Arts advocacy
Description
IFACCA's members have identified arts advocacy as a key challenge, one shared by government agencies and the arts communities around the world.
IFACCA is researching national arts advocacy campaigns to identify their key success factors, challenges, strengths and weaknesses with a view to exploring the development of a coordinated international campaign to promote the value of the arts.
A survey is available in English, French and Spanish.
The interim report Arts advocacy arguments, published in 2003, provides a list of references and web resources on the public benefits of arts and culture. Also provided are references to resources that argue against public funding.
Publications
Using the arts and culture to deliver positive activities for young people
Following three successful national events run by Arts Council England and Museums Libraries and Archives which looked at the ways arts and culture deliver positive activities for children and young people, we have collated a small number of case studies which represent the essence of the three events and which we hope you will find useful as an advocacy tool. more >
Call For Papers - Making The Case for The Arts
In recent years it has become increasingly evident that those who wish to advance the cause of the arts, culture and creativity as a recognized element of social policy and as a significant contributor to the new imagination economy have to find new arguments and evidentiary materials in their support, and new ways to present them. more >
Call For Papers - Making The Case for The Arts
In recent years it has become increasingly evident that those who wish to advance the cause of the arts, culture and creativity as a recognized element of social policy and as a significant contributor to the new imagination economy have to find new arguments and evidentiary materials in their support, and new ways to present them. more >
Making a single case for the arts: an international perspective
This research report aims at investigating how other countries have addressed the issue, and succeeded in developing a collaborative modus operandi among arts organizations each articulating cultural policies in order to make a single case for the arts. more >
TPAM/IETM Satellite Performing Arts meeting record
Tokyo Performing Arts Market (TPAM) and International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM) Satellite Performing Arts meeting record now available on-line. The report looks at the difference between the concept of “contemporary” in Asia as compared to the occidental world... more >
Social and Economic Value of Public Libraries, Museums, Arts and Sport in Northern Ireland
A new report produced by Pricewaterhousecoopers, commissioned by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure of Northern Ireland looks at the Social and Economic Value of Public Libraries, Museums, Arts and Sport in Northern Ireland. more >
Artist Space Development: Making the Case
Considers how artist space developments have been positioned and the arguments made to garner support for them, the advocacy strategies used, and the impacts claimed or anticipated. more >
Making the Case for Culture
Six papers that detail the “how and why” culture is key to our betterment. more >
Arts Advocacy Arguments: Navigating the Network
In pursuit of increased public financial support, arts advocates strategically... more >
Making the case for the arts
Reports from the advocacy session at the second World Summit, Singapore, November 2003. more >
Arts Advocacy Toolkit
Everything you need to help make the case for the arts and arts education. more >
Ten Good Reasons to Eliminate Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts
As the U.S. Congress struggles to balance the federal budget and end the decades-long spiral of deficit spending, few programs seem more worthy of outright elimination than the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). more >
A Creative and Generous America: The Healthy State of the Arts in America and the Continued Failure of the National Endowment of the Arts.
A Creative and Generous America: The Healthy State of the Arts in America and the Continued Failure of the National Endowment of the Arts. more >
Separation of art and state
David Boaz, Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute, provides a Libertarian's arguments against government involvement in the arts. more >
Ten Good Reasons to Continue (in fact to increase!) Funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
Why should the National Endowment for the Humanities survive? Here are ten good reasons. more >
News
More reasons to Get Reading! in 2010
Arts Minister Peter Garrett today announced a fresh new name and 10 new author ambassadors for Australia’s largest annual promotion of books and reading. more >
At Sacramento retreat, wondering how to make the arts matter
A ray of hope: With the rise of interactive online experiences, people are become more interested in participating in the arts instead of merely watching them, and new means of connecting with the world of culture offer novel, fresh experiences that undermine the more traditional allure of going to a public arts event. The demand for arts education is up, too. more >
We need to act now to save theatre
Blog: British theatre has grown better and broader than ever this decade. But unless we improve models of arts funding, that progress will be swept away. more >
National arts initiative launched
A new, national initiative is under way to heighten Canadians' awareness of the arts, their accessibility to art and artists, and their “participation in and engagement with” the activities of the cultural sector. more >
October is National Arts and Humanities Month
Be one of the thousands of communities and millions of people throughout the United States who celebrate every year. more >
Leitura para Todos 2009
Projeto quer alcançar mais seis milhões de leitores em 21 cidades de sete estados do país. more >
National arts advocacy campaigns: what makes them successful?
What are the key success factors, challenges, strengths and weaknesses of national arts advocacy campaigns? IFACCA seeks your help in its research on the advocacy campaigns of the world’s national arts support agencies. more >
Minnesota libraries gain $4.25 million for arts and cultural programs
Thanks to some savvy lobbying and enlightened legislators, public libraries in Minnesota will get $4.25 million for arts and cultural programs in the next fiscal year, which starts July 1, as well as the fiscal year after that. The sum, which an advocate said should at least triple such programming, represents nearly ten percent of the $44.5 million allocated in the first year by the legislature; nearly half of the total will go to the State Arts Board. more >
£100,000 to support mental health and wellbeing through the arts
Five arts organisations have been supported by the Scottish Arts Council to further develop their work within the field of arts and mental health recognising the positive role the arts can play in improving mental health and wellbeing. more >
Keeping art alive in hard times
Will White, Visiting Arts' new head of communications and development, considers the case for arts funding during the global economic slump. more >
Sir Christopher Frayling's valedictory lecture
The lecture, ‘Slaying the Sixth Giant: On being Chair of the Arts Council’, was chaired by TV presenter Kirsty Wark. The ‘Sixth Giant’ of the title refers to the aim sixty years ago of the newly founded welfare state to ‘slay the five giants of physical poverty’. The Arts Council set out to tackle the sixth giant, poverty of aspiration. more >
Support programme for cultural and creative enterprises creates new website
A programme carried out in Medellín (Colombia), coordinated by the Interarts Foundation and the University of Antioquia, with support from the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID) is set to support creative enterprises. more >
Arts Action Fund: summary of 2008 Presidential candidates arts positions
Just released from the Arts Action Fund, a summary of 2008 Presidential candidates arts positions. more >
Layton and Duceppe protest culture cuts in Montreal
NDP Leader Jack Layton and Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe joined the audience at a Tuesday night concert in Montreal organized by artists protesting $45 million in cuts to culture funding announced by the Conservative government last August. more >
No winners of Miss Vietnam 2008 picked for Miss World
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Inspectorate last weekend found the organizing board of Miss Vietnam 2008 violated the rules and requested a reconsideration of Tran Thi Thuy Dung’s Miss Vietnam 2008 crown. more >
A home for art in Belfast's stained soul
The Royal Uster Academy of Arts Annual Exhibition '08 runs until Oct 19 at the Titanic Drawing Offices, Belfast. Campaigners hope that the North's new Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, Gregory Campbell MLA, of the DUP, will be open to a more permanent arrangement. more >
Why public funding of arts matters to all of us
An article by Jan Ghomeshi in the National Post makes the case for the arts. Despite the best attempts by the PM and others to suggest that Canadian art is for a small elite, it's not, and he goes on to explain why. more >
Website for the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Oman
The Sultanate of Oman launches an English language website for the Ministry of Heritage and Culture. more >
Filipino individuals become National Artists
The Order of National Artists is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts; namely, Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts. more >
IETM Satellite meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia postponed
In the light of the latest events in Georgia, IETM have decided to postpone the Satellite Meeting on the theme “Neighbour to Neighbour”, which was planned to take place in the capital city. more >
Chair of Arts Council England
The Department for Culture Media and Sport would like to invite applications for Chair of Arts Council England. more >
Testimony to Museums and Libraries’ Role in Strengthening Communities
Director Radice of the Institute of Museum and Library Services testifies on Museums and Libraries’ role in strengthening communities more >
Platform for Success - Scottish Broadcasting Commission's final report
The Creative Scotland Transition Team welcomes the publication of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission’s final report, Platform for Success. We fully endorse the view that, “Broadcasting is important to the economic, cultural and democratic health of the nation.” more >
Presidential Candidates on Federal Funding for the Arts
The NEA's current budget is a little less than fifty cents per American per year. America can afford to support the arts financially. This article provides a few reasons why our government should want to support the arts. more >
Art for art’s sake
There are more substantive reasons for valuing arts education than the current 'arts assist academics' perspective. more >
INAC and SAMAAP sign Cultural Co-operation Convention
An agreement Cultural Cooperation was signed between the National Institute of Culture (INAC) and the Society Friends of the Museum of Afro-Antillean Panama (SAMAAP). The agreement aims to promote joint cooperation... more >
Advertisements Championing Arts Education
A new series of public service advertisements designed to promote the benefits of arts education has been launched across the USA. more >
Noises off: Lessons in arts education
Chris Wilkinson considers instrumental and intrinsic arguments in support of the arts, focussing on arts education. more >
Why fund the arts?
The recent controversy surrounding bill C-10 rekindled the old debate about arts subsidies. Why do we need them? more >
The Arts & Democracy: A Conversation with Dana Gioia
Dana Gioia, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, in an interview with Jonathan Katz, CEO of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, discusses the major challenges facing public funding for the arts at the beginning of the 21st century. more >
Smothered With Money
The arts are important. But that doesn't mean taxpayers should have to subsidize them. more >
The truth about music
The term ‘the research shows…’ is often deployed because we find it difficult to justify art as true or good in its own terms. This opportunistic manipulation of art ends up seriously devaluing it. more >
'We All Play a Part' Campaign Launched in Sydney
A coalition of national arts organisations and leading Australian artists today pledged to promote the part played by all Australians in making the performing arts industry a national and international success. more >
Redford, Legend ask legislators to better fund the arts
Actor, Robert Redford, singer John Legend and actress Kerry Washington, joined arts supporters from across the United States for Arts Advocacy Day in Congress. They urged legislators to restore funds for the National Endowment for the Arts to the high of $176 million received in 1992. more >
Equity launches online survey on funding after ACE cuts cause outrage
Equity has launched an online survey to discover the industry's views on whether the arts funding system should be changed. more >
Success of arts can be matter of terms
Advocacy for the arts has become a lot easier in recent years. The idea that arts and culture are a critical component of building and maintaining a healthy, vibrant community is almost universally accepted, and there are all sorts of resources available to help strengthen the case for the arts. more >
Funding the arts : the false alternative
A counter to the ‘false alternatives’ argument against arts funding. more >
Arts Funding: It’s All in the Story
As a tool for encouraging the City Council to vote for arts funding, Santa Monicans were asked to describe a personally meaningful or memorable arts experience. more >
Artsvote intitiative for 2008 presidential election
Americans for the Arts' Action Fund has launched a new, national initiative designed to promote the arts during the 2008 presidential campaign. more >
Why the arts needs creative accountancy
There's more to cultural life than just how much per head is spent, says Dr Sam Burnside. more >
Postcards target arts funds
A group calling itself Save Cincinnati Arts is urging Cincinnatians to create postcard-sized works of art with the words 'Save Cincinnati Arts' on them to send to City Council. more >
Call to Keep Our Arts Alive
Keep our Arts Alive is the plea of the arts sector, as the Arts Council of Northern Ireland embarks on the second phase of a campaign for improved funding for the arts. more >
Arts council debate - people believe in public arts funding
The Arts Council's arts debate results show that the people of England believe the arts are a truly important part of life and should attract public funding, but resources should be directed to art that is as inclusive as possible. more >
Arts Council publishes The Value of the Arts pamphlets by Emer O’Kelly and John McAuliffe
Mary Cloake, Director of the Arts Council said, "The pamphlet series was commissioned to encourage consideration of the many ways in which the arts impact upon our lives..." more >
In the Mountains With Robert Redford
He was not only a gracious host to the Americans for the Arts, organizers of the event, but he shared with its participants his commitment to the importance of the arts in his life and of finding ways of making the arts central to the lives of all Americans. more >
Give art a sporting chance
In their advocacy, major arts bodies including Arts Council England seem to have lost sight of the unique qualities and value of culture. Over time, the special case for the arts has been forgotten. more >
Labour conference fringe: The 39p question
An event organised by Arts Council England had an intriguing title: "Culture or cuppa: for 39p, which do you value more?" 39p is the amount of money contributed towards the arts by every English household through their taxes. more >
20th Arts Advocacy Day to be held in Washington DC
In March, arts advocates from all over the country will gather in the nation's capital for two days of workshops, presentations, and visits to members of Congress to lobby for increased public funding for the arts. more >
Americans for the Arts launches citizens initiative for arts advocacy
Americans for the Arts has announced a major new initiative to involve people in advocacy for the arts. more >
Events
What can art still do?
This seminar, to be held in Paris, seeks to identify certain specific contexts in which art does not simply function as a source of income or of identity politics. more >
Researching the arts - why bother?
A debate on the value of arts and humanities research. Organised by the Institute of Ideas, Kings College London and the AHRC. more >
Arts Advocacy Day
The 2008 National Arts Action Summit more >
The international who's who in cultural policy, planning and research >