Arts Council Winston-Salem Forsyth County

Be an Advocate

Make your voice heard and get involved in the arts, attend Advocacy Workshops, write congress, or join a state organization. Below are a few resources to get you started.

Arts North Carolina

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Arts North Carolina offers fundamental advocacy training to anyone who believes that a public partnership with the arts is essential and a responsibility.

Americans for the Arts

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Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. From offices in Washington, DC, and New York City, it serves more than 150,000 organizational and individual members and stakeholders.

North Carolina Arts Council

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North Carolina had long been recognized for rich traditions in crafts, literature, historical drama and music when, by executive order in 1964, Governor Terry Sanford created the North Carolina Arts Council to strengthen North Carolina’s creativity, invention and prosperity.