The arts are crucial to the U.S. economic recovery. We are stepping in and we need your help, too.

COVID-19 has devastated the arts, and, sadly, many venues & non-profits may never recover without financial support. STAND FOR THE ARTS, Ovation’s advocacy platform, is calling for the recovery of funding for the arts, as it’s a vital part of our society & economic recovery.

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Entertainment industry to Biden, Congress: Arts are infrastructure.

Entertainment industry leaders are calling on Congress and President Biden to broaden the definition of infrastructure to include the arts.

Ovation TV’s Open Letter to Congress

The arts sector is in dire need of financial relief.

Black and Latinx arts community still left behind after stimulus.

Arts organizations that depend on live audiences are still struggling with how to reopen following COVID-19.

As COVID-19 continues to worsen, nation needs a New Deal for the arts.

Arts are a multibillion dollar industry that accounts for a greater share of economy than agriculture, transportation. When creators don’t work, GDP suffers.

The culture is ailing. It’s time for a Dr. Fauci for the arts.

When a president calls a meeting of the Cabinet, most vital sectors of the economy — from soybean farmers to auto manufacturers — have an appointed government representative in the room, a secretary of agriculture or transportation, to speak for them.

Be An Arts Hero

Be an #ArtsHero is a grassroots campaign pushing the Senate to allocate proportionate relief to the Arts & Culture sector of the American economy. Learn More about our Partner.

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Get Involved

COVID-19 has taken a toll on the arts. Alec Baldwin, Pedro Pascal, and Murdoch Mystery's Yannick Bisson know it's important for us to continue our fight to help all arts workers across the United States.

I Stand For The Arts

COVID-19 brings about unprecedented times — especially for arts workers who have seen 2.7 million jobs disappear. To rise back up again, we need your support to #StandForTheArts and ask Congress to be an #ArtsHero and invest in the arts.

Stand For The Arts: Unprecedented Time

The arts have power — to inspire, to break barriers, to fuel the economy by $877 billion annually. We must use this power to save the arts from COVID-19’s impact and invest in America’s leading industry to #StandForTheArts. Join us and be an #ArtsHero today!

Stand For The Arts: Power of Art

COALITION MEMBERS

We believe there’s power in numbers. That’s why we’ve formed a coalition of arts organizations, cultural institutions and arts leaders throughout the country who have pledged their support to Stand For The Arts.

If your nonprofit organization is interested in joining the coalition, please contact community@standforthearts.com.