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September 9, 2019
Creative Placemaking Support for State Arts Agencies
I announced to members and colleagues last month that NASAA is partnering with ArtPlace America on a new initiative, Strengthening the State Arts Agency Support System for Creative Placemaking. This initiative is designed to empower state arts agency community development staff in their varied roles as facilitators and bridge builders. My column this month offers…
September 9, 2019
Wyoming: Health and Wellness through the Arts
The Wyoming Arts Council’s (WAC) Health and Wellness through the Arts program connects artists, arts organizations, and health service providers to deliver creative opportunities to constituents managing a decline in health, living with a temporary or permanent physical, emotional or cognitive disability, or seeking to improve overall well-being and quality of life. WAC conducted a…
September 9, 2019
North Carolina: Come Hear NC
The State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Arts Council and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, is running a year-long campaign, Come Hear NC, in response to Gov. Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper proclaiming 2019 as The Year of Music. The state is celebrating the composers, musicians, studios, venues, instrument…
September 9, 2019
NASAA News and Current Information
…mutually beneficial. Increasing Cultural Diversity in Arts and Culture Leadership Shifting the Balance is a new report from Diversity Arts Australia benchmarking the cultural and/or linguistic diversity of arts leaders…
September 9, 2019
2019 State Legislative Roundup
…of infographics analyzing current and recent trends in state cultural policy around the country. The report is based on NASAA’s ongoing monitoring of the state legislative landscape. It helps equip…
Alaska Arts Funding Restored!
…for the arts, for arts education and for Alaska Native cultural traditions. Arts advocates led the charge, but heartfelt testimony about the arts also was offered by young people, teachers,…
August 5, 2019
NASAA Completes First Mentorship Program for People of Color
…state arts agency (SAA) staffs and councils with resources, training and support systems to advance DEI at their agencies and effect meaningful change. One of our new services, a mentorship…
August 5, 2019
Massachusetts: DEI Plan
Recognizing the increasing diversity of Massachusetts as a civic, cultural and economic asset, the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) adopted a comprehensive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Plan. The plan guides MCC’s ongoing efforts to honor many dimensions of diversity: age, ability, ethnicity, race, religion, political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, geographic origin,…
August 5, 2019
Nebraska: Creative Relief Partnership
NebraskaStrong Creative Relief is a new partnership between the Nebraska Library Commission and the Nebraska Arts Council (NAC). The goal of the collaboration is to use the arts to bring people together and affirm resourcefulness, civic cohesion, grit and community pride—all essential to recovery in regions of Nebraska damaged by this year’s record-breaking floods. NebraskaStrong…
August 5, 2019
NASAA News and Current Information
…to promote health and well-being among culturally diverse older adults. The study, which was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Aging, found that 89% of participants reported…
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