Our mission is to ensure the arts remain a vital part of our society and to reinforce the value that the arts provide to the creative economy. Stand For The Arts, Ovation TV’s signature advocacy platform which includes over 180 arts organizations, cultural institutions, and arts leaders, raises awareness about art’s positive impact, protects access, and encourages action on behalf of the arts.
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OUR REACH ACROSS THE NATION
Laura Bush & Mike Huckabee
Little Rock
American Film Institute: Directing Workshop for Women
Los Angeles
Anaheim Ballet
Anaheim
Angels Gate Cultural Center
San Pedro
Creative Action Network
San Francisco
Infinite Flow
Sherman Oaks
PEN America: Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Redondo Ballet
Redondo Beach
Streetlights
Los Angeles
The Cheech Center for Chicano Culture & Arts
Riverside
WriteGirl
Los Angeles
Creative City Project
Orlando
Hawai’i Arts Alliance
Honolulu
3Arts
Chicago
Appalshop
Whitesburg
New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC)
New Orleans
Mayo Street Arts
Portland

National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
Silver Springs
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Boston
Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Interpretive Center
Sault Ste. Marie

Juxtaposition Arts (JXTA)
Minneapolis
Ballet Mississippi
Jackson
Mississippi Museum of Art
Jackson
Jazz St. Louis
St. Louis
Kansas City Ballet
Kansas City
Missoula Children’s Theater
Missoula

Positively Arts
Las Vegas

Rochester Opera House
Rochester

Creative Startups
Santa Fe
Accent Dance NYC
New York
ArtTable
New York
The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!)
Bronx
Barkin/Selissen Project
New York
Brooklyn Arts Council
Brooklyn
CNY Arts
Syracuse
Groundswell
Brooklyn
H+ | The Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory
New York
Ice Theatre of New York
New York
Jazz Power Initiative
New York
Long Island City Ballet
Long Island
Urban Arts Partnership
New York
Center for Creative Economy
Winston-Salem
The National Humanities Center
Research Triangle Park
Baldwin Wallace Community Arts School
Berea
Lima Symphony Orchestra
Lima
Oklahoma Shakespeare
Oklahoma City
Tulsa Ballet
Tulsa
BendFilm
Bend
Rogue Valley Symphony
Ashland
Community Arts Center
Williamsport
South Dakota Arts Council
Pierre
Nashville Ballet
Nasville
Nashville Symphony
Nashville
Creative Action
Austin
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
Salt Lake City
Frontier Culture Museum
Staunton
Riverviews Artspace
Lynchburg
DrewBoy Creative
Richland
Americans For The Arts
Washington
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington
National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts
Washington
Albany Center Gallery
Albany

Art House, Inc
Cleveland

Art-Reach
Philadelphia

Artes de la Rosa
Fort Worth

Arts Cheyenne
Cheyenne

Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County
Fayetteville

Atlas Performing Arts Center
Washington

Ava Community Arts Center
Gillette

Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield

Buffalo Arts Studio
Buffalo

Cincinnati Song Initiative
Cincinnati

Collaboraction
Chicago

Columbus Children’s Theatre
Columbus

Donkey Mill Arts Center
Holualoa

East West Players
Los Angeles

Friends of Schools of the Arts
Rochester

Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities
Greenville

Kumu Kahua Theatre
Honolulu

Latino Arts
Milwaukee

Muse Machine
Dayton

Northside Workshop
Saint Louis

Oasis Center International
Santa Ana

Say Si
San Antonio

SoundBites
Columbia

Southern Hills Art Council
Jackson

The Art Center of Western Colorado
Grand Junction

The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
San Antonio

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists
Louisville

The Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Center
Lexington

The Record Co.
Boston

The Wooden Floor
Santa Ana

Writers and Books
Rochester

Youth Arts Center
Milwaukee

Prodigy Art Program
Tampa

Latino Theater Co. at The Los Angeles Theatre Center
Los Angeles

Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
Dallas

Duluth Arts Institute
Duluth

Madison Youth Arts Center
Madison

Playhouse Stage Co. / Playhouse Inc
Albany (Cohoes)

Note-Able Music Therapy Services
Reno
Teatro ECAS
Providence

Act One & Support My Club
Phoenix
WorldBeat Cultural Center
San Diego
Central Music Academy
Lexington
Partner: Charter

Ifetayo Cultural Center
Brooklyn

Indy Arts Council
Indianapolis

Coeur d’Alene Arts and Culture Alliance
Coeur d’Alene

Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Rockland

Bushwick Film Festival
Brooklyn

Artspace
Minneapolis
Partner: Comcast

Durango Arts Center
Durango

Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center
Makawao

Jackson Hole Public Arts
Jackson

Shelby County Arts Council
Shelby

The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center
Huntingdon

Buffalo Arts Studio
Buffalo

Walker County Arts Alliance
Jasper

Kingsport Theatre Guild
Kingsport

Musicians at Play Foundation
Burbank

Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance
New York

Kids Excel El Paso
El Paso

Marathon Center for the Performing Arts
Findlay

Hawaii Children’s Theatre
Kauai

Marcus Performing Arts Center
Milwaukee

Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Dallas

The Norwalk Arts Space
Norwalk

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