April is Arts Month!

APRIL IS ARTS, CULTURE & CREATIVITY MONTH IN CALIFORNIA (April 22 - archived advocacy post)

In 2019, Californians for the Arts (CFTA) successfully campaigned for the state to recognize and celebrate the arts by declaring April as Arts, Culture & Creativity Month (ACCM) through a concurrent resolution passed in the California Senate. In 2021, an additional resolution was declared to recognize artists as second responders.

CFTA directs this annual month-long spotlight on the arts to raise visibility and awareness about the value of our sector, to empower arts advocates to take action, and to spur greater investments in our industry and workforce.

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We celebrate and elevate our impacts through media campaigns and calls to action that increase our visibility and change the way that the arts are perceived.

We lift these impacts to the Capitol during Advocacy Week, where arts delegates meet with legislators to press for their support.

We activate the state with training and toolkits that spur local actions and increase the capacity for arts advocates to effect change.

We educate with messaging campaigns and related webinars that generate discourse and new strategic possibilities for positioning the arts, culture and creative workers as essential partners in helping California address challenges and meet its promise.