Our friends at National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER) and Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) have long been leading advocates for federal disaster assistance reforms for the arts. Particularly during the last three years, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has positioned itself to enact significant reforms to its individual assistance…
On January 30, I was honored to address the nearly 3,500 in-person and online attendees at “Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in Our Communities,” cohosted by the White House Domestic Policy Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The first-of-its-kind gathering brought together leaders from across sectors, from government officials…
I am welcoming the new year with open arms! 2024 will bring many opportunities, and at NASAA, we’re prioritizing action related to advocacy, equity and public service. Our advocacy work at the federal level will demonstrate our nonpartisan values as we help members and advocates cultivate arts support across the political spectrum. Related to equity,…
As the 2023 holiday season now surrounds us, I hope that each of you will find comfort and mega-loads of joy with the folks you hold dear. I’m looking forward to abundant family time this year, as well as NASAA’s virtual holiday party thanks to inspiration and organization from elves Marisa Summers and Sandi Tun.…
NASAA President and CEO Pam Breaux addressed members at NASAA’s 2023 virtual business meeting in October. Hello, everyone. As always, it’s so great to be with you. Especially during these days of rapid change and rampant change, it’s particularly gratifying and sustaining to be in community with each of you. In fact, the warm embrace…
I recently joined state arts agency leaders for the NASAA 2023 Learning Series session, Leading in the Face of Disaster. We all know that unexpected disasters are often devastating for communities, and the arts community is certainly no exception. Whether we’re thinking about weather and climate disasters like floods, fires and hurricanes or about other…
In this month’s column, we hear from Sandy Shaughnessy, director of the Florida Division of Arts and Culture and chair of NASAA’s 2023 Nominating Committee. I love “nominating season” at NASAA! Let me tell you why. In June, everyone who is a voting member of our Assembly (state and jurisdictional arts agency executive directors…
As we move into a new fiscal year for most state and jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs), I am struck by how many new people have joined the ranks of SAA staffers. If you are among our newer colleagues, please accept my warm welcome to the state arts agency community and NASAA! It is always a…
Earlier this year, NASAA invited state arts agency (SAA) executive directors and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chair Maria Rosario Jackson to come together to begin a discussion about advancing arts based cross-sector collaborations within government—at the federal, state and jurisdictional levels. We asked ourselves: how do we build sustainable opportunities for the arts…
For my NASAA Notes column this month, I am pleased to share this space with our incomparable board chair and former chair of the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, Omari Rush. In addition to his ongoing service chairing NASAA’s board of directors and Executive Committee, Omari recently had the opportunity to join Aaron Dworkin for…
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