Advocacy Organizations - Theater

The Fund’s Actors’ Work Program provides comprehensive employment and training services, including career counseling, training, tuition assistance, and job search and placement support. All members of the Actors’ Work Program are given the guidance and support to develop a career/education plan that will enable them to find a dignified sideline career. With offices in New York City and Los Angeles, over 9,000 entertainment industry professionals have utilized the services of the Actors’ Work Program in the past decade, enabling them to sustain a productive and financially stable life.

Organized by the Alliance of Artists Communities and hosted by Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, the American Creativity At Risk symposium explored the nature of human creativity and its significance in a wide range of disciplines, taking artists' communities as a model and a metaphor for fostering pure research and innovation in all sectors of society and culture. The symposium resulted in a call to action addressing the challenges and opportunities of restoring creativity as a priority in public policy, cultural philanthropy, and education. Symposium speakers and panelists included Robert MacNeil, Lewis Hyde, Brendan Gill, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Ellen Winner, David Liddle, Mary Catherine Bateson, Ned Hall, and Stewart Brand, among others. Can be ordered through the Alliance website.

Monthly newsletter that summarizes key developments at art councils around New York State.

AATE serves as a national resource network for professionals involved in theatre for youth and drama/theatre education. Member benefits include subscriptions to STAGE of the Art, Youth Theatre Journal, and the AATE Newsletter; online access to the AATE Member Directory; networking groups and information on trends in theatre for young audiences; and discounts on national and regional conferences.

A bimonthly newsletter that summarizes federal legislation pertaining to the arts.

Membership for organizations and individuals. Benefits include access to company insurance programs (Directors and Officers Liability, Property and General Liability, and Volunteer Accident through Summit Global Partners); networking opportunities, conferences, festivals, local contacts; discounts on theatrical supplies; members-only web section with member directories, knowledge base, and resource directory.

The ALA site offers a wealth of free updated information on anti-censorship advocacy for artists, librarians and others.

Annual membership with benefits such as: annual convention, regional workshops, listservs, newsletters, opportunities for peer-to-peer networking and a variety of online services.

The National Arts Policy Database is a comprehensive research/resource tool containing approximately 7,000 items (published since 1960) documenting information on the arts and culture in the United States.

An annual show devoted to fostering greater appreciation for the incredible art and culture of the American Indian.

Membership is open to anyone interested in the intersection of art and science/technology.