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NASAA Notes: August 2015

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State to State
August 14, 2015

Nevada: New SAA Revenue Stream from Entertainment Tax

Thanks to recently enacted legislation, the Nevada Arts Council (NAC) will benefit from an additional $150,000 each year in dedicated revenue from the state’s live entertainment tax (LET). Introduced to “clean up” existing LET laws,…
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August 14, 2015

Wyoming: 125 Days of Arts and Humanities

In celebration of Wyoming’s 125th anniversary of statehood, the Wyoming Arts Council (WAC) is partnering with the Wyoming Humanities Council (WHC) to promote arts and humanities events across the state. In 2014, Governor Matt Mead…
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August 14, 2015

Michigan: Equipment & Supplies Grant for Schools

Last year, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) conducted a gap analysis of arts education in the state and concluded that what arts teachers most need are basic supplies for their classroom.…
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August 14, 2015

Colorado: Space to Create, Colorado

Space to Create, Colorado is a state-driven effort to develop affordable housing and work space for artists and arts organizations. The brand new initiative—led by Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) in partnership with the Colorado Department…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
August 14, 2015

While Congress Is Out, Reach Out

Despite significant progress made in both chambers to pass a budget for fiscal year 2016, legislation funding the National Endowment for the Arts and most federal agencies appears to be in jeopardy, with less than…
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More Notes from NASAA
August 14, 2015

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From the CEO
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Pam Breaux
August 14, 2015

Partners in Place Making

The 2010 publication of the white paper Creative Placemaking gave voice to today’s nationwide movement around making the arts and culture central to community based planning and development. The paper was commissioned by the Mayors’…
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Research on Demand
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Ryan Stubbs
August 14, 2015

SAA Grant Making and Funding

Updated annually, NASAA’s FY2015 Grant Making and Funding Report summarizes aggregated data from two of NASAA’s key data collection efforts: Final Descriptive Report grants data and the state arts agency revenues survey. This report provides…
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