Strategies of Public Agencies to Position the Arts in a New Environment

Organized by Shelley Cohn, Arizona Commission on the Arts
Presenters: Michael Moore, Wallace Foundation; Jacqueline Moscou, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center; and Lynn Kessler, representative, majority leader, 24th district, Washington State Legislature

In the current economic and social environment, funders from both public and private sectors are challenged to compellingly articulate the case for arts support and funding. The challenges in these discussions are reflected in the healthy and sometimes difficult tension that funding organizations face in juggling 1) the mission 2) the capacity to fulfill the mission and 3) the authorizing environment that controls and distributes the resources for the arts.

This session will explore the opportunities that arise from today's current complex environment to more adequately state the case for arts support. The research and learning from the Wallace Foundation's project with 13 state arts agencies will provide the foundation for the discussion, including reflections from a Wallace sub-grantee and an elected official/arts supporter.

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