Local Arts Agency Funding and Arts Vibrancy | Interview with Randy Cohen of Americans for the Arts

Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts explains what a local arts agency is, why they're important, and how your advocacy efforts can make a difference in sustaining arts-vibrant communities.
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In order of appearance, images courtesy of: Dancing Wheels Company, Cleveland, OH, photo by Dale Dong; Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, New York, NY, photo credit: Sunny Kam Photography (2014); Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ, photo credit: Kelli Klymenko; Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA, photo credit: Jeff Fusco for Eastern State Penitentiary; PUSH Dance Company, San Francisco, CA, photo by Anna Marie Panlilio; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, photo credit: Filip Wolak; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, photo credit: Andrew Weber; Spudnik Press Cooperative, Chicago, IL, photo credit: Angee Lennard; Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA, photo credit: Daryl Peveto; Arts for a Better Bay Area, San Francisco, CA, photo Credit: Abbie Leigh (March 2017) ; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Whitney Block Party, (May 2015), photo credit: Filip Wolak; Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX, image credit Ezra Gentle; Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, New York, NY, photo credit: Sunny Kam Photography; Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, photo credit: Mesa Arts Center; Natya Dance Company, Chicago, IL, photo credit: Amitava Sarkar; Tulip Time Festival Inc., Holland, MI, photo credit: Jim Helwig; BAYCAT, San Francisco, CA, photo credit: Ariel Dovas; Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, PA, photo credit: Annie O'Neill; Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Beachwood, OH, photo credit: Beth Segal Photography; Boston Book Festival, Boston, MA, photo credit: Mike Ritter (2014); The Ruth Page Center for the Art, Chicago, IL, photo credit: Cheryl Mann; The Arts of Life, Chicago, IL, photo credit: Sara Bemer; International Voices Project, Chicago, IL, photo credit: Scott Dray (2013); Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, photo credit: John Reilly Photography; Theater Corporation, Landsdowne, PA, image credit: Todd Murray; The Other Theatre Company, Chicago, IL, photo credit: Carin Silkaitis; La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, CA, photo credit: Jim Carmody; Progressive Arts Alliance, Cleveland, OH, photo credit: Frank J. Lanza; Chicago Gay Mens Chorus, Chicago, IL, photo credit: G. Thomas Ward; Play On, Philly! Philadelphia, PA, photo credit: Steven Krull; Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, photo credit: Mesa Arts Center; Highland Arts Council, Highland, IL, photo credit: Brady Kesner.