ASU Gammage is a world-class arts presenting organization, which brings the best of the performing arts to Arizona. As a leader in the arts world, ASU Gammage also produces new works, artist residencies and education programs that foster the great artists of today and empower the artists of tomorrow.
Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 (AEP5) is Americans for the Arts’ fifth economic impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and their audiences. By every measure, the results are impressive. Nationally, the nonprofit arts industry generated $166.3 billion of economic activity in 2015—$63.8 billion in spending by arts and cultural organizations and an additional ...
AZ Central: 'Phantom of the Opera' returns to ASU Gammage for 2026-27 season
The arts are essential. They teach students innumerable lessons—practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects, collaboration leads to creativity. The arts also teach children that there a several paths to take when approaching problems and that all problems can have more than one solution. Research has also shown impressive benefits of arts education on entire school ...
Americans for the Arts stands with you alongside millions of artists, local and state arts agency leaders, teachers, community leaders, business people, elected officials, funders, and other arts professionals.
The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us—fostering creativity, empathy, and beauty. The arts also strengthen our communities socially, educationally, and economically—benefits that persisted during a pandemic that was devastating to the arts. The following 10 reasons show why an investment in artists, creative workers, and arts organizations is vital to the ...
Arts and culture build livable communities in which residents take pride. 86% of Americans say, “arts and culture are important to their community’s quality of life and livability,” and 79% of the American public believe that the arts are “important to their community’s businesses, economy, and local jobs.” 89% of attendees agreed ...
Groundbreaking Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 Study Reveals Impact of the ...
Animating Democracy inspires, informs, promotes, and connects arts and culture as potent contributors to community, civic, and social change. As a program of Americans for the Arts, Animating Democracy has brought national visibility to arts for change work, built knowledge about quality practice, and created useful resources.
Americans for the Arts (AFTA), the leading nonprofit for advancing the arts in America, announces its first wave of dynamic programming for AFTACON, taking place June 11-14, 2025 in Cincinnati. The national convention, presented in partnership with local host ArtsWave, will bring together arts leaders from across the nation to connect, share, and shape the future of arts leadership.
Appointed members to an arts commission may include: artists, visual art and public art professionals, designers, landscape architects, and planners. Following the art commission approval of the proposed public art design, the permit to build the public art work typically goes through a city’s building and zoning/permitting department.
Scroll through highlights of Americans for the Arts history from 1960 - 2010, or visit our National Arts Policy History Timeline.
50 Stories, 50 States is a campaign of Americans for the Arts in celebration of National Arts & Humanities Month 2025. Stories collected will support year-round advocacy and help ensure that the arts and humanities continue to inspire, heal, and unite America. From murals in rural towns to poems in school notebooks, we’re gathering stories from across the 50 states, territories, and ...
National Arts Education Studies The ability to successfully provide, evaluate, and advocate for equitable arts education programs on a national scale relies on the existence of accurate and up-to-date data.
This evidence review is an important stage in making ‘the holistic case’ for arts and culture – the argument that arts and culture have an impact on our lives in complex, subtle and interrelated ways, and that each benefit relates to a cluster of other benefits" (Bazalgette 5).
The Value of Arts and Culture to People and Society, An Evidence Review
To support a full creative life for all, Americans for the Arts commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that empower a just, inclusive, equitable nation.
Arts businesses and the creative people they employ stimulate innovation, strengthen America's competitiveness in the global marketplace, and play an important role in building and sustaining economic vibrancy. (Data current as of April 2017.) Find your FREE, local report now to get specific data for your community!
Learn about what a formal debate is, plus get examples of different types of debates and see observations about the topic from well-known figures.
High school debates topics can include the the legalization of cannabis, the ethics of animal testing, and the effects of video games on behavior.
These five websites offer interactive platforms for educators to use for resources and for students to participate in the practice of debate.
Here are four easy-to-use debate formats that can be implemented in the secondary classroom in any discipline.
The "Nature vs. Nurture" Debate The use of the terms "nature" and "nurture" as convenient catch-phrases for the roles of heredity and environment in human development can be traced back to 13th-century France. In simplest terms, some scientists believe people behave as they do according to genetic predispositions or even "animal instincts," which is known as the "nature" theory of human ...
A proposition in debate is a statement that can be argued for or against. Propositions can function as premises or conclusions in logical arguments and debates. Clarity in propositions helps everyone understand the argument by stating ideas clearly and directly.
You don't need a debate class to stage an educational faceoff; follow this framework to stage a student debate on any topic in your curriculum.
The cast of Beauty and the Beast at the Arts HUB in 2023. Credit: Bennet Forsyth “My number one goal is to create an art space for all of Boulder County,” he explains. “This will expand our ...
The Hill on MSN: NewsNation and The Hill to carry California gubernatorial primary debate
NewsNation will broadcast the debate on April 22 and The Hill will stream it.
The Hill on MSN: Swalwell out, new poll could alter April 22 California gubernatorial debate lineup