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,
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,
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
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
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
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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