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On Tuesday, October 17th at 10 a.m. ET, Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund hosted our Congressional Briefing of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), the new Americans for the Arts economic impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations and its audiences.
Along with 14 of our Fly-In advocates representing 11 states, we shared the latest and largest economic and social impact findings with congressional members gathered in their state and congressional districts. Learn more about AEP6 and interact with our tools and resources on the Americans for the Arts website.
Speakers:
- Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Co-Chair of the Senate Cultural Caucus (pictured above)
- Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Co-Chair of the Senate Cultural Caucus
- Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Member, Congressional Arts Caucus and STEAM Caucus
- Nolen V. Bivens, General U.S. Army (retired), President & CEO of Americans for the Arts
- Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Executive Director of the Arts Action Fund
- Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research of Americans for the Arts
- Lynne McCormack, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Arts Council (pictured above)
- Dinah Minot, Executive Director of Creative Portland
- Ekhlas Ahmed, Co-Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance of Maine
- Deb Polich, CEO of Artrain in Michigan
- Carrie Tillis, Artist in Residence for Arts Action Fund