This research report aims at investigating how other countries have addressed the issue, and succeeded in developing a collaborative modus operandi among arts organizations each articulating cultural policies in order to make a single case for the arts.

We will look at the contexts which have produced successful arts advocacy efforts. Then we will look at foreign best practices in that respect. The main example will be Americans for the Arts, for it offers the most developed illustration of arts advocacy network building. Finally, from these examples, we will identify the elements of a successful arts advocacy.

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