Thank You, Puerto Rico Tourism Company! Visit Puerto Rico: https://tourism.pr.gov/ NASAA 2024 Creative Aging Institute: December 9-11 NASAA’s fourth annual Creative Aging Institute takes place online via Zoom videoconference from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Eastern on Monday, December 9, Tuesday, December 10, and Wednesday, December 11. Build your knowledge about the aging sector at state…
NASAA Welcomes Shaun Harrison to Research Department Shaun Harrison joined NASAA last month as qualitative research manager. Shaun is responsible for monitoring programmatic trends in the state arts agency field, documenting the diverse strategies used to foster the arts at the state level and coordinating research communications. Prior to joining NASAA, Shaun was a writer…
Farewell to NASAA’s Declan Wicks NASAA Research Associate Declan Wicks left our organization in August. Declan was responsible for conducting qualitative research on best practices for state arts agencies, tracking state legislation, and writing NASAA policy briefs and strategy samplers based on his research. He said one of the most enjoyable parts of his job…
Todd Trebour Advances to Executive Director in Rhode Island Todd Trebour (he/him/his) has been named the executive director for the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA). Trebour started his service with RISCA in 2018, previously serving as deputy director and Organizations Program director. His prior arts management positions include working as the program…
North Dakota Leadership Transition North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) Executive Director Kim Konikow departs her position on June 14. During her tenure at NDCA from 2018 – 2024, Konikow successfully advocated to increase the agency’s budget, introduced new accessible programs for underserved communities and expanded staff capacity to manage those programs. She increased…
56 Years, 56 Strong: Share Your Story The nation’s 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies have been through a lot together in the past 56 years … good, bad, ugly, wild, weird … we’ve seen (and survived) it all! These shared experiences make our community uniquely special and strong. Whether you were there early on…
Next NASAA Learning Series Session: The Value of Creative Economies Join NASAA and experts from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Arts, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Lab at Indiana University Indianapolis to hear the latest facts illustrating how cultural production drives economic growth and strengthens economic resiliency. In this NASAA 2024 Learning Series session,…
2024 Chair and Council Member Peer Group Sessions Attention state arts agency chairs and council/board members! NASAA offers virtual gatherings that help you advance your leadership and connect you with your peers around the country. Our first Chair and Council Member Peer Group meeting this year is Wednesday, April 3, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.…
California Leadership Transition Danielle Brazell has been appointed executive director of the California Arts Council (CAC). Brazell’s career spans over 30 years as an artist, teaching artist, presenter, arts administrator and public official. From 2014 to 2021, she served as the general manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; she was…
Welcome, Newcomers! If you are a new state arts agency staff or council/board member, are starting work for a regional arts organization, or are an arts advocate, practitioner, student or researcher, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) can help orient you about our field. See our Welcome, Newcomers page for “Quick-start menus” about…
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