Be a Part of the Movement to Guarantee Healthy Arts Funding &
Arts Education in America
The House Appropriations Committee has proposed a mid-year budget cut to dozens of valuable federal programs, including support for the arts. They want to cut the National Endowment for the Arts budget mid-stream from $167.5 million to $155 million.
The bill goes to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote next week. Unfortunately, this is where the battle really begins. Expectations are that the Republican Study Committee will offer amendments that would cut even more money and quite possibly attempt to zero-out the NEA.
Now is the time for arts advocates to mobilize with a strong and unified voice. Join the IDA and the Americans for the Arts Action Fund in getting 50,000 messages to Congress over the next week.
Here's two important steps you can make to TAKE ACTION NOW!
1. Take two minutes now to send customizable messages to your Members of Congress via our E-Advocacy Center. These elected officials, especially the freshmen, need to know where their constituents stand on arts funding issues.
2. Go viral. Post our alerts to your social media networks.