The National Arts Advocacy Day took place form April 3 - 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. DAA delivered soundly again this year.
Our participation solidified the organizations visibility as the Delaware’s advocacy organization and facilitated to carry out our mission of serving as a dynamic advocate for arts and culture throughout the state, asserting the importance of the arts in the development of livable communities, vibrant economies, and creative citizens. Please find below a summary of our activities:
Delaware delegation
·Henry Cox / Rehoboth Art League and Clear Space
·Dawn Ellis / Dawn M. Ellis & Associates
·Lauren Cahill / Delaware Shakespeare Festival
·Mark Fields / The Grand Opera House
·Maxine Gaiber / Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
·Deb Hansen / Education Committee, Delaware Arts Alliance
·Guillermina Gonzalez / Delaware Arts Alliance
Advocacy Day highlights
·DAA participated in the State Arts Action Network (SAAN) council and networking meeting on Sunday April 3rd. All states shared experiences and lessons learned.
·DAA had interesting conversations with legislator’s aides on April 5th:
o Senator Carper’s staff member Michael Santora at 10:30 a.m. / 513 Hart Building, Washington, DC 20510, Phone: (202) 224-2441. Deb Hansen led this meeting due to Senator Carper’s keen interest in education.
o Senator Coons’ staff Adam Weissmann at 1:00 p.m. / 383 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, Phone: (202) 224-5042. Lauren Cahill led this meeting.
o Rep. Carney’s staff Sheila Grant at 2:00 p.m. / 1429 Longworth HOB, Washington, DC 20515, Phone: (202) 225-4165. Maxine Gaiber led this meeting. Rep. Carney had a brief conversation with the delegation.
o WHAT DAA ASKED FOR: Support the NEA and the arts as integral part of federal and Delaware’s economic development and education.
· Americans for the Arts support 15 pieces of legislation at this time. DAA decided to concentrate in three in lieu of time allotted for each interview:
* National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support a budget of $167.5 million for
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