WE BELIEVE THAT ARTS AND CULTURE ARE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND POWERFUL TOOLS FOR BUILDING A WHOLE AND HEALTHY SOCIETY.

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the cure for loneliness…Art

 I was recently elected to my local Board of Education, and in the process, was inspired to think about the cure for loneliness. I’m honored to be a public steward and contribute to my community. While many people told me the odds were in my favor (I’m a Democrat in a...

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The economic impact of the arts on the US economy in 2021

4A ARTS WILL WORK TO DEMOCRATIZE, CATALYZE, AND PRIORITIZE ARTS AND CULTURE IN AMERICA.

Democratize

Democratize

Advance knowledge about the role of arts and culture in American society and remove barriers to arts and culture participation.

CATALYZE

CATALYZE

Ignite citizen action to mobilize around and engage with arts and culture.

PRIORITIZE

PRIORITIZE

Champion greater investment in the creative economy at all levels of government.

What We're Reading

HOW LONELINESS INSPIRES CREATIVITY

In episode 114 of Framing the Hammer, we chat with Richard Deming, Yale Director of Creative Writing and author of the recently published, This Exquisite Loneliness: What Loners, Outcasts and the Understood Can Teach Us About Creativity.
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Why 4A Arts?

96% OF AMERICANS SAY THEY ARE GREATLY INSPIRED AND MOVED BY ART, BUT ONLY 27% SAY THAT ARTISTS CONTRIBUTE A LOT TO THE GOOD OF SOCIETY.

(Urban Institute)

POSITIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT THE ARTS ROSE BY OVER 20% AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC, WHEN SO MANY AMERICANS TURNED TO ONLINE CONTENT FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

(Culture Track 20211)

THE AMERICAN CREATIVE ECONOMY EMPLOYED ALMOST 4.9 MILLION WORKERS IN 2021.

(National Assembly of State Arts Agencies)

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND RECREATION COMPRISED 1.7 MILLION AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES IN 2022, OVER 5% OF ALL SMALL BUSINESSES…

(U.S. Small Business Administration)

THERE ARE NEARLY 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ARTS SMALL BUSINESSES THAN IN MANUFACTURING, NEARLY 4 TIMES THE AMOUNT IN THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY, AND NEARLY 6 TIMES AS MANY SMALL BUSINESSES AS IN AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING AND HUNTING.

(U.S. Small Business Administration)

IN 2021, THE CREATIVE ECONOMY ADDED OVER $1 TRILLION IN VALUE TO THE AMERICAN GDP

(National Assembly of State Arts Agencies)

THE AMERICAN CREATIVE ECONOMY MAKES UP 4.4% OF THE ENTIRE AMERICAN GDP.

(National Assembly of State Arts Agencies)

Why 4A Arts?

96% OF AMERICANS SAY THEY ARE GREATLY INSPIRED AND MOVED BY ART, BUT ONLY 27% SAY THAT ARTISTS CONTRIBUTE A LOT TO THE GOOD OF SOCIETY.

(Urban Institute)

POSITIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT THE ARTS ROSE BY OVER 20% AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC, WHEN SO MANY AMERICANS TURNED TO ONLINE CONTENT FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

(Culture Track 20211)

THE AMERICAN CREATIVE ECONOMY EMPLOYED ALMOST 4.9 MILLION WORKERS IN 2021.

(National Assembly of State Arts Agencies)

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND RECREATION COMPRISED 1.7 MILLION AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES IN 2022, OVER 5% OF ALL SMALL BUSINESSES…

(U.S. Small Business Administration)

THERE ARE NEARLY 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ARTS SMALL BUSINESSES THAN IN MANUFACTURING, NEARLY 4 TIMES THE AMOUNT IN THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY, AND NEARLY 6 TIMES AS MANY SMALL BUSINESSES AS IN AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING AND HUNTING.

(U.S. Small Business Administration)

IN 2021, THE CREATIVE ECONOMY ADDED OVER $1 TRILLION IN VALUE TO THE AMERICAN GDP

(National Assembly of State Arts Agencies)

THE AMERICAN CREATIVE ECONOMY MAKES UP 4.4% OF THE ENTIRE AMERICAN GDP.

(National Assembly of State Arts Agencies)

A photo of the capitol framed in one of the 4A logo shapes

AND DESPITE AN IMMENSE ECONOMIC FOOTPRINT, LARGER THAN AGRICULTURE OR TRANSPORTATION, ARTS AND CULTURE HAS NO SEAT IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CABINET.

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