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NASAA Notes: November 2009

November
2009

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State to State
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Jesse Rye
November 16, 2009

Idaho: Survey of Latino Folklife

The Idaho Commission on the Arts (ICA) released a report that documents the results of a Survey of Latino Folklife for the state. The report cites historical and statistical demographic information of Latinos in Idaho,…
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Jesse Rye
November 16, 2009

Arizona: Automatic External Defibrillator Equipment Program

The Arizona Commission on the Arts (ACA) received funding from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust for a grant program that will provide automatic external defibrillator (AED) equipment in Maricopa County to nonprofit arts and…
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Jesse Rye
November 16, 2009

Oklahoma: New and Emerging Arts Leaders (ONEAL)

In November 2008, the Oklahoma Arts Council (OAC) launched ONEAL, Oklahoma’s New and Emerging Arts Leaders. ONEAL is a free, independent, statewide network that is actively recruiting new members and has a strong focus on…
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Jesse Rye
November 16, 2009

New Jersey: Artists-In-Education Residency Handbook

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) is using a new Artists-in-Education (AIE) Residency Handbook. Funded by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the handbook contains information, tools and resources for sponsor sites and…
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Legislative Update
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Thomas L. Birch
November 16, 2009

Congress Votes $12.5 Million Arts Increase; Senate Panel Sets National Service Increase

On October 30, President Obama signed into law the final version of the bill appropriating $167.5 million for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in fiscal year 2010. The funding legislation passed by the…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
November 16, 2009

Testimony on Arts Education

I delivered these remarks as my Executive Director’s Report to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies during its annual meeting on November 6, 2009. Novelist William Gibson, who coined the term cyberspace, said, “The…
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Research on Demand
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Angela Han
November 16, 2009

Support for Arts Education

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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