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About NHCFA

VISION: 
Believing that the arts are important for the education of our children, the vitality of our towns and cities, the health of our economy, and the inspiration and enjoyment of our citizens, New Hampshire Citizens for the Arts advocates for appropriate legislative and financial support for the arts in all disciplines in order to create an atmosphere where the arts can flourish and to strengthen opportunities for participation in the arts for all citizens.  

MISSION: 
New Hampshire Citizens for the Arts, a statewide, nonpartisan organization, advocates for enlightened public policy and public funding in support of the arts, at the municipal, state and federal levels.  

GOALS: 

  • Increase public funding for New Hampshire’s arts organizations, cultural facilities, artists, and arts-in-education programs, especially through the appropriation for the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.
 
  • Increase federal funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, whose programs benefit the arts in New Hampshire.
 
  • Inform our members and other citizens about arts advocacy issues and opportunities, and encourage them to participate in grassroots action.
 
  • Encourage legislative action to improve conditions for the arts and artists, and discourage legislation that adversely affects the arts.
 
  • Advance tax policies favorable to artists and arts organizations.
 
  • Elicit arts policies and positions from State and Federal candidates and campaigns and communicate this information to the public.
 
  • Provide opportunities for members of the New Hampshire arts community to share information and networking opportunities.  
  
TACTICS/STRATEGIES: 

  • Direct advocacy using the NHCFA board and members.
 
  • Retain a lobbyist at the state level to inform us of opportunities for influence.
 
  • Use the Arts Action Fund federal lobbyist to inform us of opportunities for influence at the federal level.
 
  • Mobilize support for legislation favorable to the arts, and mobilize opposition for legislation unfavorable to the arts.
 
  • Inform and educate volunteers and the public about opportunities for advocacy through our Web site and public forums and/or workshops.
 
  • Disseminate information about arts policy to voters across the state.
 
  • Collaborate and partner with other advocacy groups and related organizations.

 

 
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