Americans for the Arts Action Fund
Posted on: Jul 12, 2016

ArtsSpeak at the 2016 Political Conventions

The Arts Action Fund is gearing up for the upcoming 2016 Political Conventions. The Arts Action Fund will be holding ArtsSpeak at both the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention, presented in partnership with The United States Conference of Mayors, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), and our local partner the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.

ArtsSpeak is a national nonpartisan policy forum to discuss the transformative power of the arts to impact 21st century learning, the economy, and healing, especially for wounded military veterans and their families. Speakers will include policymakers, private sector leaders, and Americans for the Arts Artist Committee members Ben Folds and Ben Vereen.

 

ARTSSPEAK@RNC

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Foster Theatre
Cleveland, Ohio
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Panel @ 4:00 PM and Reception @ 5:30 PM


Opening Remarks:            Americans for the Arts CEO Robert Lynch and NAMM CEO Joe Lamond

Opening Performance:       Ben Folds performs before panel discussion begins

Moderator:                     Former presidential candidate Governor Mike Huckabee

Panelist:                        Oklahoma City Mayor and U.S. Conference of Mayors President Mick Cornett

Panelist:                        Cleveland Clinic Arts & Medicine Institute Director Maria Jukic

Panelist:                        CEO and Executive Director of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Karen Gahl-Mills

Panelist:                        Cleveland MetroHealth CEO Akram Boutros

Panelist:                        New Mexico Lieutenant Governor John Sanchez

Panelist:                        Musical artist Ben Folds

                                                                

ARTSSPEAK@DNC

Philadelphia Museum of Art
Van Pelt Auditorium
Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Panel @ 4:00 PM and Reception @ 5:30 PM


Opening Remarks:            Americans for the Arts CEO Robert Lynch and NAMM CEO Joe Lamond

Opening Performance:          Ben Folds performs before panel discussion begins

Moderator:                      National Constitution Center President & CEO Jeffrey Rosen

Panelist:                         Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper

Panelist:                         New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and VP of the U.S. Conference of Mayors

Panelist:                         MusiCorps Founder and Director Arthur Bloom

Panelist:                         New Mexico U.S. Senator Tom Udall

Panelist:                         U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon

Panelist:                         Musical artist Ben Folds

Panelist:                         Musical artist Ben Vereen

Closing Performance:            Ben Vereen will close the event with his performance

Arts Action Fund members, if you are you going to be in Cleveland for the Republican National Convention or in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention and would like to attend, register for free for the RNC event here and for the DNC event here.