The pARTnership Movement, a program and platform of Americanss for the Arts, presents a three-part curriculum that will guide local arts leaders on how to build strong and lasting partnerships with their local chambers of commerce to achieve shared community and economic development goals.

Part 1 of this series will establish a foundational knowledge of local chambers of commerce, the networks in which they operate and that serve them, how to navigate a traditional business environment, and basic activations a local arts agency can undertake to establish a partnership.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued additional guidance to assist states with their distribution of funds to non-entitlement units of local government (NEUs), which are local governments typically serving a population under 50,000.

The guidance sets forth a process by which the state can download a list of local governments from the Treasury website alongside a step-by-step guide to allocating and distributing funds to their NEUs.

For people with disabilities, the fight for equal access to arts and culture is part of a broader struggle for access to both physical resources and intangible benefits in daily life.

The following is a work in progress. This page will provide California resources for job seekers and employers to help reduce barriers to careers in the arts, and offer resources to arts organizations, schools, universities, and community arts education programs to be able to better serve people with disabilities seeking arts sector employment.

This document details new guidance highpoints, general information on receiving funds, detailed information on reciving funds for Non-entitlement Units of Local Government (NEU), an extensive list of eligible uses, ineligibler uses, reporting requirements and resources.

Below are our key takeaways, followed by technical notes, that touch on not just arts-related provisions, but also some key items that arts advocates should be made aware of that could impact local decisions. We’ll be referencing page numbers from the final guidance document dated May 10 (link here) throughout. We will update this page as guidance is tweaked and new information becomes available.

This resource covers allowable uses of American Rescue Plan (ARP) recovery funds, non-allowable uses of ARP recover funds, how to make an ask for state/local funding from ARP, how to frame the creative economy for state/local asks, and related resources.

For many jurisdictions, the funding provided under ARPA is substantial and could be transformational for states and local governments in their pandemic rescue and recovery efforts. Elected leaders will need to decide how to best use the additional funding consistent with the ARPA requirements, which are very broad. […] When considering how to best advise elected officials and plan for the prudent use of ARPA funds, we offer the following outline of Guiding Principles for the use of ARPA funds.

This resource details how to be an effective an informed arts advocate. The deck offers basic facts and definitions, tips and techniques on building relationships, a guide on crafting your advocacy pitch, data points on the impact of the arts locally and statewide, current advocacy priorities, and ways to engage in Arts, Culture and Creativity Month 2021.

The Advisory Brief for Local and Public Health Agencies and Organizations calls for local public health agencies and organizations to mobilize existing local arts and cultural assets to develop creative responses to this crisis. The advisory brief offers action steps, real-time examples and resources related to communication, connection, resilience, and recovery.

Download CAA’s Local Advocacy template letter to present to your Board of Supervisors or City Council members to prioritize arts funding with Federal funds from ARP (American Rescue Plan)