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Jesse Rye
July 10, 2009

Iowa: Influence and Inspiration: Iowa’s Cultural and Artistic Legacy Evolves

The Iowa Arts Council has developed a K-12 curriculum with the theme Influence and Inspiration: Iowa’s Cultural and Artistic Legacy Evolves. The curriculum is based on a two-part television show produced in 2007 by the…
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Jesse Rye
July 10, 2009

Massachusetts: Cultural Investment Portfolio

The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) announced the launch of the Cultural Investment Portfolio (CIP), a new approach to unrestricted funding for arts, humanities and science organizations. The CIP replaces the MCC’s Organizational Support Program. The…
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Jesse Rye
July 10, 2009

Delaware: State of the Arts Podcast

The Delaware Division of the Arts, through a partnership with 1450 WILM News Radio, offers the State of the Arts Podcast. Hosted by Division Executive Director Paul Weagraff, the weekly podcast series discusses arts related…
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Jesse Rye
July 10, 2009

Vermont: Art Fits Vermont

The Vermont Arts Council, in partnership with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, developed Art Fits Vermont, a statewide community arts project. Since the project began in April 2008, the arts council has distributed…
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Legislative Update
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Thomas L. Birch
July 10, 2009

Legislative Update

The House of Representatives voted on June 26 to pass the fiscal year 2010 Interior Appropriations bill with an increase of $15 million in the funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), bringing…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
July 10, 2009

Executive Director's Column

Opportunities for Arts Participation in Summer 2009 is a new feature on the NASAA Web site that suggests ways in which artists and arts organizations can participate in the nationwide United We Serve initiative, which…
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Research on Demand
July 10, 2009

Research on Demand

As a national source of information on public arts funding, NASAA provides a knowledge network and fact base to help state arts agencies make informed policy decisions and put their own state’s needs and experiences…
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