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Cultural districts can be an invaluable tool for states seeking to promote economic and community development. NASAA often receives information requests about the variety of strategies that leverage the economic strengths of the arts in…
[caption id="attachment_13443" align="alignright" width="300"] August 2022 Missouri Featured Artists[/caption] Artists play a pivotal role in fueling a creative state. In an effort to promote and support local artists, the Missouri Arts Council launched the Featured…
Join Us Virtually at NASAA Assembly 2022 We will miss our members who are unable to join us September 22-24 in Kansas City, Missouri, for NASAA Assembly 2022—but you won’t miss out! A number of…
Dear NASAA members, NASAA Assembly 2022, taking place his month in Kansas City, Missouri, is arguably the most highly anticipated gathering in NASAA’s history. We last convened as a full network in Baltimore, Maryland, in…
[caption id="attachment_13623" align="alignright" width="300"] Have You Seen My Public Art? Map, 2nd Edition (2022), illustrated by Kara Fellows. Courtesy of WESTAF’s Public Art Archive™ Note: This map is an illustration. Artworks are not drawn to…
[caption id="attachment_13621" align="alignright" width="285"] The 2019 Basin to Range Exchange participants in Tonopah, Nevada[/caption] Using arts, creativity and culture as a convener to improve community interactions and quality of life is a focal point of…
NASAA President and CEO Pam Breaux addressed members at NASAA Assembly 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri, in September. Hello, everyone! Welcome back to being in each other’s good company—in person. Welcome back to assembling as…
NASAA Learning Series November 3: Arts Partnerships and Public Health How can artists, working with governments, meaningfully affect health outcomes in communities? Learn about innovative community health solutions at the final webinar in NASAA’s 2022…
[caption id="attachment_13172" align="alignright" width="300"] Jasmine Pickner Bell performing a hoop dance with her daughter at the 2019 Northern Arapaho Powwow. Photo courtesy of Josh Chrysler/Wyoming Folklife Collection[/caption] Arts and culture partnerships can help public health…
[caption id="attachment_13174" align="alignright" width="300"] The official design of the U.S. Virgin Islands Madras, with VICA watermark; image courtesy U.S. Virgin Islands Council of the Arts[/caption] As part of a unique push to celebrate shared cultural…
Last week, Congress returned to session after a two-week recess. It faces a daunting schedule. On the agenda are negotiations around two signature pieces of the Biden agenda: a spending package previously known as the…
Reading powers us personally and professionally, and I’m always appreciative of the opportunity to pick up something new to read. Below I’m pleased to share what’s within arm’s reach for me these days; they’re providing…
