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Miah Michaelsen Is New Executive Director in Indiana Miah Michaelsen has been named executive director of the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC). She has served as the agency’s deputy director of operations since 2015. Before joining IAC, Michaelsen served as the first assistant economic development director for the arts for the City of Bloomington. In that […]
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Rosenbaum to Retire as Rhode Island Director After 27 years of service as the leader of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), Executive Director Randall Rosenbaum has announced that he will retire at the end of this year. Rosenbaum led the arts council under five governors and is credited with building support […]
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Help Boost Professional Development Opportunities Expanding our members’ knowledge is a cornerstone of NASAA’s work. We know that to advance the arts, state arts agencies need to be aware of changing trends and new directions so they can respond to their states’ needs. That’s why we offer professional development—and why we’ve adapted our programming during […]
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Kristin Pleasanton Is Acting Director in Delaware Kristin Pleasanton has been named acting director of the Delaware Division of the Arts. She joined the agency in 1999 as the art & artist services coordinator and became the deputy director in 2013. Her experience has included grants administration, state gallery management, state partnerships, special events, training […]
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Sandy Flores Is Acting Director in Guam Sandy Flores has been named acting director of the Guam Council on the Arts & Humanities Agency, effective June 7. She is a native of Guam and has lived in Illinois and California in the course of her education and career. She and artist and scholar Judy Flores […]
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Alex Nelson Is Interim ED in Arizona Alexandra Nelson has been appointed interim executive director for the Arizona Commission on the Arts, following the departure of Jaime Dempsey. Nelson has been with the commission for more than 12 years, most recently as the deputy director. In that role, she worked in partnership with the executive […]
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Is It Time to Refill Your Well? MIf more than a year of pandemic related adaptation and stress is depleting your reserves, NASAA offers a session that will help replenish your energies: Refilling the Well M. This participatory session features a roundtable discussion with your state arts agency colleagues on well-being at the workplace, along […]
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April 21: Will Audiences Come Back? MThe long-term effects of the pandemic on live events and in-person arts participation have yet to emerge. Although more and more people are getting vaccinated, the coronavirus is far from under control—and audiences and patrons may be skeptical about returning to arts venues. What can arts and cultural organizations […]
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Launch of NASAA 2021 Learning Series Is March 11 MJoin your colleagues from state and jurisdictional arts agencies across the nation for the NASAA 2021 Learning Series M! This virtual series takes place from March through October and delves into issues most important to you, from economic recovery and resilience to advocacy and more. The […]
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Feb. 9 Webinar: Federal Resources for Creative Community Development Calling all placemakers! NASAA’s Federal Resources for Creative Community Development web seminar reviews federal grant programs relevant to your work. The one-hour session, February 9 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern, shows you how to navigate our new Creative Placemaking Public Resources Guide and offers useful application tips […]