Arts Industries Policy Forum



Arts Industries Policy ForumThe Arts Industries Policy Forum is the groundbreaking policy program for Congressional and federal agency staff developed by the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University . 

The Forum serves the public policy process by examining cultural issues through a participant-driven, nonpartisan information exchange program structured to foster informed government decision making.
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Guiding Principles



The Arts Industries Policy Forum is an ongoing symposium for Congressional and Federal agency staff.   Through the Forum, constructive dialogue can advance informed public policy affecting the American cultural landscape.  Click here to read more.  

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Forum Members



Membership in the Curb Center’s Arts Industries Policy Forum requires only that you work for the U.S. government and have an interest in America’s cultural policy system.  Click here to read more about Forum members.
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Policy in Print



Policy briefs, background papers and site visit reports provide support for face-to-face meetings of Congressional and agency staff, arts industry leaders, scholars, and cultural policy experts.  Click here for a full listing of background reports. 
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More Information



For more information on the Forum, please contact:

Paula Cleggett
Associate Director for Policy
Curb Center - Washington office
750 First Street, NE, Suite 1110
Washington, DC 20002
phone:  202-216-4368
fax:  202-216-9124
paula.cleggett@vanderbilt.edu
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Forum Events



This participant-driven, information exchange program supports informed government decision making while building community.  A list of past Forum events is available online.


Washington Watch


President Obama submitted his administration’s budget request to Congress for the fiscal year 2011, on February 1, 2010.

The President’s budget request serves as a starting point for budget negotiations over the next several months -- not only between the White House and Congress, but also between the House and Senate, between Democrats and Republicans, and among myriad, competing interests in Washington, D.C.

The process plays out during the balance of the year.  The goal is to approve final appropriations bills before the start of the next federal fiscal year, which begins on October 1, but the legislation frequently stalls and is not completed for weeks or months into the fiscal year.

Click here for an overview of the Administration’s budget request for arts and cultural agencies.


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