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NASAA Notes: August 2014

August
2014

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State to State
August 8, 2014

Oklahoma: New Cultural Districts Program

Like many statewide cultural district programs, the Oklahoma Arts Council’s (OAC) Cultural District Initiative aims to help communities identify and leverage their creative assets for economic growth and community vibrancy. Unlike most other statewide cultural district programs, however,…
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August 8, 2014

Tennessee: Arts and Inclusion Conversations across Tennessee

Through a new series of Arts and Inclusion (A&I) Conversations, the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC) is working with another state agency, the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, to increase participation and inclusion in the arts…
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August 8, 2014

Montana: Council Members Market Public Value of the Arts and Arts Council

Demonstrating their strong conviction that one of their primary responsibilities is to advocate for the Montana Arts Council (MAC), MAC’s 15 council members have developed a marketing plan to formalize their contribution to spreading the…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
August 8, 2014

Your Efforts Made a Difference

Congress adjourned for the summer last week, and is not expected to return until September 8. It is then expected to have 12 working days in Washington before the current federal budget expires on October…
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More Notes from NASAA
August 8, 2014

Help in Accessing NASAA Information

Make sure your spam filter doesn’t trap e-mails from NASAA. Place 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 e-mails.…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
August 8, 2014

Value of Public Value Continues

The concept and principles of creating public value have informed state arts agency (SAA) strategy and management since the Wallace Foundation initiated the START (State Arts Partnerships for Cultural Participation) program in 13 states from…
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Research on Demand
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Ryan Stubbs
August 8, 2014

Government Arts Support: Research

NASAA’s recently updated policy brief, Why Should Government Support the Arts? provides an informed synopsis of the nuanced conversation surrounding public support for the arts. Within the policy brief, common questions such as these: How…
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