January 5, 2026
FY2026 Appropriations Top Agenda for Congress
Congress has returned to Washington following the holiday recess, and lawmakers in both chambers are now laser-focused on completing a full fiscal year 2026 appropriations package before current funding expires on January 30. At this stage, there appears to be little appetite among House or Senate leadership—of either party—for another government shutdown, and appropriators are…
Mary Anne Carter Confirmed as NEA Chairman
The Senate has confirmed Mary Anne Carter as the 14th chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Since January 2025, Carter has been an senior advisor to the NEA. She previously served as NEA chairman during the first Trump administration, gaining deep knowledge of the agency’s mission, programs and operations. She also has…
NASAA Welcomes 2026 Board Members
October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is pleased to announce the election of a new chair and nine members to its board of directors. As part of a rigorous national nomination process, state arts agencies elected these exemplary leaders at NASAA’s 2025 business meeting. David T. Platts…
Creative Aging, Creative Futures:
New and Expanded Opportunities for State Arts Agencies to Serve Older Adults
September 10, 2025 NASAA is thrilled to announce Creative Aging, Creative Futures, a third joint initiative with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy to advance creative aging programs and opportunities through state and jurisdictional arts agencies. This third initiative will build on prior investments in state arts agency creative aging strategies through new grants, peer learning and the continued…
State Arts Agency FY2026 Legislative Appropriations Preview
NASAA has released the State Arts Agency Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Appropriations Preview, which provides a snapshot of state and jurisdictional arts agency budgets collected just before the start of most states’ new fiscal year on July 1. It includes information on the total appropriations each state arts agency expects to receive for FY2026 and…
New Data Elevate the Importance of the Arts to State Economies
Updated Creative Economy State Profiles are now available, with information that describes the value of arts and cultural production along with job and compensation data in every state in 2023. These data, published by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), are a trusted source…
2024 State Legislative Roundup
NASAA has released our 2024 State Legislative Roundup, which highlights 72 bills considered by state legislatures in 2024 that are important to state arts agencies and their constituencies. The 2024 edition summarizes the legislation most important to state arts leaders this legislative session. It also features a visual analysis of state legislative trends over the…
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