Recent News Archive

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…

New Resources for Creative Placemaking
November 12, 2020 Two new resources are now available as part of the collaboration between ArtPlace America and NASAA, Strengthening the State Arts Agency Support System for Creative Placemaking. These tools provide information on how practitioners can better access public resources for creative placemaking, and are intended to heighten awareness and ease the pathways to…
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