Along with Lloyd Goodrich and Lillian Gish, in 1955 Weston founded the National Council on Arts and Government, an artists' group that lobbied for government support of the arts and that gathered the support of over 50 national organizations representing all of the arts.
In 1955, along with Lloyd Goodrich and Lillian Gish, Weston created the National Council on Arts and Government. This artists' group campaigned for governmental funding of the arts and secured backing from more than 50 national organizations that covered various artistic disciplines.