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Advocacy

This is a collection of useful tools and resources to help organizations and individuals develop their arts advocacy skills and integrate advocacy into daily life.

Advocacy chapter from TCA Tools for Results Tool-kit

Join Texans for the Arts, a statewide advocacy organization for the arts

Free advocacy alerts courtesy of Texans for the Arts

Economic impact study for Texas showing the arts generate 4.5 billion annually, report courtesy of Texas Cultural Trust

Resources and studies on the economic impact of the arts from the Texas Cultural Trust

Americans for the Arts Creative Industries Project
Free but requires registration; Reports on creative industries nationally by Congressional and Senate District or county

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Texas Commission on the Arts
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Austin, Texas 78711-3406
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