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NASAA Notes: January 2018

January
2018

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From the President and CEO

State to State

Legislative Update

Announcements and Resources

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From the President and CEO
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Pam Breaux
January 3, 2018

Happy Anniversary to the NASAA Family!

2018 marks NASAA’s 50th anniversary. In 1968, state arts agencies united by creating the North American Assembly of State and Provincial Arts Agencies. Members included the provincial arts councils of Canada and the state arts…
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State to State
January 3, 2018

Colorado: Arts in Society

Arts in Society is a two-year pilot program of Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) that supports “social practice” art projects, which work with the medium of interpersonal interaction to strengthen community relationships through dialogue, inclusive action…
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January 3, 2018

Arizona: AZ ArtWorker

With three consecutive years of funding from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, AZ ArtWorker, an initiative of the Arizona Commission on the Arts (ACA) and Arizona State University (ASU), has created dozens of opportunities for…
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January 3, 2018

Nebraska: Mastering the Arts

Mastering the Arts (MTA) is a new four-year initiative to provide arts focused professional development to teachers from seven low-achieving rural elementary schools serving Native American and Latino students. Underwritten by a $1.5 million grant…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
January 3, 2018

Congress Has a Busy Year Ahead

President Trump and congressional Republicans secured their most substantial victory since assuming office last year when they passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most significant change to the nation’s tax code in 30…
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Announcements and Resources
January 3, 2018

NASAA News and Current Information

We Did It—Thank You! Because of your generosity, NASAA met our year-end fundraising goal! We raised $25,000 by December 31, which means we’ll receive a $25,000 matching grant from the Windgate Foundation. That’s $50,000 for…
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More Notes from NASAA
January 3, 2018

Help in Accessing NASAA Information

Make sure your spam filter doesn’t trap e-mails from NASAA. Whitelist nasaa-arts.org to ensure we are in your allowed-senders list. Need help accessing member content on the NASAA website? Contact NASAA Communications Manager Sue Struve.…
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Research on Demand
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Kelly Liu
January 3, 2018

Explore State Arts Agency Grant Making

NASAA’s interactive Grant-Making Explorer is a useful tool for demonstrating the scope of public funding for the arts. Based on data from state arts agencies’ Final Descriptive Reports, the explorer illustrates grant-making trends over a…
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