For Immediate Release
October 30, 2014
Contact: Dionne Johnson Calhoun
(202) 724-8105
Grosso Announces Formation of Diverse, City-wide Arts and Creative Economy Coalition
Washington, DC -- Today, Councilmember David Grosso (I - At Large) is pleased to announce the formation of ArtsAction DC: Strengthening Our Creative Community, a coalition of 40 organizations representing performing and visual arts and the creative economy. Grosso works with the group who meets monthly at Arena Stage.
“One of my highest priorities since I was elected to the Council is to bring together organizations from around the city to advocate with one voice on behalf of the arts and the creative economy. I am delighted to announce that those organizations have come together to form ArtsAction DC, which will advocate on behalf of funding, support, and growth of the arts and arts education in D.C.,” Grosso said.
ArtsAction DC comprises a diverse group of organizations, both large and small, that drive the creative economy sector in Washington D.C., including: theater, dance, visual art, written and spoken word, music, fashion, film, and festivals.
The group is developing a study entitled “Funding for a Cultural Plan for DC,” which the group intends to release prior to the FY16 Budget process next year with the goal of making the case for increased funding for the arts in D.C.
“ArtsAction, DC will be an indispensable voice for the arts and the creative economy in DC,” said Grosso. “I am delighted that so many organizations from disparate arts disciplines have come together to advance the common goal of critical support for the arts. I look forward to working with my colleagues to continue to work with this dynamic group in the months and years ahead.”
Learn more about ArtsAction DC here: www.artsactiondc.org, Twitter, and Facebook.
The members of ArtsAction are:
Anacostia Playhouse
America for the Arts
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Arena Stage
ArentFox
Artomatic, Inc.
Beltway Poetry Slam
Capital Fringe
Center for the Creative Economy
CityDance
CulturalDC
Dance Place
DC Fashion Foundation
DC Shorts
Dupont Underground
(e)merge art fair
Folger Shakespeare Library
Ford's Theater
GALA
Gay Mens Chorus
Idea Plex/Studio 202
Molotov
Listen Local First
Pen Faulkner Foundation
Phillips Collection
Shakespeare Theater
Split This Rock
Step Afrika!
Studio Theater
Taffety Punk
THEARC
Theatre Alliance
Theatre J
Ward 8 Cultural Council
Washington Performing Arts
Washington Bach Consort
The Washington Ballet
Woolly Mammoth Theatre
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