Nearly 200 arts advocates converged at The Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County to discuss the state of the arts and its role in creating a vibrant community. 

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Strategies for Proactive Advocacy

By Development & Communications Manager Camille Schenkkan

Arts for LA recently hosted a small convening of arts leaders.  In the follow-up survey, the most frequent requests were:

Executive Director Danielle Brazell blogs on the tools, resources and people power that make this advocacy movement strong.

Take action today to encourage Governor Jerry Brown to stand up for arts education in California.  California Alliance for Arts Education has distributed an Action Alert regarding two bills, AB 1330 and SB 547.  The Governor may take action on these bills as

Arts for LA has released an overview of activities and highlights from the 2010/2011 fiscal year, available here.  Every year, the organization provides stakeholders with a brief year-in-review report, which charts the organization's development from its incorporation in 2006.

Rebecca Nath, Programming Chair for the Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles, blogs on her trip to Washington, DC for Arts Advocacy Day 2011.

Today, the US Senate and House of Representatives begin a new session.  Americans for the Arts has created a customizable letter to send to your representatives to let them know their constituents care deeply about arts and culture. 

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Arts for LA will be conducting a survey all of the candidates running for LA City Council, LAUSD Board, Pasadena City Council and Pasadena USD Board prior to the March 8, 2011 elections.  LA City and Pasadena are the sites of our current advocacy workshop series, with the goal of creating a team of arts advocates to ensure that the arts are part of the election disco

California State Senator Curren D. Price, Chair of the Joint Committee on the Arts for California, hosted a briefing on several statewide arts issues on November 30, 2010. 

Today is the first free Advocacy Training workshop for the City of Los Angeles.  Join us by clicking here to RSVP!