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NASAA Notes: August 2016

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State to State
August 5, 2016

Vermont: Vermonter Poll

The Vermont Arts Council contributed three questions to this year’s Vermonter Poll to learn how often its constituents participate in cultural activities, whether they support integrating the arts in K-12 public education and how much…
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August 5, 2016

Wyoming: Art in Unlikely Places

Through a long-standing partnership with the University of Wyoming’s Fine Arts Outreach program, the Wyoming Arts Council (WAC) helps bring the performing arts to untraditional venues across a large, rural state—and to people who may…
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August 5, 2016

South Carolina: The Art of Community: Rural S.C.

The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) has a new pilot program advancing rural development through the arts, culture and creative place making. With financial support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Agency, The…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
August 5, 2016

Federal Arts Issues Today

With Congress out of session and not scheduled to return until mid-September, August provides all of us an opportunity to take a step back and assess the year to date. NEA Appropriation As we’ve mentioned,…
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More Notes from NASAA
August 5, 2016

Help in Accessing NASAA Information

Need help accessing member content on the NASAA website? See Login Help or contact NASAA Communications Manager Sue Struve. Make sure your spam filter doesn’t trap e-mails from NASAA. Whitelist nasaa-arts.org to ensure we are in your…
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From the CEO
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Pam Breaux
August 5, 2016

How SAAs Serve Rural Communities

Rural communities exist in all states, and state arts agencies (SAAs) serve these communities in a variety of ways. Increasing citizen access to the arts, SAA grants invest in public programming available to all. Small…
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Research on Demand
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Ryan Stubbs
August 5, 2016

SAA FY2017 Appropriations Preview

The State Arts Agency FY2017 Legislative Appropriations Preview provides a succinct forecast of state government funding for the arts in the year ahead. It includes a summary of aggregate funding trends as well as state-by-state appropriations…
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