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Post by the Scribe on Apr 19, 2021 12:32:59 GMT
Arts Advocacy Day 2009 Congressional Hearing: Linda Ronstadt
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Post by the Scribe on Apr 19, 2021 12:40:54 GMT
Special Hearing of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommitteewww.americansforthearts.org/events/national-arts-action-summit/arts-advocacy-day-archive/2009-wrap-up-page
Americans for the Arts Witnesses meet with Members of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. From L-R: Wynton Marsalis, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), Josh Groban, Linda Ronstadt, Americans for the Arts President Bob Lynch, and Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID).
For the third year in a row, in conjunction with Arts Advocacy Day, Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA), chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, hosted a hearing on the importance of investing in the arts. Rep. Dicks once again invited Americans for the Arts to organize a panel of witnesses to give testimony before the subcommittee which has jurisdiction over funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. Focusing on the message of "The Arts = Jobs," the hearing was held on Tuesday, March 31, immediately following the Congressional Arts Breakfast. In addition to Americans for the Arts President Bob Lynch, witnesses included jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, legendary vocalist Linda Ronstadt, Reinvestment Fund President Jeremy Nowak, and internationally renowned singer/songwriter Josh Groban.
Selected Press Coverage About Arts Advocacy Day
3/31–Associated Press: Groban, Marsalis, Press Congress for Arts Funding
3/31–U.S. News & World Report: Linda Ronstadt, Wynton Marsalis, and Josh Groban Pitch Congress
4/4–Newsweek: America in Harmony
Americans for the Arts Organizes Hearing on Arts Advocacy Day 2009
Those testifying were:
Wynton Marsalis, world-renowned trumpeter and composer, is the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and music director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Mr. Marsalis made his recording debut in 1982, and has since recorded more than 30 jazz and classical recordings, which have won him nine Grammy Awards. An internationally respected advocate and spokesman for arts education, Mr. Marsalis has received honorary doctorates from dozens of universities throughout the United States. Mr. Marsalis delivered the Americans for the Arts 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy this year. Read Mr. Marsalis’ testimony (pdf). www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/pdf/advocacy/hearing09/marsalis_testimony.pdf
Linda Ronstadt is an acclaimed singer, producer, and actress. Her unique vocal blend of rock and country has won her numerous awards including 11 Grammy Awards, an Emmy award, and an ALMA award. One of the most commercially successful female singers of the last four decades, Ms. Ronstadt is the singer of such hits as “He’s No Good” and “When Will I Be Loved.” Ms. Ronstadt has since turned to traditional Mexican and Spanish material and is the artistic director of the annual mariachi festival hosted by the Mexican Heritage Corporation. Read Ms. Ronstadt’s testimony (pdf). www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/pdf/advocacy/hearing09/ronstadt_testimony.pdf
Josh Groban is a Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, and pianist. Mr. Groban’s debut self-titled album went double-platinum, making him the best-selling new male artist of 2002. Classically trained and able to sing in four different languages, Mr. Groban has performed all over the world, most recently at the We Are One Concert celebrating the inauguration of President Barack Obama. In 2004, Mr. Groban established the Josh Groban Foundation, and with the help of his loyal fans, has contributed over $2 million to children around the world for the arts, education, and healthcare. Read Mr. Groban’s testimony (pdf). www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/pdf/advocacy/hearing09/groban_testimony.pdf
Jeremy Nowak is the President of The Reinvestment Fund and a nationally recognized leader in urban development. In addition to his work at The Reinvestment Fund, Mr. Nowak is a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. He is the author of numerous articles which have examined the role of art and culture in neighborhood regeneration. He is currently a fellow at the Aspen Institute, in a program for entrepreneurial leaders in education, and a member of a Harvard University (Kennedy School) Executive Session on transforming cities through civic entrepreneurship. Read Mr. Nowak’s testimony (pdf). www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/pdf/advocacy/hearing09/nowak_testimony.pdf
Robert L. Lynch is the president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, the national organization dedicated to advancing the arts and arts education in people’s lives, schools, and communities. With nearly 50 years of national leadership in the arts, Americans for the Arts is the national convener of Arts Advocacy Day, which is co-sponsored by more than 80 national arts service organizations, representing thousands of nonprofit arts groups and artists of every discipline across the country. Read Mr. Lynch’s testimony (pdf). www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/pdf/advocacy/hearing09/lynch_testimony.pdf
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Post by the Scribe on Apr 19, 2021 12:46:44 GMT
House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee Approves $15M Increase for NEAblog.americansforthearts.org/2019/05/15/house-appropriations-interior-subcommittee-approves-15m-increase-for-nea
Posted by Liz Bartolomeo, Jun 11, 2009 0 COMMENTS
On June 10, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, which sets the initial funding level for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), approved a $15 million increase for the NEA in its FY 2010 spending bill, setting it on a path towards final House consideration. Chairman Norm Dicks (D-WA) has once again championed the arts and culture and proposed an increase in funding.
Currently funded at $155 million, this increase would bring the agency's budget to $170 million. In his statement, Chairman Dicks referenced the Arts Advocacy Day hearings the subcommittee held as demonstrating that "the endowments are vital for preserving and encouraging America's arts and cultural heritage." On Arts Advocacy Day, Americans for the Arts presented a panel of witnesses before Chairman Dicks' Appropriations Subcommittee calling for a significant increase in funding for the NEA. Witnesses included Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Wynton Marsalis, singer-songwriter Josh Groban, legendary singer Linda Ronstadt, Reinvestment Fund CEO Jeremy Nowak, and Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert Lynch. Watch video from that panel here.
The FY 2010 Interior Appropriations bill will next go to full committee and then to the House floor for final consideration where your help may be needed to defend against floor amendments attempting to cut this increase. We must now put pressure on the Senate to match this funding level. Please take two minutes to visit the Americans for the Arts E-Advocacy Center to send a letter to your Members of Congress letting them know that the arts are important to you!
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Post by the Scribe on Apr 19, 2021 12:49:50 GMT
Getting to Know Our Staff: Ten Questions with...Hannah Jacobsonblog.americansforthearts.org/2019/05/15/getting-to-know-our-staff-ten-questions-withhannah-jacobson
Posted by Tim Mikulski, Feb 28, 2013 0 COMMENTS
We recently launched a new series on ARTSblog that spotlights the staff at Americans for the Arts that I call "Ten Questions with...", in which I will ask everyone the same questions and see where it takes us.
Last time I interviewed myself as a test case and this time I have turned to Hannah Jacobson who currently serves as Executive Assistant to President and CEO Bob Lynch.
1. Describe your role at Americans for the Arts in 10 words or less.
Writing; editing; calendaring; herding; travel booking; prepping; printing; note taking; pinch hitting
2. What do the arts mean to you?
There has been no time when I wasn’t involved in the arts. There are pictures of me before I can remember next to and posing as Degas sculptures.
I was in my first play at seven, playing a dwarf in The Hobbit, and was in no fewer than six shows per year up until college. This includes Barnum, which led me to my great secret talent: balloon animals. Yes, I still make them.
Yep, she still makes balloon animals.
Yep, she still makes balloon animals.
Yep, she still makes balloon animals.
Thinking back on the trajectory, I never thought of the arts as a career path until college, but the arts were always everywhere and inevitable in my life (maybe I owe something to my extreme lack of athletic ability).
The arts contextualized me in a lot of ways. I can reach back to arts experiences to make sense of where I was at that specific point in my life.
I think a prevailing assumption is that acting helps you explore yourself through becoming someone else, and I think that’s true, but I used to walk alone into the dark theatre and sit on stage looking at the empty seats and it felt just as deeply personal—the arts were a safe space for me, but they were also a sacred space. Sitting on the dark stage was different in an elemental way than any other place.
It wasn’t just the performances, it was the essence of the space and allowing myself to live in that place, even if for just a moment. The arts have always provided an access point for me, guiding me to accept and appreciate the moment and the state in which I find myself—good, bad, or anything in between, the arts have always helped me to see the vibrancy of the world and gain a true sense of being present.
3. If you could have any career you wanted (talent, education not required), what would it be and why?
I would own a bakery. 100%. I realize in the age of food blogging that suddenly this is hugely en vogue, and I have read MULTIPLE times that bakers say that it’s no fun, but I am going to pretend I don’t know that and stick with the fact that I love baking. That’s what I would do.
4. How many places have you lived? Where?
Six. I was born in Santa Monica, CA and moved to Los Angeles at two. We then moved to Ann Arbor, MI, but not before my brother and I ran around the dining room for hours screaming. I asked if I could bring Chinatown, the ocean, and our lemon tree with us. I moved to New Haven, CT for college, spent most summers at home in Michigan with the exception of one in D.C., and a semester abroad in London before returning to live in D.C.
5. What is the best compliment you’ve ever received?
My a cappella group was singing at Mory’s, a Yale dinner club, and after finishing my solo (“You’re No Good” by Linda Ronstadt), one patron said, “When they were giving out personalities, they gave you two!” I took that to mean I had a lot of personality (and I’m sticking with that interpretation!). He also said I had “come one to a box.” His compliments were delightfully odd and shockingly insightful.
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