Creative Economy at the Vanguard of Recovery

Updated Creative Economy State Profiles describe the value of arts and cultural production to the U.S. and state economies…

NASAA Announces $1.46 Million in Grants to Advance Creative Aging

36 state arts agencies will recieve the funds as part of a partnership with Aroha Philanthropies…

State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2021

Our new data and report detail  COVID-19’s effect on SAA legislative appropriations and revenues in the current fiscal year…

NEW! Research on the Arts and Economic Recovery

New research and case studies offer hard data on how the creative industries drive states’ economic growth…

NEW MESSAGING GUIDE: Arts and Creativity Strengthen our Nation

Learn how to make a case for public support of the arts as a core necessity…

Creative Placemaking Public Resources Guide

NASAA’s new site offers advice on navigating resources, a searchable database and successful case studies…

Equity Choice Points Tool

Our new guide examines common grant-making practices that may hold reservoirs of unintended bias…

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The public sector has a critical role to play in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in and through the arts…

Work and Well-being: Lessons from the Pandemic

With the prospect of seeing the pandemic in the rear-view mirror, we’re learning lessons about cohesion, communication, fun and flexibility…

Report to Councils, March 2021

Learn how NASAA supports arts recovery in Congress, gain messaging expertise, discover new research on arts and the economy, and more…

Virtual Advocacy

Arts advocates can be inventive about finding virtual ways to stay engaged with elected officials…

Rural Prosperity through the Arts & Creative Sector

This action guide offers lessons from states that are harnessing the power of the arts to drive rural prosperity…

State Arts Agencies Advancing Equity: Race Equity

Learn how state arts agency grants ensure all populations can receive the benefits of the arts…

State Arts Agencies Advancing Equity: Economic Equity

State arts agency grants reach citizens across education, income and economic status factors…

State Arts Agencies Advancing Equity: Rural Equity

State arts agency investments in rural areas extend access to the arts throughout the nation…

Advocacy

Why Should Government Support the Arts?

Find out who benefits from public arts support…