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Arkansans for the Arts (ARftA) recently celebrated the passage of Act 577, which establishes the Arkansas Legislative Arts and Technology Boot Camp. Act 577 will expand the creative economy, increase revenue and grow, retain, retrain and attract talent for Arkansas by:
The Boot Camps will be comprised of eight senators, eight representatives, leaders in the Arkansas Legislative Caucus, directors and staff of the ARftA Creative Economy Team, leaders in the fields of art, technology, education, business, economic development and individual creators from various creative industries. ARftA will develop district and community profiles of existing assets and opportunities as collected through research and results of each Boot Camp.
A final report with recommendations and observations will be presented at the end of the project to:
The report will also be available to arts organizations, educators, workforce and career technical entities, municipal leaders and the public-at-large.
About Arkansans for the Arts
Founded in 2014, ARftA's mission is to advance the arts, arts education, and the creative economy in Arkansas. ARftA's purpose is to serve the people of Arkansas as an independent statewide organization providing leadership focused on the promotion and advancement of the creative economy, on transforming policy in arts education, and uniting the state into one voice with a call to action by policy makers to increase investment in the arts.
At ACS, we believe that if we provide filmmakers an arena to exhibit their talents, and film enthusiasts a healthy diet of quality programming, we can inspire more Arkansans to make and watch more films. By supporting filmmakers, festivals, theaters and young people interested in filmmaking throughout the state, we hope to create statewide network, pool Arkansas’s resources and be an umbrella organization that feeds all things film. We believe a rising tide lifts all boats.
To be a filmmaker, we have to connect to create. A painter needs a brush, paint and a canvas. A director needs a writer, a cinematographer, a sound mixer, production designer, editor, actors, distributors, and an audience. We cannot do it alone. This art form forces one to collaborate and thus, creates jobs. Filmmaking is unique in the arts in this way. It takes an army.
