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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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