Americans for the Arts
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Americans for the Arts is a nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in the United States. They describe themselves as being dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Annually, the organization presents the National Arts Awards to honor artists and supporters of the arts who exemplify high achievement in the arts and national leadership.
Americans for the Arts was founded in 1996 as a result of the merger between the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies (NALAA) and the American Council for the Arts (ACA). In 2005, they further merged with Arts & Business Council Inc. The President and CEO is Robert L. Lynch.
The organization maintains an Online Arts Field Directory of local, state, regional, and national arts service organizations throughout the country.
According to the organization [1], its primary goals are to:
- Foster an environment in which the arts can thrive and contribute to the creation of more livable communities.
- Generate more public- and private-sector resources for the arts and arts education.
- Build individual appreciation of the value of the arts.
