Tools for Impact
Welcome to the ArtsVote Partner Portal
Welcome to the Front Lines of Creative Democracy
Below, you will find inspiration for how communities across the country are stepping up to advocate for the arts. Included are the visual assets, templates, and brand lockups that you can use to connect ArtsVote to the work you do in your local community.
Explore the case studies, download the tools, and let’s make sure the world knows that creativity is collective power.
Creative Inspiration
See what others are doing to connect creativity and civic action to inspire your own work.
Core Messaging
Brand Assets
Talking points to help explain the vital intersection between arts advocacy and civic engagement to your community, press, or patrons.
The new ArtsVote visual identity was created by legendary Chicago-based designer Bob Faust in collaboration with the world-renowned artist Nick Cave.
Get Involved
Social Sharing
Educational resources, civic engagement tools, fun activation ideas to ensure that your community is informed, engaged, and ready to make their voices heard at the ballot box and beyond.
Pre-written posts to announce your partnership with ArtsVote and encourage your community to get involved.
We want to be in touch!
Whether you are an arts institution, a community space, or a grassroots organizer, there are countless ways to remix the vote in your community.
Registered partners help us track our national impact, hear first about exclusive collaborative resources, and receive amplification across our national channels.
By registering with this form, you are agreeing to become a free Arts Action Fund member.
Step One:
Become an ArtsVote Partner
Brand Assets
The ArtsVote visual identity is designed to be bold, simple, and playful. Born from a belief that art and activism are inextricably linked, the identity was forged to serve as a democratic tool— designed to be reinterpreted by anyone, anywhere. Our hope is that you will make it yours and use it to spark creative civic engagement.
We encourage you to use this portal to download ArtsVote assets directly for your local activations and outreach. Feel free to share them widely.
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The ArtsVote brand includes lockup variations for our core "I'm an Arts Voter" and "Arts Voter" messaging. To maximize visual impact and maintain brand integrity, please use these ready-to-use assets exactly as they are provided in their official lockup format.
Use the ArtsVote logo as a standalone mark, or alongside graphics, photos, signage, and installations to demonstrate connection to the ArtsVote movement and elevate a focus on arts advocacy.
We do encourage you to reinterpret and reimagine the ArtsVote logo. Make it a reflection of your community. Follow the brand guide, and make it your own.
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Palette: The core brand relies on a high-contrast theme of Solid Black and High-Contrast Yellow.
Secondary Palette: The brand identity incorporates several accent colors to provide flexibility and vibrancy.
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The primary typeface is the Basic Sans family.
Core Messaging
Use these talking points to help explain the vital intersection between arts advocacy and civic engagement to your community, press, or patrons. This language is designed to be bold, accessible, and easily adaptable for speeches, newsletters, or on-the-ground organizing.-
Creativity is not optional. Vote for the Arts.
For too long, the arts have been treated as a luxury. But the reality is that art, culture, and creativity are inextricably linked to thriving communities and a healthy democracy. Creative expression is powerful, but voting is how we protect it. This election season, we are mobilizing everyone who values the impact of the arts to show up and make their voices heard at the ballot box.
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Need something short and punchy for a rally sign, a quick social video, or an event intro? Use these core mantras:
"Made to Create. Registered to Vote."
"Color outside the lines. Vote inside the box."
"Art is essential. Voting is critical."
"Creative expression is powerful, but voting is how we protect it."
"We show up. We vote. Because where the arts thrive, communities flourish."
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Copy and paste this directly into your organization's outreach materials:
What is ArtsVote? ArtsVote is a year-round, nonpartisan movement jointly presented by Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund. Our mission is to educate, register, and mobilize arts and culture voters nationwide. We believe that creativity is not optional, and that a thriving democracy demands a thriving cultural sector. By giving local nonprofits, artists, and everyday citizens the tools they need to advocate for the creative economy, ArtsVote ensures that the arts are heard loud and clear in every election. Join the movement at artsvote.org.
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For formal press releases, media kits, and "About Us" pages
About the ArtsVote Campaign: ArtsVote is a national, nonpartisan, year-round movement jointly presented by Americans for the Arts (AFTA) and the Arts Action Fund (AAF). Recognizing that the arts are an essential component of thriving communities, ArtsVote mobilizes artists, arts organizations, and everyday citizens to advocate for the creative economy at the ballot box. Since its inception, ArtsVote has worked to bridge the gap between cultural engagement and civic action. For the 2026 election cycle, the campaign is expanding into a nationwide grassroots initiative—arming local nonprofits, museums, galleries, and creators with the resources, educational toolkits, and organizing strategies they need to ensure the arts are recognized as vital community infrastructure.
By empowering voters to understand the profound economic and social impact of the arts, ArtsVote ensures that creativity is never treated as optional. Learn more, download our organizing tools, and join the movement at artsvote.org.
Other Ways to Get Involved
Join us in building and empowering the arts and culture community and encouraging civic participation. Here you will find promotional resources, civic engagement tools, and fun activation ideas to ensure that your community is informed, engaged, and ready to make their voices heard at the ballot box and beyond.
Here are some simple ways to begin.
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Activating your online community is a wonderful way to begin to get your community engaged with ArtsVote. You can download campaign assets for social media, utilize our brand guidelines to create your own, use our ready-to-roll digital ad package, spread the word about our ArtsVote Open Call, email your lists or collaborate on posts with our digital/social team!
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There are many ways to connect your physical space with creative civic engagement. Even just a few square feet can be turned into an amazing call to action!
Check out our downloadable, ready-to-print posters for you to display.
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Have a nonpartisan voter-engagement event or activity planned? Use ArtsVote branding and creative assets to help bring it to life.
Use posters, signage, artwork, and other ArtsVote materials to create a visible moment that invites your community to engage, participate, and take action.
Creative Inspiration
See what others are doing to connect creativity and civic action to inspire your own work.
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Protest Signs
At AFTACon 2026, we invited artists to create hand-painted and digitally designed protest signs.
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ArtsVote Logo Overlay
Use the official ‘I’m an ArtsVoter’ lockup as an overlay with your own media with these templates.
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Campaign Social Tiles
Use these official campaign graphics featuring artwork by Nick Cave to inspire your network to take action.
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Case Studies
Get inspired by what others are doing in their communities to connect creativity to civic action.
Social Templates
Use these pre-written posts to announce your partnership with ArtsVote and encourage your community to get involved. Feel free to tweak the copy to match your organization's unique voice!