About State Arts Agencies

Research

Events & Seminars

Recent News

Advocate

NASAA Notes: September 2025

September
2025

In this Issue

From the President and CEO

State to State

Legislative Update

The Research Digest

Announcements and Resources

More Notes from NASAA

Back to all issues Subscribe
From the President and CEO
Pam Breaux Headshot
AUTHOR:

Pam Breaux
September 3, 2025

Join National Call to Action: Support Arts and Culture

The Cultural Advocacy Group (CAG) is a collaborative working group of national, regional, and state arts and cultural organizations. You may already be familiar with CAG. Established in the early 1990s, this group works to…
Read More
State to State
Kelly J. Barsdate Headshot
AUTHOR:

Kelly J. Barsdate
September 3, 2025

Colorado: Community Revitalization Tax Credits

Widely used for historic preservation and film, state tax credits offer a unique policy mechanism for advancing the creative economy and incentivizing industry investments. Colorado offers a recent example for the arts sector. In June…
Read More
Shaun Harrison Headshot
AUTHOR:

Shaun Harrison
September 3, 2025

Idaho: My Artrepreneur Program

The most recent data indicates that the economic value (in inflation-adjusted dollars) added by arts and culture industries has more than doubled over the past 25 years. Moreover, over the past five years, all states…
Read More
Legislative Update
Isaac Brown Headshot
AUTHOR:

Isaac Brown
September 3, 2025

Advocate Now for Federal Arts Funding

Congress returned to Washington this week facing an immediate deadline: current federal funding expires on September 30, and the likelihood of a government shutdown is higher now than at any point in President Trump’s second…
Read More
The Research Digest
Nakyung Rhee Headshot
AUTHOR:

Nakyung Rhee
September 3, 2025

From the Research Team

State Arts Agency Funding Preview for FY2026 NASAA has released the FY2026 State Arts Agency Legislative Appropriations Preview, presenting preliminary funding projections for all 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies for fiscal year 2026. The…
Read More
September 3, 2025

From the Field

Analysis of Rhode Island’s Arts and Culture Sector In collaboration with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the Rhode Island Foundation, SMU DataArts recently released the Analysis of the Arts and Culture Sector…
Read More
Announcements and Resources
September 3, 2025

Member News and NASAA Resources

Leadership Change in Arkansas Arkansas Arts Council Director Patrick Ralston retired in July. Ralston helped the Arkansas Arts Council (AAC) significantly increase its outreach, engagement, performance and services to make more arts are available to…
Read More
More Notes from NASAA
September 3, 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…
Read More