National Arts Action Summit 2021 National Arts Action Summit (Virtual)
April 5-9, 2021

Join field experts, leading arts advocates, and members of Congress at the virtual 2021 National Arts Action Summit, the largest national arts advocacy collaboration. Here are five reasons why you should register today!

1. Thanks to the commitment from this year's organizational partners—and in response to the financial challenges that many are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic—unlimited opportunities for full registration support are now available. This waives the registration fee for anyone who would otherwise be unable to participate in the 2021 National Arts Action Summit. Learn more here!

2. We've just posted our exciting agenda full of virtual mainstage and training sessions sure to invigorate your arts policy and advocacy knowledge. We also have three networking sessions to connect you with advocates all over the country. Check out the agenda and start to plan which sessions you want to attend live!

3. State Captains are scheduling meetings with members of Congress for Arts Advocacy Week (April 12-16) where advocates will take the knowledge and data they learned at the National Arts Action Summit and put it into practice with elected officials. Learn who your State Captain is and connect with them now!

4. Not able to attend these virtual sessions live? Don't worry! All sessions will be recorded and will be available to registrants to watch on demand within 24 hours. You'll have access to over a dozen arts policy and advocacy sessions to watch anytime.

5. Your voice is critical to advancing the arts and creative economy in America. The arts and culture sector remains in crisis, and we need everyone at the table to make a difference. Make sure your community is represented!

Learn compelling up-to-the-minute data, the latest in arts policy, and how to effectively engage decision makers to support the arts, arts education, the creative economy, and much, much more!

Join us at the 2021 National Arts Action Summit!

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2021 brings immense change to our country—a new Presidential Administration as well as dozens of new members of Congress have been installed and will be getting to work for their constituents. By presenting a thoughtful unified message to these decisionmakers, advocates can ensure their voic... ... See more

On this day in 1896 my great grandfather, William R. Shayes, opened his newly renovated art gallery at 23 & 25 West Bridge Street in Oswego, New York. His photography studio was the finest outside of New York City. He employed many artists and displayed works of art by nationally known marine painters and sculptors of the area. Within 2 years he had vanished without a trace. ... See more

This #publicart is named “Mother Italy” and is the work of sculptor Joseph Massari. “It is dedicated to the Italian immigrant and symbolic of Mothers of all nationalities who sent their children to build a nation of immigrants, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the equality of all those who came, and have yet to come.” #publicart #nyc #sculpture #supportthearts ... See more

(Clearwater, FL) The Lake Belleview Community Mural Project was initiated in response to a Community Needs Assessment that FYI executed in 2018.

The vision for the project is to create a more connected community experience by transforming MLK Jr Blvd into an arts corridor; aspiring to reconnect historic North Greenwood and Lake Belleview (aka South Greenwood) - an underserved community.

This community engagement and beautification project brought our over 100 neighbors to help complete 15 storm drain murals (phase one), a painted intersection (phase two), and newly installed wall mural (phase three).
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#publicart is an integral part of a healthy, happy & diversified community. Love the #greatwalloftopanga

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Beat the reservations for indoor exhibitions and see some of the city’s best outdoor, public art installments all across the boroughs! This year New York City has been adding so many wonderful outdoor public exhibitions for visitors to explore…and now you can too. Plus, it’s all in the open-ai... ... See more

Contemporary Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama “Cosmic Nature installation NYBG opening April 10 - Oct 21, 2021

“Exclusively at NYBG, Kusama reveals her lifelong fascination with the natural world, beginning with her childhood spent in the greenhouses and fields of her family’s seed nursery. Her artistic concepts of obliteration, infinity, and eternity are inspired by her intimate engagement with the colors, patterns, and life cycles of plants and flowers.”
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Patron pre-sale begins March 9, 10 a.m. ET Member and Corporate Member pre-sale begins March 11, 10 a.m. ET Public tickets on sale: March 16, 10 a.m. ET Experience Yayoi Kusama’s profound connection with nature Contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is one of the most popular artists in the wor... ... See more

Open Call Creative Pinellas
Collaborative Artist Teams
The Pinellas Wellness Connection and Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services (PEMHS) with support from the Foundation for a Healthy St. Pete, has made access to health and wellness services easier than ever. The You Good? Behavioral Health Campaign aims to create a single, unified message that communicates the availability of and access to support, resources and assistance for people dealing with mental health, behavioral health and substance abuse issues.

Creative Pinellas and the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg are partnering up to communicate this campaign in the community through art. We are looking for teams of artists to work together and find creative ways to spread this message.

For this project, a collaborative group of artists will work together to create a project that addresses the issues of mental health and wellbeing in our community, from their unique point of view. The project should use art in interesting, creative, and innovative ways in order to reach and engage Pinellas County communities. The artist team for this project must be racially diverse and include team members residing in different parts of Pinellas County.

The budget for the project is up to $5,000 with the ability to fund multiple projects, should artist projects be less than $5,000 and/or additional dollars become available.
IMPORTANT DATES
Call for Entries Now Open
Call for Entries Closes: 02/22/21 ... See more

It has been a crazy and stressful time and all of us are working on finding ways to cope. One of the most important things is how do we take care of ourselves, our emotions, each other. Creative Pinellas has four calls to artists that invite artists to do creative work around these ... See more