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Join us and be heard

Your voice matters, and it most certainly makes a difference. We invite you to get involved with our arts advocacy initiatives — from joining our annual meeting with Florida's legislators to the monthly advocacy calls, you can help us fight for the arts. See below for all our upcoming initiatives.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Oct 27, 2023
Magazine
Oct 24, 2022

Jessica Caldas, Puerto Rican American artist, advocate, and activist always knew that art would be a part of her path.

Artist Spotlight
Dec 21, 2021

Cindy Foley and Candy Foelix aren’t naive to hip hop’s negative reputation. The sisters know the stereotypes better than anyone.

Success Stories

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Annual Arts Advocacy Plan

Expanding our outreach and awareness across four counties

The future of Central Florida, where all people have access to the arts, is entirely possible. To help realize that vision we’ve developed a scalable Annual Arts Advocacy Plan that will expand our outreach, increase awareness, and grow arts advocacy partnerships with elected officials.

Across Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, we’re spearheading outreach programs and developing toolkits to bring on new advocates and rally for increased arts funding.

  • Click here to read the full executive summary and learn how you can get involved.

Join Monthly Advocacy Calls

In concert with The Florida Cultural Alliance, arts leaders and lobbyists host a monthly Zoom call to organize advocacy efforts and garner support. Usually on the fourth Monday of each month, at 10 a.m. EST.

Register today

Sign up for e-blasts from Florida Cultural Alliance, the statewide arts advocacy group.

Our Advocacy Partners

Together for the arts

This is a team effort made possible by agencies and committees across the state.
Our Primary Partners:

Our Primary Partners:

State and Local Partners:

National Partners:

Media Partners:

Florida Arts Funding - Dept of State, Division of Arts and Culture

Links to the statewide Platform for the 2024-25 Division of Arts and Culture grant programs:

 

  • Florida Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture - Grant Programs

United Arts Advocacy Toolkit

State Arts Funding - Advocacy Platform, provided by Florida Cultural Alliance:

State Arts Facts Sheets, provided by Americans for the Arts, Arts ACTION Fund:

Arts & Economic Prosperity (AEP6) One-pager:

Arts Impact Explorer - your advocacy case-making tool to educate local decision-makers about the impact of arts and culture in building healthy and vibrant communities.

 

[We have so much to say about arts and culture in Central Florida! Please check back; this is a work-in-progress!]

If you are looking for a specific report or information, please contact Trudy@UnitedArtsCFL.org, or Outreach@UnitedArtsCFL.org.

IN THE News

Mar 12, 2024
ORLANDO – March 11, 2024 – From now until March 31, United Arts is collecting supplies to help young creatives and youth arts programs thrive....
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Jan 11, 2024
ORLANDO, FL – January 10, 2024 — United Arts of Central Florida (United Arts) celebrated the $264.9 million social and economic impact of local artists...
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Oct 25, 2023
Jennifer Evins, President and CEO of United Arts of Central Florida, traveled to Washington, D.C. on October 16 with Americans for the Arts (AFTA) to...
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Get Involved

United Arts is the leading arts agency in Central Florida. We fund and fuel the organizations and events that shape our community. For questions or finding ways to get involved, Contact Trudy@UnitedArtsCFL.org for more information.

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