📣 Sign the Petition to Maintain Funding for NEA + NEH in 2027 📣
This petition from Grantmakers in the Arts is urging Congress to maintain FY 2027 funding for the NEA and NEH, which face proposed elimination in the President's budget. Sign by May 17.
📣 Shape the National Arts Policy Agenda 📣
Take this National Arts Policy Survey to help shape federal advocacy priorities around arts funding, arts education, and economic support for artists and cultural organizations.
📣 Read about Grantmaking in the South: Making the Invisible Visible 📣
Caitlin Strokosch of The National Performance Network (NPN) reflects on five years of Southern grantmaking in this new essay published by GIA, exploring how to move resources with accountability to place, resist extractive funding patterns, and center artists and culture bearers in the South.
📣 Explore the National Preservation Atlas 📣
The National Preservation Atlas from the Mellon Foundation is the first-ever public repository of information about historic places across the U.S., mapping designated properties, legal protections, and preservation incentives—with the goal of making America's history visible and accessible to everyone.
📣 Free Webinar: Rooting Our Leadership in Humanity 📣
The Aspen Institute is hosting a free one-hour virtual Flash Seminar exploring how core values and perspectives on human nature shape leadership decisions. May 27, 4:30–5:30 PM ET.
📣 Stay Updated on News Impacting the Field 📣
The Arts Action Fund’s breaking news tracker is a dedicated hub for the latest updates on events impacting the arts + culture field.
📣 Alert for Artist Visas 📣
Artists from Abroad reports that a new Form I-129 (dated 02/27/26) is now required for all USCIS petitions received April 1 and onward—using the wrong version will result in your petition being returned.
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