CERF+ Executive Director, Cornelia Carey, received the Margaret L. (Peggy) Kannenstine Award for Arts Advocacy at the Vermont Arts Council’s 2017 Governor’s Arts Awards during a celebration at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, Vermont on...
Take Action NOW! Help Save the NEA! March 17, 2017 | Advocacy Today, the nation learned the startling news that President Trump has proposed a full elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for Public...
March 14, 2017 | Feature By Cornelia Carey, Executive Director CERF+ On March 20th, CERF+ will once again be a proud co-sponsor of Arts Advocacy Day. This convening of advocates descending on Washington DC underscores the critical role the arts play in our society...
Jan 31, 2017 | Feature By Cornelia Carey, Executive Director As a new Administration and Congress move quickly on a wide array of policy issues that affect artists, small business, nonprofits and the communities they serve, many have been asking CERF+ how we, in the...
Advocacy CERF+ plays an active leadership role in advocacy and public awareness campaigns nationwide to provide a voice for artists in government and policy issues relating to emergency relief, readiness and sustaining a career in the arts. We also build partnerships...