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NASAA Notes: June 2013

June
2013

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State to State
June 7, 2013

Mississippi: Mississippi Blues Trail Curriculum

The Mississippi Blues Trail Curriculum is a new initiative of the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) that integrates the history, culture and art of Mississippi blues music into the state’s classrooms. The curriculum has 18 lessons,…
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June 7, 2013

Nebraska: Signers for the Arts Grants

The Nebraska Arts Council (NAC) has a new grant program that increases the accessibility of arts events and programs by underwriting the addition of licensed American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters. Signers for the Arts Grants…
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June 7, 2013

Wyoming: Facebook Contest to Rename Grant Programs

Naming grant programs is an exercise in promotion and reflection for state arts agencies, but it also can be a means of constituency engagement. When the Wyoming Arts Council (WAC) had a new grant program…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
June 7, 2013

How to Nominate an NEA Chairman

With America’s arts community eager to see whom the president will nominate to lead the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), I thought it might be instructive to give you an overview of what the…
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More Notes from NASAA
June 7, 2013

Help in Accessing NASAA Information

Make sure your spam filter doesn’t trap emails from NASAA. Place nasaa@nasaa-arts.org in your allowed senders list. Let NASAA know if your agency’s e-mail addresses or Internet domain change, which may affect your receipt of our emails. Need…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
June 7, 2013

Public Leadership Role Models

I was privileged last month to attend the awarding of the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service to 10 remarkable institutions, including a science center, children’s museum, music museum, art museum, cultural museum,…
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Research on Demand
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Ryan Stubbs
June 7, 2013

Updated Information on State Arts Agency Placement

State arts agencies operate in a variety of locations in state government. While many agencies are independent and report directly to the executive office, state arts agencies also exist within departments of economic development, departments…
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