March 11 & 12, 2002 – Washington, DC

March 11 & 12, 2002 – Washington, DC
The Creative Coalition, in partnership with Americans For The Arts, sent a delegation to washington, D.C. for Arts Advocacy Day 2002. Capitol Hill delegates included: TCC President William Baldwin; Alan Cumming; Chuck D; Hector Elizondo; Giancarlo Esposito; Mike Frankfurt; Peter Horton; Richard Kind; and Joe Pantoliano. The delegation delivered a unified message encouraging members of Congress to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, with particular focus on the benefits on arts education for the nation’s youth.