Bob Lynch, CEO and President of Americans for the Arts, powerpoint during his State of the Arts Speech at our Annual Convention 2015 in Chicago.

1. Robert L. Lynch
President and CEO, Americans for
the Arts

3. Michelle Boone
Commissioner, Department of
Cultural Affairs and Special
Events, Chicago

4. YOUR ECONOMIC IMPACT:
The 2015 Annual Convention will
directly result in more than $1.3
million flowing into the Cook
County community.

5. Robert L. Lynch
President and CEO, Americans for
the Arts

6. #aftaco
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8. ART
EMPOWERS US
ALL.

9. WHEN WE EMPOWER OURSELVES
Maryland arts funding:
 $800,000 in 2015
 $1.2 million in
2016

10. WHEN WE EMPOWER OURSELVES
Maryland arts funding:
 $800,000 in 2015
 $1.2 million in
2016

11. AmericansForTheArts.org/VoterVoice
ArtsActionFund.org
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12. The State
of the Arts

13. THE ARTS DRIVE THE ECONOMY
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
2014
$698b
in economic
activity
4.3%
of GDP

14.  Improving Academic
Performance

15.  Encouraging
Creativity

16. ENCOURAGE
CREATIVITY.

17.  Helping Empower the
Disempowered

18.  Helping Empower the
Disempowered

19.  Empowering
Movements

20.  Empowering
Movements

21.  Providing Access
for All

22.  Resurrecting and Celebrating
Hidden Histories

23.  Resurrecting and Celebrating
Hidden Histories

24.  Encouraging Brighter Futures for
the Incarcerated

25.  Healing and
Comforting the Sick

26.  Art Therapy in Healthcare

27.  Employing Artists with
Disabilities

28.  Creating Deeper, Better
Education

29.  Healing Veterans and
their Families

31. AmericansForTheArts.org/ArtsActionHeroes

34. For image links and credits where
possible, download the PDF at:
AmericansForTheArts.org/SOApho
tos

35. Transforming
America’s
Communities
Through the Arts

36. Local Arts Agency Census

37. Encourage Creativity

38. New Community Visions

39. pARTnership Movement

40. National Arts Policy
Roundtable

41. Arts Action Fund

42. Visibility Campaign

43. Arts U

44. National Arts Administration
and
Policy Publications Database

45. Arts Education Navigator

46. National Cultural Districts
Exchange

47. Public Art Resource Center

48. For image links and credits where
possible, download the PDF at:
AmericansForTheArts.org/SOApho
tos