Be part of the movement to guarantee healthy arts funding and arts education in America. Join the Arts Action Fund

About Us

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Josh Groban, GRAMMY® nominated singer-songwriter and Robert Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts testify at a Congressional hearing entitled The Arts = Jobs during Arts Advocacy Day in 2009.

We are the Arts Action Fund, the only national organization that mobilizes Americans in the fight for arts funding and arts education. We’re building a nationwide army of 100,000 citizen activists who will help guarantee that arts-friendly public policies are adopted at the federal, state, and local levels. Policy goals like these:

  • Increase public funding for nonprofit arts organizations in order to better serve their communities 

  • Ensure that every child has the opportunity for a comprehensive, high quality arts education in grades K-12

  • Nurture an environment to allow individuals and families affordable access to all forms of the arts

The arts enrich our lives. From the high school musical that attracts an entire town to the regional theater that brings groundbreaking new plays to life, the arts enrich our lives. They broaden our outlook and connect us more deeply to each other. Quite simply, the arts are essential to the fabric of American society.

Of course, not everyone sees things this way. Many well-meaning people, including elected officials and many of our fellow citizens, view spending on the arts not just as an extravagance, but also as a drain on resources that are best used for other purposes. To them, the arts are unimportant. Expendable. A distraction.

Well, we disagree. And we have a fight on our hands. But if we come together, we can build lasting public support for the arts, allowing every American to learn, participate in, enjoy, and benefit from the arts. For more information e-mail artsactionfund@artsusa.org.


STAND UP FOR THE ARTS IN AMERICA

Here’s how you can help:

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Wynton Marsalis speaking at the 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC

BACKGROUND

Launched in 2004, the Arts Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit membership organization created by Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading tax-exempt nonprofit organization for advancing arts in America. For more information see frequently asked questions.