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20-03-2025
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How The Creative Coalition Will Swarm Capital Hill
As pundits wonder whether or not President Trump will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, the politics of entertainment funding carries on. Following February's think tank-esque National Arts Advocacy Summit in Las Vegas, The Creative Coalition (TCC) and an entertainment-community delegation will head to Capitol Hill the weekend of the dinner to speak directly with lawmakers for continued federal support of the arts. Amid a fraught backdrop that includes Trump's firing of the Kennedy Center board and installing himself as chair, and Elon Musk calling for defunding NPR, TCC may face an uphill battle on April 25. The Vegas summit in February set the strategy — to lead with economic impact. 'The arts are not just a cultural asset — they are a cornerstone of economic growth and national prosperity,' said Tim Daly, TCC president. 'The arts sector generates over $877 billion annually, accounting for 4.5 percent of the national GDP — a larger economic impact than transportation, agriculture and construction combined.' Robin Bronk, TCC CEO, adds, 'Every $1 invested in the arts generates $9 dollars in economic activity — fueling job creation and small business growth. Supporting the arts isn't charity — it's sound economic policy. Strong arts programs correlate with lower crime rates, thriving local economies and higher student achievement.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Jason Isaacs Walks Back "Double Standard" Comment Regarding 'White Lotus' Nude Scene Jason Isaacs Dodges Talking About "Double Standard" 'White Lotus' Nude Scene: "What Is the Obsession With Penises?" 'White Lotus' Star Jason Isaacs "Took Pride in the Prosthetic," TV Daughter Sarah Catherine Hook Says of Full-Frontal Scene The weekend in Washington, D.C. will be packed with briefings, luncheons and meetings with members of Congress. Delegates include The White Lotus' Jason Isaacs, Marg Helgenberger, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Alex Borstein, Young Sheldon's Iain Armitage, NCIS' CCH Pounder and Queen Sugar's Lorraine Toussaint and many others. The Hollywood Reporter is the official media partner of what The Creative Coalition calls its Right To Bear Arts Day, which is when the group will make presentations about the economic, educational and social benefits of the arts to the White House and on the Hill. THR will also be capturing fly-on-the-wall footage for a project that delves into the politics of maintaining the arts. Founded in 1989 in response to President Ronald Reagan attempting to defund the National Endowment of the Arts, TCC will follow up its day on the Hill with its 24th annual Right To Bear Arts Benefit Gala Dinner, where they will gather members of Congress, Trump's Cabinet, policymakers, business leaders and celebrities to promote the power of the arts. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2024: Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Olivia Rodrigo and More
Yahoo
22-02-2025
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The Creative Coalition Hosts First National Arts Advocacy Summit
Las Vegas(KLAS)-The Creative Coalition is the nation's premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the arts as a fundamental pillar of American society. The organization hosted the first National Arts Advocacy Summit in Summerlin. Guests in attendance included: Tom Daly, Howard Hughes CEO David O'Reilly, LeVar Burton, Zibby Allen, Iain Armitage, Dulé Hill, Peri Gilpin, Richard Kind and more. The National Arts Summit is designed to generate real-world solutions, culminating in a policy roadmap that will be presented on Capitol Hill and to the White House during The Creative Coalition's Annual #RightToBearArts Day this spring. To learn more visit: Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
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With This White House, Can Arts Funding Be Saved? The Creative Coalition Has a Plan
The Creative Coalition's inaugural National Arts Advocacy Summit dubbed the 'Davos of the Arts in the Desert,' brought 50 thought leaders from the arts and business to Las Vegas' Summerlin community on Feb. 12 and 13 for a two-day invite-only gathering. The call to action was to develop a blueprint for the TCC to take to Capitol Hill to advocate for arts funding, with the $207 million earmarked for the National Endowment for the Arts on the line. The TCC's visit to Washington, D.C., known as 'Right to Bear Arts Day,' is scheduled for late April and will include a trip to the White House. More from The Hollywood Reporter Showrunners on the State of Television at Arts Summit: "Streaming Was a Drug and Now TV Is in Rehab" LeVar Burton Says "Arts Are Above Politics" Amid Trump's Kennedy Center Overhaul Mark Wahlberg, Sony and Howard Hughes CEO's New Vegas Studio Bill Is Prepped for Go 'Our vision for the summit was accurate,' says Robin Bronk, CEO of The Creative Coalition. 'It was everything we hoped for, being able to come together, to speak with one voice and to have different types of leaders bring their best game to the table.' The summit began with a hike at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, followed by dinner at Harlo Steakhouse in downtown Summerlin, where actors, musicians, entertainment executives, CEOs, and media personalities shared ideas and engaged in lively conversation. Participants included Paramount Global senior vp Rob O'Neill, executive producer Jessica Sharzer (American Horror Story), actor and president of The Creative Coalition Tim Daly (Madam Secretary), Howard Hughes Holdings CEO David O'Reilly, LeVar Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Harry Hamlin (80 for Brady), Amazon's head of communications strategy Sallie Schoneboom, actor Richard Kind (Only Murders in the Building), executive producer Bill Prady (The Big Bang Theory), Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon), Amy Brenneman (The Old Man), Gloria Calderón Kellett (With Love), Peri Gilpin (Frasier), Retta (Good Girls) and The Hollywood Reporter co-editor-in-chief Maer Roshan, among others. (THR is the official media partner of the Summit.) The following day, at Red Rock Resort, Summit attendees dedicated eight hours to crafting actionable strategies for advancing arts education, funding and policy, highlighting the arts' essential role in U.S. economic growth and workforce development. The Creative Coalition was founded in 1989 (by Christopher Reeve, Susan Sarandon, Ron Silver and Alec Baldwin) when the Reagan administration announced it would heavily reduce and potentially eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts. The urgency surrounding the conversation of arts funding recently shifted into high gear as the Trump Administration announced in January the NEA would cut funding for underserved communities. With the president installing himself as the chairman of the board at the Kennedy Center, the intersection of arts and politics made top headlines. Andy Buczek, TCC legislative director, kicked off the summit's morning session with a hot take on the state of the arts and a history of the NEA, which was established in 1965 and provides thousands of grants to arts organizations within 435 congressional districts and all 50 states. These dollars often go to organizations that struggle to raise money, such as small-town community theaters or galleries, who find the NEA dollars critical because they leverage them to raise other funds. Approximately 2,151 unique communities are served annually through NEA grants, arts-funded therapy helps military and veteran populations cope with trauma and every dollar of direct NEA funding leverages $9 in non-federal funding. Despite these statistics, several attempts have been made to zero out NEA funding. Throughout the day, every participant had an open mic in the dialogue, which included goal setting, drafting the blueprint, leadership huddles and next steps, and arts workforce-related fireside chats covering family caregiving and the business of art. Cohorts were established for follow-up action in several areas: to pull together an executive summary for Congress and the White House that includes data to support public arts funding; to increase public service awareness; and to create a campaign bringing notables from business and industry back into the communities where they received arts education. 'After the meeting, the committee wanted at least another day to keep rolling up their sleeves and honing the plan,' says Bronk. 'We will meet through Zoom and all were willing to give up more time for this.' According to data compiled by the Coalition, in 2022, the arts sector reached an all-time high of $1.1 trillion in value added to the U.S. economy. 5.2 million workers across the country are employed to produce arts and culture goods and services. Arts and culture exports produce a trade surplus of $21 billion. 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Yahoo
14-02-2025
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LeVar Burton Says 'Arts Are Above Politics' Amid Trump's Kennedy Center Overhaul
LeVar Burton believes there should be separation of art and politics. The Star Trek: The Next Generation actor opened up on Thursday about his concerns for the future of the industry amid President Donald Trump's overhaul of the Kennedy Center. More from The Hollywood Reporter Killer Films' Christine Vachon Says Return of Trump "Lends a Sense of Urgency" to Stories We Tell Issa Rae Cancels Kennedy Center Appearance After Trump Installs Himself as Chair White House Kerfuffle Erupts Over Use of 'Gulf of Mexico' Amid Trump's New 'Gulf of America' 'I don't believe that arts should be a part of a political conversation,' Burton told The Hollywood Reporter at The Creative Coalition's inaugural National Arts Advocacy Summit. 'Arts are above politics, at least they should be. Sure, there's politics in everything, but arts should be outside of that sphere of rhetoric because this is about humanity.' Following Trump's return to power, he opted to 'immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees,' he wrote in a post on Truth Social last Friday. From there, Trump was named chairman of the Kennedy Center in a vote that also led to the organization's longstanding president Deborah Rutter being fired. Burton added that it was important for him to attend the summit because 'arts are at risk' and have 'been for a long time.' As a storyteller, he explained that the Creative Coalition 'advocates for the arts and society and brings attention to how important' art is to 'humanity.' 'I'm old enough to remember when we stopped having music education in schools, and that was unfathomable to me,' Burton said. 'Now it's normal, and I don't want to pass on a world where storytelling is an archaic art form because that's not okay.' To enact change, the former Reading Rainbow host believes 'we continue to do what we do as artists, which is to do what we can to enhance our journey along our way' while also bringing 'awareness' to the issues at hand through storytelling. The Kennedy Center honors the performing arts, offering space for various theater, dance and music performances. The center, too, notably oversees the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera. In the wake of Trump's sudden changes, Shonda Rhimes resigned from the Kennedy Center board, and Issa Rae canceled a forthcoming sold-out appearance at the Kennedy Center. Additionally, new Kennedy Center board members were announced, including Trump, Susie Wiles, Dan Scavino, Allison Lutnick, Lynda Lomangino, Mindy Levine, Usha Vance, Pamela Gross, John Falconetti, Cheri Summerall, Sergio Gor, Emilia May Fanjul, Patricia Duggan and Dana Blumberg. Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Lady in the Lake' to 'It Ends With Us': 29 New and Upcoming Book Adaptations in 2024 Meet the Superstars Who Glam Up Hollywood's A-List Rosie O'Donnell on Ellen, Madonna, Trump and 40 Years in the Queer Spotlight
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11-02-2025
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The Creative Coalition to Host 'Davos of the Arts in the Desert' in Las Vegas
Fifty C-suite executives, policymakers, actors, musicians, media personalities, senior entertainment executives and artists will come together on Feb. 12 and 13 in the Summerlin community of Las Vegas for The Creative Coalition's inaugural National Arts Advocacy Summit. This invitation-only event will feature roundtables and panels, uniting leaders to advocate for the future of the arts by engaging in meaningful discussions toward developing strategies that highlight the arts' essential role in U.S. economic growth and workforce development. Takeaways from these conversations will comprise a policy roadmap for arts funding that TCC will present on Capitol Hill and to the White House in April. 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Panel topics will include 'State of the Arts: The View from the Nation's Capital,' 'Art Works and Family Caregiving Connection' and 'Business of Art.' Robin Bronk, CEO of The Creative Coalition, describes the Summit as the 'Davos of the Arts in the desert.' 'The summit couldn't come at a more critical time,' Bronk says. 'This is an 18-hour real-time strategic planning session. We've brought together a colloquy of the best minds in the nation to focus on this. The business and industry leaders supporting The Creative Coalition are the organization's brain trust. We maximize and leverage their talents, connections and insights. The Creative Coalition has one goal, the same goal we've pursued for decades: To ensure that arts in communities and public education thrive and flourish in this nation.' The idea for the summit arose after the coalition's annual #RightToBearArts day last April. 'We knew we were walking into an election year and needed different strategic plans to get legislation done,' Bronk says. 'Some things you have to do in person.' The Creative Coalition began in 1989 when the Reagan administration announced it would heavily reduce and potentially eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts (a threat that is seemingly being repeated under the second Trump administration, as grants supporting underserved groups and communities were recently dropped). 'There was a group of young actors at the time, who were friends: Christopher Reeve, Susan Sarandon, Ron Silver and Alec Baldwin,' says Bronk. 'They took the train from New York to Capitol Hill and went on a congressional door-knocking campaign, and armed themselves with facts and figures to convince Congress not to eliminate the NEA but to keep public funding for the arts. Ever since then, the NEA has been treated like the dessert of the budget. It's an afterthought. It has never reached the funding levels it had in the mid-80s, despite entertainment being our biggest export. So since then, every year, The Creative Coalition goes back to Capitol Hill and we bring a delegation of leaders to talk about why the arts need support.' About 10 years ago, Bronk says they realized they couldn't just have the entertainment industry and artists advocating for the arts, as every other sector and industry is positively affected by the arts. 'Now we bring industry leaders from every type of consumer product to every part of the industry, from finance to consumer goods, to come and advocate for the arts, because it affects their bottom line, their workforce,' she says. According to data compiled by the Coalition, the arts contribute $763.6 billion annually to the U.S. economy — more than agriculture, transportation or warehousing — and employ 4.9 million workers across the country, with earnings exceeding $370 billion. The arts also export $20 billion more than is imported, providing a positive trade balance for the United States. The TCC trip to Capitol Hill hasn't changed much in 40 years. 'We meet with members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and the White House. We meet with supporters and with adversaries to try and educate them on why we want them to be a supporter. The budget of the NEA is about $189 million, which, in the grand scheme of things, is a drop in the bucket,' Bronk says. 'We have case studies: 'This community in New York was going bankrupt, got an NEA grant, started with a museum, became a big tourist area, and suddenly, it's an economically thriving community.' For every dollar spent on the arts in a community, nine dollars comes back.' 'We have a lot of allies on both sides of the aisle, but we are woefully underfunded,' says TCC president Daly. 'A country like England, a fifth of our size, has a budget of $1.4 billion; in Spain, which is even smaller, $1.6 billion. 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