Arts Advocacy
Advocacy efforts on behalf of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission are conducted by the Commissioners of SMAC. Please direct all comments and questions to the Chair of the Arts Commission.
Impact Information about SMAC
Click here to download a printable version of the slide show about SMAC's impact on the community.
Click here to download a printable version of the slide show about SMAC's budget cuts.
Sacramento City and County Elected Officials
Please contact our elected officials and tell them how important the City and County funding is to your organization. Scroll down for City officials.
County of Sacramento - Board of Supervisors
The mailing address for all County Board of Supervisors is:
700 H Street, Suite 2450
Sacramento, CA 95814
First District Roger Dickinson, Chair
916-874-5485; dickinsonr@saccounty.net
Second District Jimmie Yee
916-874-5481; jyee@saccounty.net
Third District Susan Peters
916-874-5471; susanpeters@saccounty.net
Fourth District Roberta MacGlashan
916-874-5491; macglashanr@saccounty.net
Fifth District Don Nottoli
916-874-5465; nottolid@saccounty.net
City of Sacramento - City Council
The mailing address for the Mayor and all City Council members is:
915 I Street, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mayor: Kevin Johnson
916-808-5300; mayor@cityofsacramento.org
District 1: Ray Tretheway
916-808-7001; rtretheway@cityofsacramento.org
District 2: Sandy Sheedy
916-808-7002; ssheedy@cityofsacramento.org
District 3: Steve Cohn
916-808-7003; scohn@cityofsacramento.org
District 4: Robert King Fong
916-808-7004; rfong@cityofsacramento.org
District 5: Lauren Hammond
916-808-7005; lhammond@cityofsacramento.org
District 6: Kevin McCarty
916-808-7006; kmccarty@cityofsacramento.org
District 7: Robbie Waters
916-808-7007; rwaters@cityofsacramento.org
District 8: Bonnie Pannell
916-808-7008; bpannell@cityofsacramento.org
Americans for the Arts
By visiting the Americans for the Arts (AFTA) E-Advocacy Center, you'll be able to send a message directly to your Representative and Senators telling them why the arts are important to you and your community. AFTA has
provided bullet points covering their eleven key Arts Advocacy Day issues, which you can use in the sample letter that they've drafted for you. You are also encouraged you to write your own unique story to illustrate the importance of the arts to your community. Using the E-Advocacy Center, you can create and send your letter to Congress in less than two minutes. AFTA urges you to send your message to Congress today to coincide with AFTA's office visits to the Hill. Click here to send your message.
Make a difference on your website and in print:
Americans for the Arts has released web banners for you to download and include on your website. Just follow the link: Download a banner to put on your website.
Americans for the Arts continues the print ad campaign, Art. Ask for more. Follow the link to download the newest print ads: Download a print ad.
California Arts Advocates
California Arts Advocates (CAA), provides advocacy services for California’s arts community. CAA provides professional advocacy for all arts stakeholders in California, from the smallest troupe to the largest institution, from the solo artist to the largest organization, from the most diverse to the most mainstream, regardless of cultural segment or economic standing.
CAA provides the only full time professional lobbyist in Sacramento who represents the interests of all arts stakeholders in California. Our lobbyist monitors all state legislation and works to ensure that the interests of the arts are reflected in our laws, public policies and budgets.
Click here to find out what you can do.
