Part of our ongoing guest blog series. Each month, Arts for LA features a blog post from a prominent member of the field to share their thoughts and insights on current trends, advocacy and new legislative opportunities to rally behind.

With the financial crisis continuing its ripple effect, Arts for LA is working at both the tactical short-term as well as long-term advocacy strategy to inform and mobilize arts advocates throughout the region.

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Los Angeles County is called the creative capital of the world for obvious reasons, and that title is finally taking root in a sustainable way. For the first time in a generation, a significant number of L.A. County's school districts (there are an astonishing 81 of them serving 1.7 million students) are committing to arts education.

 

The Chrysalis Blog:

Please Take Down That Picture of Me, Dude

Camille Schenkkan

 

 

 

The arts won a major battle last Thursday when the Senate approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.. The bill included $50 million to the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

The Chrysalis Blog:

Can I Emerge Now?

Camille Schenkkan

 

 

 

Yesterday, the Senate approved the Coburn Amendment, offered by Sen. Tom. Coburn (R-OK) that prohibits funding for "....