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  3.    <title>Americans for the Arts News</title>
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  9.    <title>Americans for the Arts Teams Up with  HANDWORK 2026 to Celebrate Legacy of American Craft in Lead-Up to U.S. Semiquincentennial</title>
  10.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-teams-up-with-handwork-2026-to-celebrate-legacy-of-american-craft-in-lead-up</link>
  11.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-teams-up-with-handwork-2026-to-celebrate-legacy-of-american-craft-in-lead-up&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/handwork24.jpg?itok=ksVaYCAD&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;159&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2024-04-18T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Thursday, April 18, 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif&quot; xml:lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;(&lt;b&gt;WASHINGTON, DC— April 18, 2024&lt;/b&gt;)—&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.artsusa.org/&quot; style=&quot;color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#0054ff&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif&quot; xml:lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt; (AFTA) announces its participation in &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, a na&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  12.     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
  13. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
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  17.    <title>Americans for the Arts Begins Leadership Succession Planning</title>
  18.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-begins-leadership-succession-planning</link>
  19.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-begins-leadership-succession-planning&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/logonews.jpg?itok=g2WEnIG0&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;220&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2024-03-28T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Thursday, March 28, 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Americans for the Arts’ Board of Directors announces the organization&#039;s next phase of transformation as it focuses on its service to the arts and culture sector. A CEO selection committee has been formed to commence a national search to find a successor to the current &lt;strong&gt;President &amp;amp; CEO, Nolen Bivens.&lt;/strong&gt; Americans for the Arts board members &lt;strong&gt;Torrie Allen&lt;/strong&gt;, President and CEO, Arts Midwest, and&lt;strong&gt; Kristina Newman-Scott&lt;/strong&gt;, Inaugural Executive Director for The Jerome L.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  20.     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
  21. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
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  25.    <title>Edgar L. Smith, Jr. Elected Chair of Americans for the Arts’ Board of Directors</title>
  26.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/advocate/edgar-l-smith-jr-elected-chair-of-americans-for-the-arts%E2%80%99-board-of-directors</link>
  27.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/advocate/edgar-l-smith-jr-elected-chair-of-americans-for-the-arts%E2%80%99-board-of-directors&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/edgarboard.jpg?itok=aHBOSucG&quot; width=&quot;168&quot; height=&quot;220&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;The organization also welcomes newly elected Board’s Executive Committee Secretary Kristina Newman-Scott and Treasurer Chris Cutler&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2024-03-26T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Tuesday, March 26, 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(WASHINGTON, DC— March 26, 2024)&lt;/strong&gt;— Nolen Bivens, President and CEO of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts (AFTA)&lt;/a&gt;, announces that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected longtime arts advocate and Board member Edgar L. Smith, Jr. as its next Chair. Smith assumes this new role, having served as a Vice Chair for five years and as former Chairman of the Executive Board of the Business Committee&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  28.     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
  29. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
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  33.    <title>Race Forward and Americans for the Arts Announce ‘Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy’</title>
  34.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/advocate/race-forward-and-americans-for-the-arts-announce-%E2%80%98cultural-week-of-action-on-race-and-democracy%E2%80%99</link>
  35.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/advocate/race-forward-and-americans-for-the-arts-announce-%E2%80%98cultural-week-of-action-on-race-and-democracy%E2%80%99&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/nolenhd1.jpg?itok=3107O4vc&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;170&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2024-03-12T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Tuesday, March 12, 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;margin-right:43px; margin-left:43px; text-align:center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size:12.0pt&quot; xml:lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Activities to be held across the country from September 27-October &lt;span style=&quot;letter-spacing:-.5pt&quot;&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  36.     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
  37. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
  38. <guid isPermaLink="false">167473 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
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  41.    <title>Americans For The Arts And United States Conference Of Mayors Honor Elected Leaders From Missouri, New York, and Colorado and Poet Honey Bell-Bey For Their Steadfast Support of The Arts </title>
  42.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-and-united-states-conference-of-mayors-honor-elected-leaders-from-missouri</link>
  43.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-and-united-states-conference-of-mayors-honor-elected-leaders-from-missouri&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/IMG_7230%20copia.jpg?itok=qWp891W_&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;220&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2024-01-19T00:00:00-05:00&quot;&gt;Friday, January 19, 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;[WASHINGTON, DC, January 19, 2024]&lt;/b&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.artsusa.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Americans for the Arts&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.usmayors.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The United States Conference of Mayors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; today presented the 2024 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards to three elected officials and an American poet at The United States Conference of Mayors 92nd Winter Meeting in Washington, DC.&lt;/p&gt;
  44. &lt;p&gt;Award receipts were:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  45.     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
  46. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
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  50.    <title>Americans for the Arts Endorse the Creative Workforce Investment Act </title>
  51.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-endorse-the-creative-workforce-investment-act</link>
  52.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-endorse-the-creative-workforce-investment-act&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/creative%20workforce%20thumbnail%20copia_0.jpg?itok=719EmmiO&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;145&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2024-01-11T00:00:00-05:00&quot;&gt;Thursday, January 11, 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;paragraph&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background:white&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align:baseline&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif&quot; xml:lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#212529&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund endorse the Creative Workforce Investment Act, legislation introduced by Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA). The Senate companion of the Creative Economy Revitalization Act was introduced by U.S.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  53.     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
  54. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
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  58.    <title>Americans for the Arts endorses The STAR ACT</title>
  59.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-endorses-the-star-act</link>
  60.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/advocate/americans-for-the-arts-endorses-the-star-act&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/STAR%20ACT.jpg?itok=enkYE_4V&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;123&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-12-04T00:00:00-05:00&quot;&gt;Monday, December 4, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Americans for the Arts supports new legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI). The STAR Act would allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transportation projects through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), promoting rider engagement, deterring vandalism, and enhancing community identity. &lt;/p&gt;
  61. &lt;p paraeid=&quot;{dcce290c-a439-40eb-9597-a009f5634519}{214}&quot; paraid=&quot;710868020&quot;&gt;The STAR Act would reinstate a federal flexibility that allows local transit authorities to include art in federally-funded transit projects ~ &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  62.     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 22:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
  63. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
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  67.    <title>Dallas Council Member Omar Narvaez Receives Annual Leadership Award from Americans for the Arts and the National League of Cities</title>
  68.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/dallas-council-member-omar-narvaez-receives-annual-leadership-award-from-americans-for-the-arts-and</link>
  69.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/dallas-council-member-omar-narvaez-receives-annual-leadership-award-from-americans-for-the-arts-and&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/imgafta1711.jpg?itok=G4tsYQl1&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;193&quot; alt=&quot;Jay Dick, Senior Director of State &amp;amp; Local Government Affairs, Americans for the Arts, Councilmember Omar Narvaez, Martine Elyse Philippe, Director, Office of Arts and Culture, City of Dallas&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-11-17T00:00:00-05:00&quot;&gt;Friday, November 17, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.artsusa.org/&quot; style=&quot;color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot; xml:lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif&quot;&gt; presents &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://dallascityhall.com/government/citycouncil/district6/Pages/default.aspx&quot; style=&quot;color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;s&gt;&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  70.     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
  71. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
  72. <guid isPermaLink="false">167423 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
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  75.    <title>Victory for the arts in the U.S. House of Representatives!</title>
  76.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/victory-for-the-arts-in-the-us-house-of-representatives</link>
  77.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-11-03T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Friday, November 3, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/legislative-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Legislative News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;On November 3, two attempts to eliminate federal funding for the arts and humanities in the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior Appropriations were both soundly defeated!&lt;/p&gt;
  78. &lt;p&gt;Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA-10) sponsored two floor amendments:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  79.     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 19:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
  80. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
  81. <guid isPermaLink="false">167417 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
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  84.    <title> Groundbreaking Arts &amp; Economic Prosperity 6 Study Reveals Impact of the Arts on Communities Across America</title>
  85.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/groundbreaking-arts-economic-prosperity-6-study-reveals-impact-of-the-arts-on-communities-across</link>
  86.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/groundbreaking-arts-economic-prosperity-6-study-reveals-impact-of-the-arts-on-communities-across&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/aep6thumbnail.jpg?itok=zx-Xk_0Y&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;114&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-10-12T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Thursday, October 12, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Americans for the Arts, the Study Includes the Role of the Arts in Diverse and Underrepresented Communities, Reducing Systemic Research Bias and Bringing Equity to Data&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  87.     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
  88. <dc:creator>Guillermo Romero</dc:creator>
  89. <guid isPermaLink="false">167412 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
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  92.    <title>AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS NAMES CARI ROMEU MOZUR TO NEW POSITION OF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT</title>
  93.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/press-releases/americans-for-the-arts-names-cari-romeu-mozur-to-new-position-of-senior-vice-president-of</link>
  94.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/press-releases/americans-for-the-arts-names-cari-romeu-mozur-to-new-position-of-senior-vice-president-of&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Cari%20Announcement.jpg?itok=JpYWVZDf&quot; width=&quot;176&quot; height=&quot;220&quot; alt=&quot;A photo of a smiling person with medium length dark brown hair sits in the middle of a tan background.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-08-02T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Wednesday, August 2, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nolen Bivens, President and CEO of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.artsusa.org/&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts&lt;/a&gt;, announces the appointment of Cari Romeu Mozur to the newly created staff position of Senior Vice President of Relationship Development, effective today. In this new role, Romeu Mozur will oversee both strategic planning and the operational implementation of Americans for the Arts’ philanthropic mission, leading its membership and fundraising, as well as its earned revenue, with a focus on creating innovative and diverse models of support for the organization and its members.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  95.     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
  96. <dc:creator>Maggie Davis</dc:creator>
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  100.    <title>Hawai’i County Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz Receives the Public Leadership in the Arts Award </title>
  101.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/hawai%E2%80%99i-county-council-member-ashley-kierkiewicz-receives-the-public-leadership-in-the-arts-award</link>
  102.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/hawai%E2%80%99i-county-council-member-ashley-kierkiewicz-receives-the-public-leadership-in-the-arts-award&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/artsaward_2023.jpeg?itok=2nBDsFsJ&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;144&quot; alt=&quot;Two people stand smiling in front of an art display. One wears a lei around their head and is accepting an award from the other.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-07-25T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Tuesday, July 25, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americansforthearts.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Americans for the Arts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (AFTA) and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.naco.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;National Association of Counties&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (NACo) presented &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.naco.org/people/hon-ashley-kierkiewicz&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hawai’i County Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of Hawai’i with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/promotion-and-recognition/awards-for-arts-achievement/public-leadership-in-the-arts&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Public Leadership in the Arts Award&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for her outstanding County A&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  103.     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
  104. <dc:creator>Maggie Davis</dc:creator>
  105. <guid isPermaLink="false">167375 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
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  108.    <title>Americans For the Arts Remembers Iconic Performer, Civil Rights Advocate, and Arts Education Leader Tony Bennett </title>
  109.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-remembers-iconic-performer-civil-rights-advocate-and-arts-education-leader</link>
  110.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-remembers-iconic-performer-civil-rights-advocate-and-arts-education-leader&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-07-21%20at%2015.36.52.jpeg?itok=W3q8tXzl&quot; width=&quot;124&quot; height=&quot;220&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-07-21T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Friday, July 21, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.artsusa.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts&lt;/a&gt; mourns the passing of legendary entertainer Tony Bennett, who died on Friday, July 21, at the age of 96.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  111.     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
  112. <dc:creator>Maggie Davis</dc:creator>
  113. <guid isPermaLink="false">167374 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
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  116.    <title>My Own Recovery, Inspired by Art (Download the updated &quot;10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2023&quot;)</title>
  117.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/my-own-recovery-inspired-by-art-download-the-updated-10-reasons-to-support-the-arts-in-2023</link>
  118.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-06-27T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Tuesday, June 27, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  119. &lt;iframe allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/rwLjwkSQnu4&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; width=&quot;560&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  120. &lt;p&gt;I have a Golden Rule at Americans for the Arts: &lt;strong&gt;“No numbers without a story, and no stories without a number.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  121. &lt;p&gt;The arts are all about stories—often small, always meaningful.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  122.     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 15:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
  123. <dc:creator>Maggie Davis</dc:creator>
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  127.    <title>Americans for the Arts Celebrates National County Government Month</title>
  128.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/americans-for-the-arts-celebrates-national-county-government-month</link>
  129.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/americans-for-the-arts-celebrates-national-county-government-month&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/NACo_Cover.jpg?itok=OPIS1_Mv&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;170&quot; alt=&quot;Drawing of a brown horse pulling a black carriage in front of green lawn and large white house in background.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-04-03T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Monday, April 3, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each April, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.naco.org/resources/2023-national-county-government-month-counties-rise&quot;&gt;National County Government Month&lt;/a&gt;, celebrates the work of county government employees in communities across the country.&amp;nbsp;This year&amp;rsquo;s theme, &amp;ldquo;&lt;strong&gt;Counties RISE!,&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;rdquo; stands for Resiliency, Inclusion, Solvency, and Empowerment. And the exclamation point captures the enthusiasm and passion for local county stories. From events to social media to proclamations, get to know more about your local county this month! For the second year in a row, Americans for the Arts is thrilled to sponsor&amp;nbsp;NACo&amp;#39;s&amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;&lt;strong&gt;I Love My County Because&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;rdquo; wall calendar, composed of artwork from students in grade K-12.&lt;/p&gt;
  130. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  131.     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
  132. <dc:creator>Linda Lombardi</dc:creator>
  133. <guid isPermaLink="false">167283 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
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  136.    <title>Poet Jeanne-Marie Osterman Donates Proceeds from Book to Americans for the Arts</title>
  137.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/poet-jeanne-marie-osterman-donates-proceeds-from-book-to-americans-for-the-arts</link>
  138.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/poet-jeanne-marie-osterman-donates-proceeds-from-book-to-americans-for-the-arts&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Osterman%20Photo%20cropped_0.png?itok=k-RAFsbJ&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;220&quot; alt=&quot;Regina Burgher, Jeanne-Marie Osterman, and Nolen Bivens standing smiling in a long hall full of books. Burgher is holding a check, and Osterman is holding her book, Shellback.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-03-29T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Wednesday, March 29, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, poet &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ostermanpoetry.com&quot;&gt;Jeanne-Marie Osterman&lt;/a&gt; met with Americans for the Arts President &amp;amp; CEO Nolen Bivens at the Yale Club in New York City to discuss her recent poetry book, Shellback. During the meeting, Osterman donated royalties from her book to Americans for the Arts to help support the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/reports-and-data/legislation-policy/the-national-initiative-for-arts-health-across-the-military&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;National Initiative for Arts &amp;amp; Health Across the Military&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  139. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  140.     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
  141. <dc:creator>Erin Wynne</dc:creator>
  142. <guid isPermaLink="false">167289 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
  143.  </item>
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  145.    <title>Update on Americans for the Arts Events in 2023</title>
  146.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/update-on-americans-for-the-arts-events-in-2023</link>
  147.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/update-on-americans-for-the-arts-events-in-2023&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/convention-band.jpg?itok=yqmwpj2A&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; alt=&quot;A six-piece brass band performs on stage in front of an enthusiastic audience, against a colorful backdrop that reads: Annual Convention 2022.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2023-02-16T00:00:00-05:00&quot;&gt;Thursday, February 16, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;During 2022&amp;rsquo;s Strategic Realignment Process, we worked with members and other stakeholders to identify the specific and unique role of Americans for the Arts within the arts and culture community. While we continue to evaluate and evolve our offerings, here&amp;rsquo;s the latest update on some of our flagship events, including the National Arts Action Summit, Annual Convention, and the National Arts Marketing Project Conference.&lt;/p&gt;
  148. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  149.     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  150. <dc:creator>Ms. Ann Marie Watson</dc:creator>
  151. <guid isPermaLink="false">167256 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
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  154.    <title>Animating Democracy Transitions &amp; Appreciations</title>
  155.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/animating-democracy-transitions-appreciations</link>
  156.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/animating-democracy-transitions-appreciations&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Barb-Pam-AD.jpeg?itok=fwoh2Ex_&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;220&quot; alt=&quot;Two smiling people pose in front of a colorful wall of art. They lean toward each other in collegial friendship.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2022-12-19T00:00:00-05:00&quot;&gt;Monday, December 19, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having launched the Animating Democracy program in 1999, Co-Directors Barbara Schaffer Bacon and Pam Korza have decided that 2022 completes their tenure providing program leadership for this transformative initiative. In 2023, Americans for the Arts will determine Animating Democracy&amp;rsquo;s next chapter by assessing what the organization can uniquely offer and exploring possible partnerships. We will also continue to promote Animating Democracy&amp;rsquo;s tools and resources.&lt;/p&gt;
  157. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  158.     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  159. <dc:creator>Ms. Ann Marie Watson</dc:creator>
  160. <guid isPermaLink="false">167100 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
  161.  </item>
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  163.    <title>Americans for the Arts and rootoftwo Publish Resource Bank on Cultural Asset Mapping</title>
  164.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/americans-for-the-arts-and-rootoftwo-publish-resource-bank-on-cultural-asset-mapping</link>
  165.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/americans-for-the-arts-and-rootoftwo-publish-resource-bank-on-cultural-asset-mapping&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/cultural-asset-airtable_sq.PNG?itok=mhWvgefk&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;220&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of an online database showing images and descriptions of resources.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2022-12-15T00:00:00-05:00&quot;&gt;Thursday, December 15, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a key strategy in supporting the development of inclusive creative economies across the nation, this database provides a distilled jumping off point for learning and growth related to community- and asset-based approaches for equitable development.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  166. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  167.     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
  168. <dc:creator>Ms. Ann Marie Watson</dc:creator>
  169. <guid isPermaLink="false">166981 at https://www.americansforthearts.org</guid>
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  172.    <title>Americans for the Arts Partners with Free People to Advocate for the Importance of Arts in Early Public Education</title>
  173.    <link>https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/americans-for-the-arts-partners-with-free-people-to-advocate-for-the-importance-of-arts-in-early</link>
  174.    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-image-upload field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/americans-for-the-arts-partners-with-free-people-to-advocate-for-the-importance-of-arts-in-early&quot;&gt;&lt;img typeof=&quot;foaf:Image&quot; src=&quot;https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/FPxAmericansfortheArts_sq.png?itok=obg-8HeE&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; height=&quot;220&quot; alt=&quot;Text graphic with a neutral colored background and pink and yellow painted smudges at left and right. Stylized text reads: Free People x Americans for the Arts Presents The Creative Spirit Fund, supporting the arts in public schools across the nation.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot; property=&quot;dc:date&quot; datatype=&quot;xsd:dateTime&quot; content=&quot;2022-11-03T00:00:00-04:00&quot;&gt;Thursday, November 3, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/categories/news-category/americans-arts-news&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Americans for the Arts News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Americans for the Arts and lifestyle brand Free People today announced a first-time partnership, which includes a Creative Spirit Fund that empowers public school arts educators to fund the next generation of diverse creators. The partnership advocates for the importance of arts in early public education. Through this program, Free People will be distributing 10 awards of $4,000 each to public school educators across the United States in great need of support in teaching art, music, dance, theater, and creative writing and other artistic disciplines.&lt;/p&gt;
  175. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
  176.     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
  177. <dc:creator>Ms. Inga Vitols</dc:creator>
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