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NASAA Notes: January 2025

January
2025

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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
January 7, 2025

NASAA Is Your Arts Advocacy Partner

Welcome to 2025! As state legislatures convene, Congress gets organized and we welcome a new administration to the White House, NASAA is working hard in support of state arts agencies. We’re entering what promises to…
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State to State
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Shaun Harrison
January 7, 2025

Alaska: Arts, Health and Well-Being Program

In 2024, the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) launched a new pilot program, Arts, Health and Well-Being in Alaska. Recognizing the beneficial relationship between the arts and improving community health outcomes, the program…
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Kelly J. Barsdate
January 7, 2025

Indiana: Artist Needs Assessment

In 2023 and 2024, the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) conducted an Artist Needs Assessment. This participatory action research project invited feedback from Indiana artists to inform and improve the agency’s services to the state’s creative…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
January 7, 2025

Preparing for Transition: Advocacy for the Arts in a New Washington

With less than two weeks before President-elect Trump is sworn in for his second term on January 20, the new Congress has arrived in Washington to take their oaths and begin governing. This Congress and…
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The Research Digest
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Mohja Rhoads
January 7, 2025

From the Research Team

Cross-Sector Strategies for Health and Community Well-being, Civic Infrastructure, Creative Rural Development In collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), NASAA is releasing three new Strategy Samplers exemplifying successful state programs and policies…
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January 7, 2025

From the Field

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Public Funding for the Arts The results of a national public opinion survey conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of Americans for the Arts—Americans Speak Out About the Arts—shows that Americans…
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Announcements and Resources
January 7, 2025

Member News and NASAA Resources

NASAA Assembly 2024 Proceedings and Photos NASAA Assembly 2024 was an amazing and unique event, as members experienced firsthand the creativity, resiliency and global influence of Puerto Rico. Our host, the Institute of Puerto Rican…
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More Notes from NASAA
January 7, 2025

Help in Accessing NASAA Information

Find upcoming peer group meetings and NASAA learning sessions on the Upcoming NASAA Events Calendar. Let NASAA know if your agency’s Internet domain or your staff or council/board members’ email addresses change, which may affect…
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