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Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018

Action Alert: Trump Budget Calls for Elimination of the NEA

Earlier this month, the Trump administration released a budget that calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA is a vital source of arts and cultural funds that reaches every congressional district in the United States and costs just $0.46 per taxpayer. In 2017 alone, the agency provided roughly $1.39 million to Tennessee organizations. What's more, for every $1 that the NEA invests in our communities, an additiona... Read More

at Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018

#30DaysOfOpera #ArtMatters #SavetheNEA Advocacy Blues City Cultural Center Featured National Endowment for the Arts Opera Memphis Sew Much Love The Commercial Appeal

Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017

ArtsMemphis Hosts Packed Event to #SaveTheNEA

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Memphis Made Brewing Company yesterday for our advocacy event to #SaveTheNEA. We had terrific turnout for the event, and we wrote lots of postcards letting our elected officials know that #ArtMatters to Tennesseeans. Here are some photos from the event. And be sure to check out this short video about the event: Read More

at Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017

#ArtMatters #SavetheNEA Advocacy Featured Memphis Made Brewing Company National Endowment for the Arts Video

Friday, Feb 17, 2017

Memphis Business Journal Features ArtsMemphis Advocacy Work

A new article in the Memphis Business Journal focuses on the potential local affects of cutting the National Endowment for the Arts. The article, by Mary Cashiola, points out the extraordinary cost-benefit calculus behind federal investments in the arts: For every dollar that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) spends in local communities, another $9 in additional public or private funding follows. ... In Tennessee alone, there are more than 48,000 arts-related jobs, accord... Read More

at Friday, Feb 17, 2017

#ArtMatters #SavetheNEA Advocacy Americans for the Arts Featured Mary Cashiola Memphis Business Journal Memphis Made Brewing Company National Endowment for the Arts