Do Something! Advocate the Arts!

The Americans for the Arts have a great website for top Arts Advocacy issues. Take a minute and send a letter or e-mail to your legislators with your personal story with the help of their e-Advocacy Center. This program provides you with verbiage relating to each issue that you can easily copy into the body of your messages.

Senate Committee Offers No NEA Increase
Urge Your Senators to Support an Increase on During Floor Consideration (Click here)

Last month the House completed work on a funding bill that would give a $5 million increase for FY 2007 to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The increase would put the NEA?s funding level at $129.4 million. However, $1.8 million of the House increase would be consumed by increased administrative expenses, leaving just over $3 million in new funding to support artistic activities.

Support Funding for Arts Education & Public Broadcasting
Help Restore Funding in the House of Representatives! (Click here)

On Tuesday, June 13, the House Appropriations Committee, which oversees funding for all federal programs, approved a funding bill for FY 2007 that would slash public broadcasting and arts education programs.

Edited by Robyn Kelly, Web Publications Manager: rkelly@iac.in.gov.
The IAC, a public catalyst, partner, and investor in the arts, serves the citizens of Indiana by funding, promoting, and expanding the arts. Funding is provided by the State of Indiana and the National Endowment for the Arts.