December 3, 2024
Bipartisan Arts Support in Congress
Last month, the Republican Party and President Donald Trump won a sweeping victory in the 2024 elections. President Trump was elected to a second term, while Republicans were able to win control of the Senate while maintaining a slim majority in the House of Representatives. The result means that, for the first time since December…
State Arts Agency FY2025 Legislative Appropriations Preview
NASAA has released the State Arts Agency Fiscal Year 2025 Legislative Appropriations Preview, which provides a snapshot of state 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 FY2025 and provides an…
New from NASAA: Native Communities Resource
The United States is home to a vibrant constellation of Native cultures and Indigenous arts. There are 574 federally recognized Native tribes across the country, and Native artists and organizations pursue creative work in every state and jurisdiction. Not every state arts agency, however, currently is in dialogue with its Native residents. To help you…
Creative Economy Contributes over $1.1 Trillion to the U.S. Economy
March 25, 2024 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 2022. These data, published by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), are…
Clear Evidence: Arts and Creativity Drive Economies and Build Resilience
New research commissioned by NASAA shows that the arts are a highly effective economic investment that drive state economies, regardless of how other economic sectors perform. This original research provides strong, causal and statistically valid evidence showing that growth in the arts and culture sector positively impacts growth in the overall economy. According to three…
NASAA Assembly 2024: Oct. 23-26, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Planning for NASAA Assembly 2024 is underway. We can’t wait to see our colleagues from state arts agencies across the country in San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 23-26! As with every NASAA Assembly, this year’s gathering is open to all staff and council/board members of state and jurisdictional arts agencies. It is an opportunity for…
State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2024
NASAA announces the release of State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2024, which presents data on the decrease in state arts agency legislative appropriations and revenues for the current fiscal year, and the impact of expiring federal and state pandemic relief funding. Included in the release is a series of interactive dashboards to explore FY2024…
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