What a year 2015 has been for NASAA. We’ve seen epic transition, and that moment has given birth to renewed member energy and ideas that will inform NASAA’s path forward; we’ll chart the course through our new strategic planning cycle, which begins in 2016. Team NASAA also accomplished a great deal in 2015. I’ve been…
Pam Breaux joined NASAA as CEO in July. In this month’s column she shares her first report to the membership, presented in October at the conclusion of the NASAA 2015 Leadership Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Each day here with you has been incredibly informative for me and exceedingly important for our association. I…
As team NASAA spends time each day preparing for next month’s Leadership Institute, I grow more excited about the possibilities. This year’s convening focuses on supplying state arts agency leaders with the skills and tools needed to successfully manage change and lead transformation efforts. Inspired by the highly successful Change Leader curriculum being implemented in…
The 2010 publication of the white paper Creative Placemaking gave voice to today’s nationwide movement around making the arts and culture central to community based planning and development. The paper was commissioned by the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the U.S.…
Today, July 9, marks my fourth day on the job at NASAA—I couldn’t be more joyful about our association and its future, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity to serve the NASAA family in this new role. Already my days have been filled with moments that bring me to the heart of…
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