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NASAA Notes: December 2014

December
2014

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State to State
December 10, 2014

Hawaiʻi: Art Bento Program

Through its Art Bento program, the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA) transforms the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (HiSAM) into a participatory arts education laboratory for students and teachers. The four-part program,…
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December 10, 2014

Kentucky: Give a Gift from Kentucky Campaign

Every holiday season, the Kentucky Arts Council (KAC) and the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea (KACB), its sibling agency within the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, partner to promote Kentucky art, craft, music, books, specialty…
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December 10, 2014

California: Arts-in-Corrections

The California Arts Council (CAC), in partnership with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), is heading up a revived state commitment to bringing the arts into correctional facilities in effort to reduce inmate…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
December 10, 2014

Reach Out to New Legislators

Following a tense week of negotiations, the Republican-led House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate were able to agree on legislation last weekend that funds all federal agencies except for the Department of Homeland Security…
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More Notes from NASAA
December 10, 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. Need…
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Executive Director's Column
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Kelly J. Barsdate
December 10, 2014

Year-End Reflections

‘Tis the season for expressions of gratitude. As the year draws to a close, arts organizations and artists all over the country are thanking the people who make their work possible, celebrating what they’ve accomplished,…
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Research on Demand
December 10, 2014

SAA Council Powers and Duties

NASAA has created a new summary report, State Arts Agency Council Terms, Powers and Duties. For SAA staff and council members, this information provides a national aggregation of council goals, functions and mechanisms to enable…
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