CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR FEDERAL RELIEF FOR THE ARTS
Performing Arts Managers and Agents Coalition (PAMAC) is a coalition of 250+ artist managers, booking agents and independent producers from the performing arts industry. Founded in June 2020 by Charlotte Lee of Primo Artists, in collaboration with David Lai and Cindy Liu at Park Avenue Artists, PAMAC united our segment of the U.S. performing arts field for the first time, with a mission of working together to advocate for federal relief for the arts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the support from 29 industry organizations, PAMAC took its message to the world with its change.org petition, which secured 17,500+ signatures, and wrote hundreds of letters to urge Congressional leaders to legislate for emergency funding for the entire arts sector. PAMAC’s work reached federal public officials and representatives, most notably in a pivotal August 2020 conference call with Senator Mitch McConnell’s Senior Staff, highlighting the need to address the plight of the arts sector with the “Save Our Stages” Bill. As 2020 drew to a close, PAMAC and the industry celebrated the passage of the $15 Billion “Save Our Stages” Act, now known as the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant, in the second federal COVID-19 relief package, as well as the additional $1.25 Billion in federal funding allocated in the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act.
