The Iowa Arts Council has developed a K-12 curriculum with the theme Influence and Inspiration: Iowa’s Cultural and Artistic Legacy Evolves. The curriculum is based on a two-part television show produced in 2007 by the Iowa Arts Council and Iowa Public Television through an American Masterpieces grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The…
The Vermont Arts Council, in partnership with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, developed Art Fits Vermont, a statewide community arts project. Since the project began in April 2008, the arts council has distributed 60,000 15-inch wood and paper puzzle pieces to individuals, schools and community groups across the state. Participants in the project…
The Virginia Commission for the Arts, in partnership with the Virginia Alliance of Local Arts Agencies, Virginia Main Street Program, Virginia Municipal League and The Arts & Cultural Council of Rappahannock, is sponsoring a statewide leadership conference for creating arts and cultural districts in communities across Virginia. The Virginia state legislature recently amended existing legislation…
On April 27, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells joined the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) DC Creates Public Art program and the District Department of Transportation for the unveiling of 28 artistically designed bike racks by six local artists. This was the result of the DC Creates…
The Black Belt region of Alabama, named for the rich topsoil that covers the region, is comprised of 13 counties spanning the middle of the state. Black Belt communities played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement. Selma, in the heart of the Black Belt, was chosen by African American civil rights leaders as…
ARTS DAKOTA is a statewide exhibition that celebrates the 40th anniversary of the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA). The exhibition, which focuses exclusively on professional and amateur North Dakota artists, is sponsored by the North Dakota Art Gallery Association, New Bohemia North Dakota, and the NDCA. On tour through March 2010, the exhibition…
The South Carolina Mayors’ Institute for Community Design enhances the design and planning of South Carolina communities. Modeled after the national Mayors’ Institute on City Design, the institute is hosted by the South Carolina Design Arts Partnership, a joint program of the South Carolina Arts Commission and Clemson University. The institute trains elected officials to…
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