January 3, 2018

Arizona: AZ ArtWorker

With three consecutive years of funding from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, AZ ArtWorker, an initiative of the Arizona Commission on the Arts (ACA) and Arizona State University (ASU), has created dozens of opportunities for artists in remote and historically underserved communities to connect with and learn from their local, national and international peers. Based…

January 3, 2018

Nebraska: Mastering the Arts

…Media; and Language and Performing Arts—participating teachers will learn from teaching artists and cultural organizations through weekend workshops, a five-day summer institute and field based travel experiences. The Nebraska Arts…

December 5, 2017

NASAA News and Current Information

…established innovative cultural tourism strategies, deployed an electronic grant application and fostered the development of the Pennsylvania Cultural Data Project. Horn was instrumental in the establishment of the Center for…

December 5, 2017

Georgia: Arts Education Campaign

…administrators, educators, teaching artists, arts organizations and other stakeholders with a set of tips for improving access to it in K-12 public schools. These resources are collected in an on-line…

December 5, 2017

Tennessee: Creative Aging Tennessee

Creative Aging Tennessee is an initiative to improve older adults’ health and well-being through the arts. By leveraging resources from an unusual partnership of three state agencies—the Tennessee Arts Commission…

December 5, 2017

Idaho: Arts Powered Schools Summer Institute

A partnership of the Idaho Commission for the Arts (ICA) and the Idaho State Department of Education, the Arts Powered Schools Summer Institute convenes K-8 teachers, school administrators and members of ICA’s directory of teaching artists for a week-long exploration of connections between arts learning and other core curricula. Engaging a community of colleagues, participants…