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NASAA Notes: February 2020

February
2020

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From the President and CEO

State to State

Legislative Update

The Research Digest

Announcements and Resources

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From the President and CEO
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Pam Breaux
February 6, 2020

NASAA Testimony to House: $170 Million for National Endowment for the Arts

Today, I testified for NASAA to the U.S. House of Representatives Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over the budget for the National Endowment for the Arts. I requested fiscal year 2021 funding for the…
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State to State
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Kelly J. Barsdate
February 6, 2020

Pennsylvania: Creative Communities Program

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) is using a new Pennsylvania Creative Communities program to spur community-driven, arts based projects that inspire livability, economic development, and community connectedness. Among the initiative’s goals are to…
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Kelly J. Barsdate
February 6, 2020

North Dakota: Creative Placemaking: Joining ND's Eight Regions

“Creative Placemaking: Joining the State’s Eight Regions” is a new initiative of the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA). This multiyear effort will use public art as a vehicle for rural community development. North…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
February 6, 2020

2020 Is Off to a Busy Start—Here's How You Can Help

Historically, activity in Washington tends to be relatively uneventful in presidential election years because members of Congress from both parties prefer to be back in their home districts and states engaging in their campaigns. This…
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The Research Digest
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Ryan Stubbs
February 6, 2020

From the Research Team

Each year, NASAA updates our broad overview of state arts agency funding and grant making. The State Arts Agency Grant Making and Funding Report provides data on the overall scope of state arts agency grants…
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February 6, 2020

From the Field

U.S. Patterns of Arts Participation The 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts is now available from the National Endowment for the Arts. The release includes a report, U.S. Patterns of Arts Participation, that…
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Announcements and Resources
February 6, 2020

NASAA News and Current Information

NASAA Web Seminar: The Creative Workforce of the Future State arts agencies play a central role in supporting our nation’s arts infrastructure. Part of that responsibility is engaging the next generation of the creative sector…
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More Notes from NASAA
February 6, 2020

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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