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Arts Advocacy Day 2009 was an evident success with around 800 advocates in attendance at the Capitol supporting arts funding! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

MCA Goals

1. State Arts Funding. To ensure access to the arts for all Minnesotans by working to protect, and if possible increase, state appropriations to the arts in Minnesota

2. Enlightened Tax Policies. Recognizing and encouraging the public's engagement with and support of nonprofits by working to promote and maintain tax policies beneficial to charitable giving, arts philanthropy and nonprofit arts organizations

3. Arts Education. To support the inclusion of arts as a basic requirement in Minnesota schools

4. National Endowment for the Arts. To support federal funding of the arts and enlightened national tax policies for charities

5. Cultural Bonding Requests. To support a state role in providing resources to create cultural infrastructure in Minnesota

How Do YOU Fit In?

MCA is a grassroots advocacy organization. This means that we organize members of the arts community, including the arts supporting public, to demonstrate to our legislators the importance of the arts in Minnesota and to affect the outcome of legislative decisions by making sure that our elected officials hear the voices of the arts community. Our coalition includes artists, audiences, arts educators and arts organizations, big and small, and the general public in metro and rural areas who believe, as we do, that the arts contribute in positive ways to communities statewide. Although the state legislature meets every year, the budget is usually created every odd-numbered year. In addition, the political climate constantly changes as new parties take control of the legislature, the Governor's office and Congress, and new legislators are elected to serve the public. The most important piece of this puzzle is YOU. Your input is important to your legislators, whether it be letters, meetings, phone calls, or even a simple postcard. We succeed because thousands of arts advocates in the state of Minnesota, organized by MCA, make their voices heard year after year. We are here to help you be effective! Find out how you can become an ARTS ADVOCATE!