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[caption id="attachment_12462" align="alignright" width="300"] 2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond exhibition featured artist Beatrice Stenta, 500,000 and Rising (originally 350,000 and Rising), 2020. Collage, 36 x 36 x 1½ in. (91.44 x 91.44…
As NASAA’s fiscal year draws to a close, our staff, Governance Committee and board of directors are taking time to reflect on NASAA’s work in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). As you know, NASAA began…
Strategies for Making Operating Support More Equitable [caption id="attachment_12425" align="alignright" width="300"] Len Cabral performs at Funda Fest 2021, produced by Rhode Island Black Storytellers, a recipient of support from the Rhode Island State Council on…
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In March 2021, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) received $135 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 to support jobs in the arts sector, keep the doors open…
It is October 2021, the beginning of autumn and nearly two years after COVID-19 made its debut in our country. With vaccinations slowly and pretty steadily on the rise, arts venues that were once shuttered…
Rosenbaum to Retire as Rhode Island Director After 27 years of service as the leader of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), Executive Director Randall Rosenbaum has announced that he will retire…
[caption id="attachment_12593" align="alignright" width="300"] A theatre in Cumberland, Maryland. This still image was taken as part of MSAC’s Wide Angle Youth Media video series, Arts Across Maryland. Photo Courtesy Maryland State Arts Council[/caption] As part…
I delivered these remarks to NASAA members at our 2021 Business Bash Celebration in late October. There are so many amazing, innovative examples of state arts agencies’ courage and commitment during the past year, I…
The isolating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the importance of the arts as a vehicle for restoring human connections, building social capital and helping communities heal after difficult experiences. State arts agencies are…
Miah Michaelsen Is New Executive Director in Indiana Miah Michaelsen has been named executive director of the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC). She has served as the agency’s deputy director of operations since 2015. Before joining…
State arts agencies (SAAs) are continuing to respond to the changing dynamics of the pandemic, which severely disrupted audience attendance patterns for live and in-person arts events. To address this issue, some SAAs are undertaking…
