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Idaho, Nebraska, Washington: Tri-State Partnership for Creative Districts Webinar Series
April 3, 2024

Idaho, Nebraska, Washington: Tri-State Partnership for Creative Districts Webinar Series

Creative districts are a powerful strategy for encouraging place based economic activity and community development, and 17 state arts agencies currently run cultural district programs that oversee more than 400 individual districts. To assist cultural district and creative development managers in running their districts, the Idaho Commission on the Arts (Arts Idaho), Nebraska Arts Council…

Indiana: Creative Convergence Program
October 4, 2023

Indiana: Creative Convergence Program

Arts and culture are essential drivers of community and economic development initiatives. They contribute to the creation of vibrant, sustainable communities that attract residents, visitors and businesses alike. The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) has long been invested in both the creative sector throughout the state and the success and sustainability of Indiana’s communities through arts…

New York: Capital Project Grants
January 3, 2023

New York: Capital Project Grants

Capital grant programs provide large-dollar funding to support the physical infrastructure of arts and cultural institutions. As a uniquely impactful type of funding, capital improvement grants empower organizations to acquire capital equipment, renovate and restore existing buildings, expand accessibility offerings and construct new spaces to serve as community anchors. With a historic investment by Gov.…

Georgia: More than Murals
November 1, 2022

Georgia: More than Murals

Arts and cultural strategies have the potential to strengthen the social fabric of communities. In an effort to address community challenges as well as to encourage economic growth, the Georgia Council for the Arts launched the More than Murals Workshop. The pilot project was developed after noting the overwhelming response to a virtual workshop previously…

Nevada: Basin to Range Exchange Program
November 1, 2022

Nevada: Basin to Range Exchange Program

Using arts, creativity and culture as a convener to improve community interactions and quality of life is a focal point of the Nevada Arts Council. As part of this commitment, the Arts Council launched the Nevada Basin to Range Exchange (BRX), a program that facilitates rural and metropolitan partnerships by promoting resource sharing, project development,…

Nebraska, Texas, Colorado, Maryland: State Cultural Districts
September 13, 2022

Nebraska, Texas, Colorado, Maryland: State Cultural Districts

Cultural districts can be an invaluable tool for states seeking to promote economic and community development. NASAA often receives information requests about the variety of strategies that leverage the economic strengths of the arts in cultural districts and the practical policies enacted that make them work. The following examples of state-led cultural districts highlight the…

Kansas: Ethnic Markets Initiative: People's Markets Program
June 7, 2022

Kansas: Ethnic Markets Initiative: People's Markets Program

The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) is partnering with Lawrence County’s ethnic food retailers to create the People’s Markets Program. This multipartner initiative is informed by the Ethnic Food Retail Study prepared by the KU Center for Community Health & Development in 2019 for the Douglas County Food Policy Council. The study was conducted…

Michigan and Ohio: Reconnecting Arts and Communities
November 1, 2021

Michigan and Ohio: Reconnecting Arts and Communities

The isolating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the importance of the arts as a vehicle for restoring human connections, building social capital and helping communities heal after difficult experiences. State arts agencies are encouraging this kind of public engagement by supporting projects that embed the arts in civic practice to contribute to the…

Colorado: Community Revitalization Grant
September 1, 2021

Colorado: Community Revitalization Grant

In June 2021, the state of Colorado enacted S.B. 21-252, creating the Colorado Community Revitalization program to fund creative projects that would spur economic development in mixed-use commercial centers. Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs Division of Local Government, is in charge of administering the grant program and…

Kansas: Reimagined Spaces
April 5, 2021

Kansas: Reimagined Spaces

The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) is encouraging creative community development through its innovative Reimagined Spaces grant program. The program combines the arts with the repurposing of underused spaces to make arts spaces and events accessible to a wider audience. Beyond public arts access, the grant promotes creative strategies for economic growth with an…

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