National Performing Arts Convention 2008

President-Elect Barack Obama's Fact Sheet for the Arts
Our nation’s creativity has filled the world’s libraries, museums, recital halls, movie houses, and marketplaces with works of genius. The arts embody the American spirit of self-definition. As the author of two best-selling books – Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope – Barack Obama uniquely appreciates the role and value of creative expression.
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Information

Blog & PDFs

21st Century Town Meeting

Video, Audio and Images coming soon
More information will be regularly posted here. Please check back often to learn more about this groundbreaking gathering.

Images:
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Who Was There?
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Breakdown of Town Hall participation demographics (DOC)

Web Links

NPAC Blog: Program Notes
(hosted by Arts Journal)

The Daily Caucus
NPAC's daily newsletter that brought you the latest news and event coverage. (PDF)

AmericaSpeaks: 21st Century Town Meeting
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Alternate Roots • American Association of Community Theatre • American Composers Forum • American Music Center • Americans for the Arts • Association of Performing Arts Presenters • Chamber Music America • Chorus America • Conductors Guild • Creative Capital • Dance/USA • Early Music America • Folk Alliance • Fractured Atlas • The Future of Music Coalition • Grantmakers in the Arts • International Performing Arts for Youth • International Society for the Performing Arts • Kaiser Permanente Educational Theater Program • League of American Orchestras • Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas • Meet The Composer • Music Critics Association of North America • National Assembly of State Arts Agencies • National Association of Latino Arts and Culture • National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts • National Performance Network • North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents • OPERA America • Theatre Communications Group • University/Resident Theatre Association • (as of June 2008)