Advocacy Archives
"Deferring maintenance of public art year after year is not economical."
Below is the second testimony submitted to Montgomery County Council last Thursday in support of the Public Arts Trust: Good evening. My name is Dr. Michele Cohen. I was the founding director of New York... Read More
"Just as the County invests funds to maintain buildings, artworks require resources for maintenance as well as conservation."
Last Thursday, February 9, we testified to Montgomery County Council to encourage them to protect their $4+ million investment and fund conservation and maintenance for County-owned public art. Below is one of the written testimonies submitted... Read More
Link Roundup: Pinterest, Maryland Arts Day and how to be creative
Each workday, we tweet articles that might be helpful to other organizations and companies. Here’s what we posted this week: #MondayMarketing Pinterest is the new up and coming platform. Thoughts? Will your org invest time... Read More
Link Roundup: Editorial calendars, tablets and No Talking Tuesdays
This week was a very exciting time for us in the Twitterverse — we crossed 1,000 followers! Thank you to everyone who has been on this journey with us! #MondayMarketing We heard at #dctweetup that... Read More
CEO Vlog: Please thank your Councilmembers!
For a sample letter, visit our Advocacy Toolkit. Thanks again for all your support! Read More
"If you’re in an arts program, it keeps your mind occupied and keeps you on a positive train of thought.”
Our last testimony came from Claire Schwadron, Director of Project Youth ArtReach of Class Acts Arts. Here’s what she said about Project Youth ArtReach’s work with incarcerated youth: Good Evening. My name is Claire Schwadron,... Read More