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NASAA Notes: March 2020

March
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
March 2, 2020

Achieving More Together

I was honored to be interviewed for the inaugural issue of American Artscape, the new magazine from the National Endowment for the Arts. The focus of the issue is how state arts agencies, regional arts…
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State to State
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Kelly J. Barsdate
March 2, 2020

Virgin Islands: Made in the USVI Pop-Up Store

The Virgin Islands Council on the Arts (VICA) and the Virgin Islands Enterprise Zone Commission, an entity of the U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA), have collaborated to sponsor a Made in the USVI…
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Kelly J. Barsdate
March 2, 2020

California: Innovations + Intersections

The California Arts Council (CAC) recently announced a new Innovations + Intersections pilot program. This unique grant program offers funding for arts organizations to fuse technology or wellness into arts projects addressing society’s most urgent…
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Kelly J. Barsdate
March 2, 2020

Virginia: Leveraging Local Investment

County and municipal support for the arts are critical ingredients in public-sector support for the arts. To incentivize local investment, the Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) offers Creative Communities Partnership Grants. This program challenges…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
March 2, 2020

President Trump Calls for Closure of National Endowment for the Arts

Last month President Trump, for the fourth time in his presidency, called for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts. Although this proposal was anticipated, it is nonetheless disappointing and serious. While we…
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The Research Digest
March 2, 2020

From the Research Team

State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2020 NASAA’s newly released State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2020, reports that state arts agencies are seeing an overall increase of 37.3% in total state appropriations. While 42…
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March 2, 2020

From the Field

Fair Compensation for Artists in Ireland The Arts Council has published Paying the Artist: An Arts Council policy on the fair and equitable remuneration and contracting of artists. As Ireland’s national arts agency, it is…
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Announcements and Resources
March 2, 2020

NASAA News and Current Information

Resources for Council Members Are you on the council, board or commission of your state arts agency? If so, NASAA has gathered helpful resources designed to support your work. Visit For Council Members to watch…
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More Notes from NASAA
March 2, 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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