Dear friends, I hope that today finds you and your families healthy and well. As America responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, state arts agencies (SAAs) are responding to its impact across the arts community. With
Cultural participation is a crucial ingredient for maintaining social cohesion, bolstering community resiliency and finding hope during times of crisis. To help artists and arts organizations facilitate arts engagement despite widespread COVID-19 lockdowns and stay-at-home
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing severe restrictions on public gatherings and physical interactions. Those limits in turn curtail opportunities for traditional face-to-face commerce. To help the arts sector address this new reality, state arts agencies
While a variety of national surveys are attempting to assess the effects of COVID-19 on the arts, many state arts agencies are conducting state level research to get an early read on the economic impact
State arts agencies are making rapid changes to their grant programs to help the arts field adjust to unforeseen circumstances stemming from COVID-19. These tactics include accelerating grant payments, extending deadlines, waiving matching requirements, converting
Congress is currently out of session, a planned recess to accommodate the Passover and Easter holidays. It is scheduled to return on April 24, and when it does, it is widely believed that the House
Interactive Database of State Creative Economy Studies Every state holds unique cultural assets that drive their creative economies and uses a variety of methods to measure this economic contribution. NASAA’s new and improved Interactive Database
Some States Much Better Prepared than Others for Recession The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examines the economic preparedness of each state in the context of a COVID-19 recession in its new report,
COVID-19 Resources for State Arts Agencies NASAA has developed a succinct collection of resources to help state arts agencies and other public arts funders address the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. COVID-19 Resources for State
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