CCFA Celebrates National Arts and Humanities Month in October

For release: September 22, 2009
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The College of Communication and Fine Arts (CCFA) joins thousands of arts organizations and communities across the nation in celebrating National Arts and Humanities Month throughout October.

"Everyone recognizes the creative and cultural value of the arts and humanities. National Arts and Humanities Month offers us a chance to celebrate the often overlooked economic, educational, and civic engagement values that the arts impart in our daily lives," says Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts and national coordinator of Arts and Humanities Month.

National Arts and Humanities Month is coordinated by Americans for the Arts, the national organization working to empower communities with the resources and support necessary to provide access to all of the arts for all of the people. This month-long celebration grew out of National Arts Week, started in 1985 by the National Endowment for the Arts and Americans for the Arts. With 49 years of service, Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.

More information about National Arts and Humanities Month is available online at Americans For The Arts.