Ovation Network Announces National Arts Initiative: “Stand For The Arts”
Submitted by Steve on March 26, 2014
At the Americans for the Arts Action Fund reception held recently in Washington, D.C. for participants of Arts Advocacy Day, Sonia Tower, SVP of Corporate Relations for Ovation and President of the Ovation Foundation, announced the launch of a new national initiative called Stand For The Arts. Designed to raise awareness, protect access, and encourage action on behalf of the arts, the initiative is designed to be an online community. Stand For The Arts will periodically recognize publicly-funded arts organizations, agencies, and institutions as its official causes.
These causes are highlighted on the homepage of the website and are promoted in its online community. Current causes highlighted on the site include:
- The National Endowment for the Arts - NEA funding is just 80% of what is was a decade ago.
- California Arts Council - Over the past 10 years, the California Arts Council lost 94% of its funding from the state.
- Americans for the Arts Action Fund - The nation's premier arts advocacy organization seeks the support of citizen arts activists.