ARTS ADVOCACY DAY
April 17, 2012 on Capitol Hill
Organized by Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy Day is the largest event of its kind. More than 80 organizations, representing thousands of arts, culture, business, civic, and education organizations nationwide, served as Arts Advocacy Day CoSponsors.
Several celebrities and members of Congress offered remarks during the course of the Kick Off. The roster included:
- Americans for the Arts Artists Committee Member Alec Baldwin
- Americans for the Arts Artists Committee Members Melina Kanakaredes, Ben Folds, Clay Walker, and Pierre Dulaine
- Artists Committee Member and Honorary Co-Chair of Arts Advocacy Day 2012 Hill Harper
- Actors Tiffani Thiessen, Omar Benson Miller, and Jonathon Schaech Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA)
- acclaimed artist Nigel Lythgoe,
- Rep. Rosa DeLaura (D-CT)
- NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman; and
- Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA)
Advocates prepared to meet with their members of Congress during Arts Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Photo by David Hathcox.