As a service to its grant applicants, the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) had been recording audio from its grant panels and sending interested potential grantees a CD of the proceedings. Once the arts council’s website had the capability to host the audio files in 2010, the process was streamlined to allow grantees and others to…
After a Facebook race to the finish, three state arts agencies have stories to tell and lessons to share with their colleagues about last fall’s Facebook Challenge. The Arizona Commission on the Arts, California Arts Council, and D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities challenged each other: Who would be the first to reach 10,000…
New Mexico Arts has launched a new website for its New Mexico Fiber Arts Trails program. The site showcases three trails (the North Central, Northwest and Southern loops), each of which offers a distinctive blend of fiber arts, New Mexico history, cultural amenities and natural attractions. The site has been enhanced with a Google Maps…
Global Positioning System (GPS) devices have become ubiquitous, not only as automotive accessories but also as components of smartphones and other personal data devices used by millions of American consumers. One of the most powerful features of such GPS devices is their ability to highlight attractions, services and businesses close to each user’s location. However,…
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) is offering a series of webinars for panelists serving on the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). The PPA is a decentralized funding partnership between local organizations and PCA. With 16 partners and operating in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania, the PPA supports a wide variety of local…
The Iowa Arts Council, in partnership with Iowa Public Radio, produce Iowa Roots, a radio series that features stories, music and talk with traditional artists. The five-minute segments are broadcast each week on Saturday and Sunday evenings and focus on a variety of ethnic, geographic, occupational and religious traditions found in Iowa. The broadcasts can…
The Colorado Council on the Arts (CCA) has made Ties That Bind: Folk Arts in the Colorado Classroomavailable on-line. The multimedia toolkit helps teachers incorporate Colorado’s folk arts and traditional art forms into the K-12 curriculum. The comprehensive toolkit contains written essays, lesson plans, lists of additional resources and audio and video content to help students…
The Arkansas Arts Council (AAC) has recently published an Online Social Networking Guide to provide nonprofit arts organizations with information about the current climate of social networking and media. The guide explains the basic language and demographics of some of the most widely used on-line sites and includes cost‐benefit analyses to guide decision making for…
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