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NASAA Notes: February 2010

February
2010

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State to State
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Jesse Rye
February 12, 2010

Oregon: Sustaining Oregon Arts

A new capacity-building initiative of the Oregon Arts Commission (OAC) is concerned with how arts organizations of Oregon can be stronger, effective and more nimble as they move into the future. Based on the findings…
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Jesse Rye
February 12, 2010

Arkansas: On-line Social Networking Guide

The Arkansas Arts Council (AAC) has recently published an Online Social Networking Guide to provide nonprofit arts organizations with information about the current climate of social networking and media. The guide explains the basic language…
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Jesse Rye
February 10, 2010

Nebraska: Free Tickets for Caregivers of Disabled Individuals

The Nebraska Arts Council (NAC) in collaboration with the William R. Patrick Foundation is providing free tickets or admission to the caregivers and family members that accompany disabled individuals to arts events. The NAC identified…
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Jesse Rye
February 10, 2010

Illinois: Individual Artist Support Initiative

The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) recently announced the Individual Artist Support (IAS) Initiative to help Illinois artists realize career goals, take advantage of professional opportunities, and/or produce a project or body of work for public…
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Jesse Rye
February 10, 2010

Maryland: Latino Arts Roundtable

The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) recently hosted the state’s first Latino Arts Roundtable. The roundtable was intended as forum where ideas could be shared about how to serve the state’s vibrant Latino artists and…
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Legislative Update
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Thomas L. Birch
February 12, 2010

2011 Budget Proposal Decreases NEA Funding

On February 1, the Obama administration released the president’s budget for fiscal year 2011, which proposes to cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts from the 2010 level of $167.5 million to $161.315…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
February 12, 2010

Testimony on Arts Education

On behalf of all state arts agencies, NASAA Executive Director Jonathan Katz recently testified before the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Committee about the importance of the arts to American education. Specifically, NASAA: urged…
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Did You Know?
February 12, 2010

Ways to Use Mobile Apps in the Arts

Over the past year, Technology in the Arts (TITA), a service of the Center for Arts Management and Technology (CAMT), has been documenting the emergence of mobile technologies in the performing arts. In particular, there…
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