​On August 15th, arts advocates from across Iowa gathered to fine tune their advocacy strategies at the Iowa Arts Forum. They learned about actions you can take to ensure the arts are on the agendas of media and policymakers as they set their sights on Iowa for the first-in-the-nation caucuses. Celebrated singer-songwriter and  ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds  joined Americans for the Arts Action Fund and the Iowa Cultural Coalition with tips to elevate the creative economy by advancing arts policy at the local, state and national levels.