Recent News Archive

State Arts Agency Equity Strategies
September 30, 2021 A common mission among state arts agencies is to serve all residents of their state or jurisdiction. To this end, many state arts agencies are taking intentional actions to dismantle barriers to support and make their policies, programs and services more equitable and accessible. Each state and jurisdiction is different, and will…

National League of Cities: Creativity Sparks Economic Renewal
September 24, 2021 Greetings to NASAA colleagues: We all know the arts have a critical role to play in postpandemic economic recovery. While recent boosts to state funding for the arts are encouraging, we know they won’t be sustained unless policymakers receive consistent and credible messages about how the arts strengthen our economy, our workforce…

To Accelerate Our Economic Recovery, Look to the Arts
June 1, 2021 Greetings to NASAA members and colleagues: It’s heartwarming to see communities begin to bustle again after our long pandemic lockdown, but the economic damage caused by COVID-19 is far from over. The arts have an important role to play in sparking economic recovery for everyone. We need to carry that message to…
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