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NASAA Notes: February 2022

February
2022

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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 3, 2022

NASAA Testimony on Creative Economy to U.S. House Committee on Small Business

For the first time in history, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business held a hearing on the state of the creative economy. “The Power, Peril and Promise of the Creative Economy” took…
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State to State
February 3, 2022

Massachusetts, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Tennessee: Supplemental COVID-19 Relief

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) contains nearly $200 billion in emergency funding for states and territories to support a continued public health response, build infrastructure and promote equitable recovery. This state-led funding gives states and…
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Feby Emelio
February 2, 2022

New Hampshire: Arts in Health

The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NHSCA) strives to support individuals and families whose lives are impacted by chronic disease, disability, behavioral health challenges, substance misuse, aging, dementia and incarceration. The Arts in…
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February 2, 2022

Wisconsin: Arts Challenge Initiative

The Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) is dedicated to providing equitable support to the multitude of diverse communities that make up its constituency. As part of this drive, and to fulfil WAB’s legislative directive to ensure…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
February 2, 2022

Waiting for Passage of FY2022 Budget Is Opportunity to Request Arts Support

After a disappointing ending to 2021, President Biden and congressional Democrats entered this year with an ambitious agenda. They hoped to pass the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills, resolve any lingering disagreements and pass the…
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The Research Digest
February 3, 2022

State Panel Cover Sheets Now Available

Every year, NASAA creates state panel cover sheets that give detailed overviews of each state and territory’s legislative appropriations and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding history, as well as a statewide demographic profile.…
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February 2, 2022

From the Field

Performing Arts Ticket Sales and Vaccination Rates SMU/DataArts has published a follow-up study on how vaccination rates may affect performing arts ticket sales through March 2022. When Will Arts Attendance Return? replicates a study that…
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Announcements and Resources
February 2, 2022

Member News and NASAA Resources

Anne L’Ecuyer Is New ED in Arizona Anne L’Ecuyer has been selected as executive director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts. L’Ecuyer assumed leadership of the agency on February 1. A policy strategist, facilitator…
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More Notes from NASAA
February 2, 2022

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