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NASAA Notes: March 2010

March
2010

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State to State
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Jesse Rye
March 12, 2010

Montana: Creative Economy Video

Montana: The Land of Creativity / The Power and Potential of Arts-Driven Economic Development in Montana is an 11-minute presentation by the Montana Arts Council (MAC) meant to educate board members, community leaders and others…
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Jesse Rye
March 12, 2010

Massachusetts: Creative Transitions Program Evaluation

Creative Transitions is a project of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and the Hampshire Educational Collaborative (HEC) that linked arts groups with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) facilities. A recent report and evaluation…
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Jesse Rye
March 12, 2010

Colorado: Folk Arts in the Classroom

The Colorado Council on the Arts (CCA) has made Ties That Bind: Folk Arts in the Colorado Classroomavailable on-line. The multimedia toolkit helps teachers incorporate Colorado’s folk arts and traditional art forms into the K-12 curriculum.…
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Jesse Rye
March 12, 2010

Maine: Creative Communities = Economic Development Grant

The Maine Arts Commission recently announced the Creative Communities = Economic Development (CCED) grant to activate the concept that Maine’s quality of place is the state’s primary economic asset. The CCED grant supports dialogue and…
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Legislative Update
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Thomas L. Birch
March 12, 2010

Congress Begins Budget Season, NEA Proposes "Our Town" Initiative

With the release in February of the Obama administration’s fiscal year 2011 budget plan, Congress officially enters into the appropriations season with a heavy schedule of hearings over the next two months, with agency heads…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
March 12, 2010

NEA-SAA Partnership Strengthens Congressional Support

Among NASAA’s communication priorities is conveying to key audiences—including its own membership as well as officials of the new federal administration—the unique value provided by the portion of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)…
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Research on Demand
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Angela Han
March 12, 2010

Support for Arts Education

As a national source of information on public arts funding, NASAA provides a knowledge network and fact base to help state arts agencies make informed policy decisions and put their own state’s needs and experiences…
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Did You Know?
March 12, 2010

States Face Fiscal and Political Turbulence

Each year, the Pew Center on the States releases its State of the States report, a nonpartisan analysis of the fiscal and political forces affecting state government. Forecasters are predicting that state budgets will continue…
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