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Arts Leadership & Advocacy Seminar

The Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar empowers arts leaders with the tools and knowledge to effectively engage in federal advocacy for the arts. Engage with policymakers, learn best practices, and build strategies to support and advance the arts in your community and across the nation through our online learning opportunities and biannual fly-in to Washington, D.C.

Point of Contact

Cynthia Chen, she/her/hers

Manager of Public Policy and Advocacy

cynthia.c@wearecreativewest.org

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Upcoming Event

The next Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar will take place as a fly-in to Washington, D.C. in Spring 2025.

Past Events & Recordings

Date	City/State	Agenda	Recordings
2024	Virtual	View	Recordings
ALAS24: Learning Series Webinar 1 ALAS24: Learning Series Webinar 2 ALAS24: Learning Series Webinar 3
2023	Washington, DC	View

2022	Virtual		Recordings
Welcome to ALAS 2022! ALAS 2022 Session 1: National and Federal Policy Landscape: Arts Advocacy Trends ALAS 2022 Session 2: Policy for Creative Workers: Once-in-a-Generation Opportunities ALAS 2022 Session 3: Advocacy and Policy Trends Outside of Arts and Culture ALAS 2022 Session 4: Arts Policy in the West: Trends in the Region ALAS 2022 Session 5: Arts Advocacy Across the Political Spectrum ALAS 2022 Session 6: Policymaking for Cultural Trusts ALAS 2022
2021	Virtual		Recordings
ALAS 2021 Welcome Video New Directions in Federal Arts Policy ALAS Session 1 Arts and Culture Policy Agendas in the West - ALAS Session 2 Engaging Members of Congress and the Federal Government on Issues - ALAS Session 3 Reimagining the Field and Driving for Systems Change Nationally - ALAS Session 4

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo Credit Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell

"Reinforced my sense of [Creative West] as a progressive force in the arts advocacy movement, especially with regard to equity and inclusion among the local and national players."

2023 Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar Participant

"I loved it all, really. The people, the creation of shared understanding, knowledge, wisdom, and advocacy."

2023 Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar Participant

"It was nice to recharge and advocate for the bigger picture."

2023 Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar Participant

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