Economic downturns—and, consequently, reduced tax revenues—trigger predictable concerns on the part of responsible public sector leaders. Seeking to lower expenditures, elected officials and staff members with fiscal purview review not only agency budgets, but agency
A survey of public school principals conducted by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) reported that 9 out of 10 respondents planned to cut back on field trips in the coming year due to fuel costs.
To promote sites of natural, cultural and artistic interest, the Nevada Arts Council published Enduring Traditions: The Culture and Heritage of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Driving and Walking Tour. The guide focuses on the traditional arts,
The South Carolina Mayors’ Institute for Community Design enhances the design and planning of South Carolina communities. Modeled after the national Mayors’ Institute on City Design, the institute is hosted by the South Carolina Design
The Nebraska Arts Council (NAC), in partnership with The Backwaters Press publishing company, honors Nebraska writers awarded an individual artist fellowship with a new writers reading series. Wednesday Words is a monthly lunch hour series
Arts organizations across the country are bracing themselves for the challenging economic times ahead. To address this important issue as a unified cultural community, New Jersey convened arts trustees and arts managers from across the
Congress Meets Briefly in a Lame Duck Session, with More Work for Congress in 2009 Apart from a brief lame duck session in the middle of November to address the extension of unemployment benefits, the
Amateur Informal Arts Can Increase Quality of Life in Low-Income Neighborhoods A recent study released by the Urban Institute found that desirability, commitment, social integration and quality of life in a community area are all
Question: How many state arts agencies are divisions of larger cultural affairs departments within state government? Answer: Half of state arts agencies (28) are currently located within some larger department of state government. Of those
