WE BELIEVE THAT ARTS AND CULTURE ARE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND POWERFUL TOOLS FOR BUILDING A WHOLE AND HEALTHY SOCIETY.

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Organizing for the Arts (O4A)

 May 6, 2024

4A Arts is excited to announce... its new grassroots arts advocacy organizing initiative called “Organizing for the Arts” (O4A). Launched in the winter of 2024, O4A seeks to build out vast teams of citizens to support the efforts of state arts advocacy organizations...

Podcast

“Democratizing Art” with Bianca Bosker

 Apr 18, 2024

Newsroom

4A Arts Announces 2024 Agenda

 Jan 1, 2024

Research

Key Takeaways from our study on recommended live musician pay

 Nov 17, 2023

Dollars

The economic impact of the arts on the US economy in 2022

4A ARTS WILL WORK TO DEMOCRATIZE, CATALYZE, AND PRIORITIZE ARTS AND CULTURE IN AMERICA.

Democratize

Advance knowledge about the role of arts and culture in American society and remove barriers to arts and culture participation.

CATALYZE

Ignite citizen action to mobilize around and engage with arts and culture.

PRIORITIZE

Champion greater investment in the creative economy at all levels of government.

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Join us in our mission to champion the arts, fortify jobs, and amplify the cultural heartbeat of our nation. Together, let's shape a future where the arts not only thrive but continue to enrich the lives of generations to come.

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Taylor Swift for President

 Apr 19, 2024

If you do not have a tween in your household, don’t sport a friendship bracelet or, well…just don’t care, you might have missed that Taylor Swift has added another 16 songs to her musical canon with her album that dropped last night at midnight, “Tortured Poets...

Growing Arizona’s Arts Advocacy Ecosystem

 Mar 25, 2024

In episode 115 of Framing the Hammer, we speak with Arizona Citizens for the Arts Executive Director Patrick McWhortor and Director of Community Engagement, Sabrina Estrada.

Whippoorwill Arts Musician’s Research on Equitable Pay Guidelines and Professional Protections

 Jul 7, 2023

4A Arts has collaborated with partners to deliver a set of equitable pay guidelines and professional protections for non-salaried, working musicians.

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