October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is pleased to announce the election of a new chair and nine members to its board of directors. As part of a rigorous national nomination process, state arts agencies elected these exemplary leaders at NASAA’s 2025 business meeting. David T. Platts…
September 10, 2025 NASAA is thrilled to announce Creative Aging, Creative Futures, a third joint initiative with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy to advance creative aging programs and opportunities through state and jurisdictional arts agencies. This third initiative will build on prior investments in state arts agency creative aging strategies through new grants, peer learning and the continued…
NASAA has released the State Arts Agency Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Appropriations Preview, which provides a snapshot of state and jurisdictional arts agency budgets collected just before the start of most states’ new fiscal year on July 1. It includes information on the total appropriations each state arts agency expects to receive for FY2026 and…
President Trump has nominated Mary Anne Carter to be the 14th chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). In January, the White House appointed Carter as an interim advisor to the NEA. Previously, she served as NEA chairman during the first Trump administration, giving her deep knowledge of the agency’s mission and operations.…
May 5, 2025 This past weekend, numerous National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants were terminated. The loss of these funds is a serious blow that will be felt across the nation. The NEA plays a vital role in helping communities to thrive through the arts. Its work touches more than 24 million Americans each…
On May 2, 2025, the White House submitted its budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2026. It calls for elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have rejected past proposals to…
The NASAA Leadership Awards program recognizes exemplary leadership and best practices of state arts agencies and regional arts organizations. These awards provide a wonderful opportunity to showcase the outstanding and inspirational work and leadership of our field. NASAA Leadership Awards are given every other year and presented at NASAA Assembly conferences. The next awards cycle…
Updated Creative Economy State Profiles are now available, with information that describes the value of arts and cultural production along with job and compensation data in every state in 2023. These data, published by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), are a trusted source…
NASAA has released our 2024 State Legislative Roundup, which highlights 72 bills considered by state legislatures in 2024 that are important to state arts agencies and their constituencies. The 2024 edition summarizes the legislation most important to state arts leaders this legislative session. It also features a visual analysis of state legislative trends over the…
NASAA announces the release of State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2025, which details the changes in state and jurisdictional arts agency legislative appropriations and overall revenues for the current fiscal year, and the impact of expiring federal and state COVID-19 pandemic relief funding. Included in the release is a series of interactive dashboards that…
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