Assembly 2018 Proceedings
Photo by Lena McBean, Edwin Remsberg Photography
Photo Album
Enjoy special moments and memories from NASAA Assembly 2018 in this Photo Album.
Plenaries
Christopher Bedford, Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director, Baltimore Museum of Art
NASAA 2018 Leadership Awards
- 2018 Gary Young Award: Suzanne Wise, Executive Director, Nebraska Arts Council
- 2018 Distinguished Public Service Award: Molly Leach Pratt, former Chair, Tennessee Arts Commission
Poem to Celebrate the First 50 Years of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, by former NASAA CEO Jonathan Katz
Peer Sessions
Chairs & Council Members Notes
Communications Managers / PIOs Notes
Community Development Managers Notes
Deputy / Assistant Directors Notes
Executive Directors Peer Session Notes
- Measuring the Arts
- For further information, contact Connie Souto Learman
Folk & Traditional Arts Managers
- Article by Cliff Murphy, NEA Director of Folk and Traditional Arts: Toward a Bright Future: A Look at the State of the Folk and Traditional Arts
Grants & Fiscal Officers Notes
Research Affinity Group
Deep Dives
Equity in the Panel Room
- Alabama State Council on the Arts Arts Education Grant Inclusion Rubric
- Equity in the Panel Process: Dealing with Challenging Behaviors
- Equity in the Panel Process: The Art of Facilitation
- RE-Tool: Racial Equity in the Panel Process
- Racial Equity in the Panel Process: Interactive Exercises
- Connecticut Relevance, Equity, Access, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
- Indiana Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Summary
Communicating with the Media
Leading Inclusive Dialogue
- Presentation: Leading Inclusive Dialogue
- Article: White Supremacy Culture
Getting Beyond Political Acrimony
- Recommended Resources
- The Seven Habits of Highly Depolarizing People
- Better Angels: Talking Across the Political Divide
Stories That Matter: Cultivating Community through Story
- Telling Stories That Matter Toolkit
- International Storytelling Center Highlights
- International Storytelling Center Media Connections
Transformational Technology
- Presentation: Transformational Technology, part 1
- Presentation: Transformational Technology, part 2
- Background + Resources
- Media Arts Resources
Briefing Sessions
Flashes of Inspiration
- Minnesota Citizens for the Arts & Creative Minnesota, Creative Minnesota – Local Tools for Advocacy
- Nebraska Arts Council, Mastering the Arts in Rural Nebraska
- Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Cultura Rodante
- South Arts, Jazz Road
- Montana Arts Council, Montana Teacher Leaders in the Arts
- California Arts Council, Arts Interventions for Social Justice: California’s Reentry through the Arts Program
- Delaware Division of the Arts, Arts in the Libraries
- Georgia Council for the Arts, Vibrant Communities
- Mass Cultural Council, EBT Card to Culture: Amplifying the Power of Culture
- Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, Arts in Medicine: A Study in Interagency Collaboration
- New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Performing Arts Readiness Project
- Maryland State Arts Council, A Marriage Made in Art: State Arts Agency and State Advocate
Indigenous Engagement
- Alaska Native Arts
- Maryland Traditions
- Oklahoma Arts Council
- Wisconsin Woodland Indian Arts Initiative
The Arts and Rural Prosperity: A Typology for Engaging Millennials
- Presentation: The Arts and Rural Prosperity
- Driving Rural Prosperity through the Arts and Creative Sector (NGA)
The Rising Generation
- Presentation: Building Youth Civic Engagement
- Millennials’ Diverse Political Views: A Typology of the Rising Generation
Visualizing Equity in Grant Making
- Presentation: Visualizing Equity in Grant Making
Vitality + Arts
- Presentation: Vitality + Arts
- Presentation Script
- Training and Capacity Building (Lifetime Arts)
What’s Your Brand
- Presentation: Tennessee video, script
- Presentation: Ohio
Joint State Arts Agency/State Arts Action Network Forum:
Polling Data to Empower Advocacy
- Americans Speak Out about the Arts in 2018 (AFTA poll)