Like many states, Alabama


Alabama Arts Advocacy Coalition will


is


experiencing various budget reductions. These funding cuts have the potential to be devastating for arts programming at local and state levels. Now more than ever, supporters of the arts must be informed, and actively engaged. However, while many Alabamians ardently support the arts, an established advocacy outlet does not exist. Supporters of the arts need an outlet that will give them information, support, and connect them to a larger arts advocacy movement. Without a strategic approach, a unified voice, and a mechanism for mobilization, the arts advocacy efforts in Alabama will remain fragmented.


The Alabama Alliance for Arts Education is uniquely positioned to offer a solution to meet the need for an arts advocacy outlet. Donna Russell,


the AAAE


Executive Director, serves as the official Arts Advocacy Captain for Alabama on behalf of Americans for the Arts. The combined strengths of the AAAE board members and associates provide direct


The purpose of the Advocacy Coalition is to serve as a coordinator of arts advocacy efforts in Alabama. The Advocacy Coalition shall develop an operating strategy for arts advocacy. This strategy


access to tested advocacy strategies and techniques. Most importantly, to advocate on behalf of the arts is crucial to the mission of AAAE. In fact, arts advocacy is a cornerstone of our organization.


In order to meet this challenge, AAAE


has formed an Advocacy Committee, tasked with the development of the AAAE Advocacy Coalition. The AAAE Advocacy Coalition will respond to the need for a state-wide arts advocacy effort.


The mission of the Alabama Arts Advocacy Coalition is


for to unite


Alabamians in support of the arts, raising awareness of the role of the arts in our schools, communities, and individual lives, mobilizing support


the


preservation of the arts for generations to come.


Organize: The Arts Advocacy Coalition will organize arts advocacy events and campaigns, mobilizing our network of arts advocates in support of the arts in Alabama.


identify points of entry for


individuals, organizations, and other representatives throughout the state so that they may join the advocacy efforts.


The goal of the Arts Advocacy Coalition is to Inform, Inspire, and Organize arts advocacy efforts in Alabama.


Inform: The Arts Advocacy Coalition will provide resources,


information, and


guidance to arts advocates, serving as an access point to arts advocacy in Alabama.


Inspire: The Arts Advocacy Coalition will initiate Calls to Action, inspiring arts advocates to get involved, and raise their voices in support of the arts in Alabama.


Alabama Arts Advocacy Coalition:


L to R: Garry Taylor, Rosemary Johnson, Sara Womack, Tracey Chaplin, Al Head, Donna Russell, Michelle Eller, Diana Green, Sara Wright, and Larry Gibson.


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