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Deepening Cross-sector Collaborations within Government

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 […]

Member News and NASAA Resources

Michael Lange Stepping Down as Wyoming ED Wyoming Arts Council Executive Director Michael Lange will depart the agency at the end of June to begin a faculty appointment at Laramie County Community College, where he will direct the fine and performing arts programs. Lange has worked at the Arts Council for 11 years, the past […]

State Arts Agency Leaders Featured on Arts Engines

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 […]

From the Field

Museums: Leading through Crisis; Legislative Updates The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has published Reopenings: What Museums Learned Leading through Crisis, an in-depth series of three reports examining the impacts, long-term lessons and practices museums have adopted from handling the COVID-19 pandemic. As the legislative season continues, AAM has reported on Museums Advocacy Day with […]

Member News and NASAA Resources

Mike Markey Is Executive Director in Nebraska The Nebraska Arts Council has chosen Mike Markey as its next executive director. He  immediately takes over a position that has been vacant since January, after the retirement of former Executive Director Suzanne Wise. Markey began working with the Arts Council in 2009 as the arts industry manager […]

Member News and NASAA Resources

Arizona Leadership Update Alex Nelson currently is acting executive director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Nelson has been with the Commission for the past 13 years, most recently serving as the agency’s deputy director. She develops programs, policies and procedures to serve Arizona communities through the arts. She directs staff teams, leads strategic […]