2008 Arts Advocacy Campaign

Below are links to materials materials that can provide you with data to support your points during this advocacy campaign for an increase to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) appropriation for grants to arts organizations.  We are asking for a $2 million increase per year for the next three years.

Thank you for helping us with this important effort.

Sample Letters

• Sample #1
• Sample #2

Copies of Letters sent to the Governor

• Senator Jay Costa, Jr.
• Representative John R. Evans
• Representative Eugene A. DePasquale
• Greensburg Mayor Karl E. Eisaman
• Westmoreland County Commissioners
• Wilkes-Barre Mayor Thomas M. Leighton
• Representative Thomas A. Tangretti
• Representative Patrick A. Harkins
• Representative Curt Sonney
• Senator Bob Regola
• Representative John Hornman
• Erie Mayor Joseph E. Sinnott
• Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio
• Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll
• Representative Thomas W. Blackwell, IV
• Dauphin County Commissioner George Hartwick
• Senator Mike Stack
• Representative Edward P. Wojnaroski, Sr.
• Representative Chris Ross
• Representative Craig Dally
• Representative Joseph F. Brennan
• Representative Karen Beyer
• Senaor Lisa Boscola
• Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan
• Former Easton Mayor Philip Mitman
• Senator Patrick Browne
• Representative Richard T. Grucela
• Representative Robert Freeman
• Representative Rosita Youngblood
• Representative Douglas Reichley
• Representative Matthew Baker
• Representative Tony Payton

Key Talking Points

PCA Funding Summary

Per Capita Funding Comparison

Arts & Economic Prosperity III - PA Report (1 page summary)

Links to all Arts & Economic Prosperity III reports done in Pennsylvania

• Allegheny County (1 page summary)
• Bradford County
• Greater Harrisburg (1 page summary)
• Greater Philadelphia (Summary Report)
• Lackawanna County (1 page summary)
• Lancaster City (1 page summary)
• Lehigh Valley (1 page summary)
• Luzerne County
• Metropolitan Erie (1 page summary)
• Somerset County

The following link will take you to a list of Legislators and Municipal leaders that have contacted or will contact the Governor in support of an increase to the PCA appropriation for next fiscal year:

Letters of Support List

This page is updated frequently.  Check back for the most current information. 03/11/2008 11:38 AM

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