Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders, Jennifer Jones, the President and CEO of the Florida Cultural Alliance, and Ashlee K. Thomas, Director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, to explore how you can effectively advocate for the arts in Florida. Our state-wide arts advocacy organization, the Florida Cultural Alliance, works to increase the state’s investment in artists and cultural organizations. Learn how cultural leaders can help make the case for a state arts budget that provides equitable access to cultural grants for the arts in Florida.

Topics include: the purpose and power of advocacy; tips on how to advocate effectively; and advocacy as an essential skill for emerging arts leaders to develop and harness today and for the future.

All are welcome and the session will be followed by a Q&A.

Arts Advocacy 101: Exploring the Purpose and Power of Advocacy

Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM 

(Free event on Zoom; Registration required)

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Hosted by the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders, a program of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, with support from the Arts and Business Council of Miami and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The Miami Emerging Arts Leaders is an initiative of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs to identify and cultivate the next generation of diverse arts leaders in our community. The Miami Emerging Arts Leaders provides networking and resource sharing opportunities to encourage diverse, emerging arts administrators to explore professional development issues and opportunities. All arts professionals are welcome. Find out about upcoming events by subscribing to the email newsletter: www.miamidadearts.org.