 13 - 2009
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Take a listen to Part 1 of this podcast interview with Edward Clapp, Editor and Project Director for 20UNDER40. This conversation is a follow-up on the great discussions we had about emerging leaders in the arts during the 20UNDER40 Blog Salon on ARTSBlog, October 19-23. Edward discusses the initial actions that sparked the idea of 20UNDER40, and recounts some other discussions and debates that took place after he launched the project.

With more than 70 blog posts and 150 reader comments, the Salon offerings can still be found using the tag Salon_Oct_09.

Be sure to check back on ARTSblog for part 2 next Friday!

Popularity: 21%

       

ArtCast: The Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit

Posted by Gladstone Payton On October - 30 - 2009
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Gladstone Payton, Associate Director of Government Affairs for Americans for the Arts, discusses his recent attendance at the Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit.  This yearly policy summit covers many important topics that affect musicians and other artists and this year included topics such as artist protection, copyright control, intellectual property, and net neutrality.  In addition, Gladstone discusses a meeting with Wayne Kramer of the MC5 and Kramer’s involvement in bringing the Jail Guitar Doors initiative into U.S. prisons.

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ArtCast: National Arts Policy Roundtable

Posted by Robert Lynch On October - 23 - 2009
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Bob Lynch, President & CEO of Americans for the Arts, discusses the recent gathering of the National Arts Policy Roundtable which took place in September at Robert Redford’s Sundance Preserve in Utah. The annual Roundtable brings together top leaders from the arts, philanthropy, business, education and government and this year’s convening focused on the role of the arts in strengthening and inspiring the 21st century global community through cultural exchange and diplomacy.

For more information on the National Arts Policy Roundtable visit our website where you will find the history of the program and reports from the past three years of the convenings. (Note that the 2009 report is still forthcoming).

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ArtCast: The 2009 National Arts Awards

Posted by Robert Lynch On October - 16 - 2009
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Bob Lynch, President & CEO of Americans for the Arts, discusses the recent National Arts Awards which took place on October 7th in New York City. In this podcast he focuses on the value of honoring partners for the work they do and making sure their advocacy stories gain attention in the media.

Find more information on the 2009 National Arts Awards here.

Popularity: 3%

       

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