As team NASAA spends time each day preparing for next month’s Leadership Institute, I grow more excited about the possibilities. This year’s convening focuses on supplying state arts agency leaders with the skills and tools…
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="408"] Debora Obalil leads the Marketing for the Individual Artist workshop for Rhode Island’s 2015 Assets for Artists Program. Photo courtesy of RISCA Director of Individual Artists Programs Cristina DiChiera[/caption] With financial…
New Mexico is one of the geographically largest states in the country, and one-third of its population lives in a rural area. To meet the needs of the many people who live far from the…
The impact of Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey was devastating, and the state’s arts industry was not spared. The 2012 storm destroyed nonprofit arts venues as well as the homes, businesses and studios of artists,…
As we reported last week, President Obama and congressional Republicans agreed on a sweeping budget bill that sets the parameters for the federal budget for the next two years. The deal is significant. With those…
The Oklahoma Arts Council (OAC) kicked off its new Arts and the Military Initiative in February when it deployed a survey to assess the existing connections between the state’s arts and military communities as well…
The National Endowment for the arts (NEA) provides state arts agency information sheets to panelists to provide supplemental background information for each state whose application is under review. With guidance from the NEA Partnership Office, and…
In honor of its 50th anniversary, the Missouri Arts Council (MAC) this summer launched a new effort to fund and facilitate accessible and affordable arts performances in communities in need of cultural support. The Ghost…
The Tennessee Arts Commission has launched a new agency brand reflecting what it learned from constituents through its most recent strategic planning process. While developing its 2015 – 2019 plan, Cultivating the Arts in Tennessee,…
The NASAA board of directors held its spring meeting in Washington, D.C., last week. The biggest news from that gathering, of course, was the appointment of Pam Breaux as NASAA’s next CEO! Many thanks to…
If you’re curious about what types of state arts agency research and information are just a phone call or an e-mail away, check out NASAA’s latest Information Services Summary. It provides an overview of NASAA’s…
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="95"] McPherson Newell is the winner of the 2015 Georgia Poet Laureate’s Prize. Photo courtesy of McPherson Newell[/caption] Georgia Council on the Arts (GCA), like many state arts agencies, supports the creation…
