Anti-Bias Training for State Arts Agencies
NASAA’s professional development initiative, Anti-Bias Training for State Arts Agencies, helped state arts agencies navigate everyday biases that arise in the office, around the board table, in public forums and in interactions with constituents. Why Anti-Bias Training Session Objectives The Training Meet the Trainers Why Anti-Bias Training? As representatives of government organizations, state arts […]
An Update from NASAA’s Board Chair
We asked Suzanne Wise, who serves as NASAA board chair and executive director of the Nebraska Arts Council, to author the column this month. In preparing to write this column, I reflected on the past year and realized that my memories automatically jump back to 2019. I guess it’s because that was the last reference […]
2021 State Arts Agency Arts Education Managers Virtual Professional Development Institute
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A DNA Change
I was recently asked what it looks like when an organization commits to a diversity, equity and inclusion agenda. Unlike many programmatic commitments, which may be short-term or long-term, a commitment to advance diversity, equity and inclusion is definitely long-term, with intentions toward permanent change. In this work, ongoing reflection meets policy, planning, management and […]
Member News and NASAA Resources
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 […]
Attributes and Skills Needed on the NASAA Board
May 25, 2021, Agenda, People of Color Affinity Group Meeting
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2021 Creative Aging Institute
From the Field
Solidarity Not Charity: Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy Solidarity Not Charity: Arts & Culture Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy, written by Nati Linares and Caroline Woolard, examines opportunities for systems change in cultural grant-making practices. The report explores and makes the case for the intersection of the cultural sector and a solidarity economy—an economy centered […]
2020 PDI Proceedings