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NASAA Notes: May 2025

May
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
May 6, 2025

Stand Up for the Arts in America

A strong nation needs the arts—and the arts need strong advocacy from all of us.  Recent days have brought a storm of bad tidings for the arts. On Friday, May 2, the White House released…
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State to State
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Shaun Harrison
May 6, 2025

Delaware: CreatiVeterans

The Delaware Division of the Arts, in partnership with the Office of Veterans Services and Mariposa Arts, recently launched the pilot program CreatiVeterans, a free, nonclinical eight-week art program provided for Delaware’s veteran population. Led…
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Kelly J. Barsdate
May 6, 2025

Georgia, Montana, Vermont, Virginia: Strategic Plans from Small Agencies

State arts agencies develop strategic plans that articulate their missions and guide their work. Each plan is informed by public input gathered from stakeholders inside and outside of the arts sector, with special care taken…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
May 6, 2025

President's FY2026 Budget Cuts NEA

On Friday, the White House released the President Trump’s first fiscal year 2026 budget proposal. As many anticipated, it recommends eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), along with other cultural institutions. While the…
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The Research Digest
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Nakyung Rhee
May 6, 2025

From the Research Team

New Creative Economy State Profiles NASAA has refreshed our Creative Economy State Profiles with the new 2023 data on arts and cultural production, jobs and compensation. Produced in cooperation with the National Endowment for the…
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May 6, 2025

From the Field M

AFTA Pulse Survey on the Effects of Policy Changes Americans for the Arts (AFTA) recently launched a new National Pulse Survey to better understand how recent policy developments are affecting the health of the arts…
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Announcements and Resources
May 6, 2025

Member News and NASAA Resources

Return on Investment Advocacy Tools NASAA’s Return on Investment: Public Arts Funding is a fresh collection of materials that will help you make the case for state and federal arts support. These tools offer concise…
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More Notes from NASAA
May 6, 2025

Help in Accessing NASAA Information

Need help accessing member content on the NASAA website? Contact NASAA Senior Communications Manager Sue Struve. Let NASAA know if your agency’s Internet domain or your staff or council/board members’ email addresses change, which may…
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