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• Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Receives Positive Reviews by Peers at National Level.
• NEA Praises State Agency for "Best Practices" and "National Models".
• Michigan Governor John Engler announced today that the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs received rave reviews by peers in the National Endowment for the Arts for many state programs they labeled "best practices" and "national models. ...
• NEA representatives praised MCACA for its high level of volunteerism, exceptional planning processes, and successfully bringing arts and cultural activities to previously underserved communities. ...
• The evaluation is the result of MCACA's Partnership Agreement application to the National Endowment for the Arts, which allows approved agencies to share federal resources and take part in collaborations aimed at broadening the impact of arts across the nation.
• "This review reveals Michigan is recognized as a national leader not only for being number one in the nation for overall state arts and cultural funding, but because of our arts council's level of professionalism and dedication," said Gov. ... "MCACA has done an outstanding job of implementing a fair and competitive peer-review process for evaluating arts grant applications and also ensuring quality arts programming is available to all Michigan families. ...
• MCACA, which is an agency within the Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services, formed new partnerships with other state departments, including the Department of Education and Family Independence Agency.
• "MCACA formed these special partnerships to share the arts in a way that helps strengthen and enrich Michigan's families and communities. ...
• The Arts Education Review Group praised MCACA for enhancing the arts in Michigan schools through these partnerships, in addition to presenting awards to recognize innovation and increasing funding for residencies in schools by 50 percent. The review group wrote it "found the process to be extensive and comprehensive, and it observed that the agency has been responsive to needs that were called for, including stronger partnership with State education department. ...
• Another nationally recognized arts partnership, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, has contacted MCACA requesting information about the review to feature Michigan's accomplishments on its website for the State Spotlight series. ...

• Robert Booker elected president of National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) board.
• At its 5 December 2003, annual meeting in Charleston, SC, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) elected Minnesota State Arts Board Executive Director Robert C. ...
• The board is composed of board and senior staff members of state arts agencies from across the country. Booker has been a member of the NASAA board since 1999; he previously served as the board’s second vice chair and led the national legislative advocacy committee. ...
• NASAA, based in Washington, DC, unites, represents, and serves the nation's 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies. It advances and promotes a meaningful role for the arts in the lives of individuals, families, and communities throughout the United States; serves as a resource for state and jurisdictional arts agencies; conducts and disseminates research on the status and impact of the arts; and advocates for national public funding for the arts. ...
• “This opportunity will give Minnesota’s artists and arts organizations greater visibility at the national level, and will build stronger connections between our state and our colleagues across the country,” Booker said. “I truly believe that the arts kindle, challenge, define, and celebrate the human spirit. In my role as board president, I look forward to working with the nation’s arts leaders to expand access so that all Americans have opportunities to participate meaningfully in the arts. The arts generate revenue for our communities and states, they help young people learn, they help make neighborhoods and cities safe and dynamic, they attract visitors and new residents. Together, we will work to increase our nation’s investment in the vital work of the arts. ...
• Booker joined the Minnesota State Arts Board as a program officer in 1985 and was named its executive director in 1997. Booker also chairs the Minnesota Governor’s Residence Council, serves on the Governor’s State Quarter Commission, the board of Arts Midwest, and the Minnesota Office of Tourism Advisory Committee. He has served on the boards of the Minnesota Association of Museums, the Cable Arts Consortium, Arts Over AIDS, the Minnesota AIDS Project, and on the advisory committee for the master of arts program in arts administration at Goucher College in Maryland. ...
• The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies is the leading public sector policy making association in the arts. It was formed in 1968, by state arts agencies, to strengthen their partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Since that time, NASAA’s focus has expanded to maximize the impact of public support for the arts and cultural activities at all levels. For more information contact NASAA by telephone (202) 347-6352; TDD (202) 347-5948; by E-mail at nasaa@nasaa-arts. ... nasaa-arts. ...

• Americans for the Arts.
• Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading arts information clearinghouse, with a 40-year record of objective arts industry research. As the preeminent arts advocacy organization, it is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
• American Arts Alliance.
• The mission of the American Arts Alliance is to be the principal advocate for America's professional nonprofit arts organizations and their publics in representing arts interests and advancing arts support before Congress and other branches of the Federal government. To achieve this mission, the Alliance will inform legislators and policy makers of the vital role of the arts in American society, and advocate the development of national policies which recognize, enhance and foster the contributions that the arts make to America.
• Association of Performing Arts Presenters.
• With over forty years as an active arts service organization, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters is a vital resource for the performing arts community. ... , Canada, and internationally range from large performing arts center in major urban centers, to small presentesrs in rural communities, and include artists, artists' managers, and other performing artis professionals.
• Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA).
• In partnership with the six state art agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas, M-AAA stretches the boundaries of the heartland to include national and international programs and arts activity.
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
• The arts reflect the past, enrich the present, and imagine the future. The National Endowment for the Arts, an investment in America's living cultural heritage, serves the public good by nurturing he expression of human creativity, supporting the cultivtion of community spirit, and fostering the recognition and appreciation of the excellence and diversity of our nation's artistic accomplishments.
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• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA).

• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Announces Publication of New Handbook.
• Fifty-four million Americans with disabilities and 37 million older adults (aged 65 and up) -- with $188 billion in disposable income -- are ready and willing to participate in accessible arts and cultural activities across the country. ...
• Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook is a how-to reference and resource guide for integrating older adults and people with disabilities into all aspects of an arts organization -- from planning and design to marketing and technical assistance. ...
• This publication was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and MetLife Foundation, in partnership with the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. ...
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.
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• Expanding public engagement through arts and humanities .
• From the California Institute for the Arts' computer video teleconferencing systems for Los Angeles inner-city youth isolated in their own city because of an urban environment fragmented along racial and economic lines to Massachusetts Institute of Technology's program to encourage conversation, members of the Imagining America Presidents Council are forming partnerships with their communities to expand public and community engagement through the arts and humanities. ...
• In a collaborative project with the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Imagining America has posted a Web site as a tool kit for building regional campus/community networks. "Imagining Your State" can be found at www. ... edu and offers tools such as "10 Principles of Effective Campus/Community Partnerships" and "Goals of a State Cultural Caucus" as well as additional Web resources. ...
• "This tool kit outlines a flexible model for cultural caucuses in each state aimed at bringing together the arts agency, the humanities council, and the higher education community," says Julie Ellison, director of Imagining America; Gail Leftwich, president of the Federation of State Humanities Councils; and Jonathan Katz, president of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. "The goal of such cooperation is to strengthen citizenship and learning through the arts and humanities in way suited to each geographical region. ...

• National Arts Websites.
• National Endowment for the Arts.
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• Americans for the Arts.
• Works with cultural organizations, arts and business leaders and individuals to provide leadership, education and information that will encourage support for the arts and culture in our nation's communities.
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.
• The membership organization of the nation's state and jurisdictional arts agencies. Its mission is to advavnce and promote a meaningful role for the arts in the lives of individuals, families and communities throughout the US.
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• Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.
• Creates opportunities for artists and audiences through grants, technical assistance, information and marketing services, and by providing leadership to artists and arts organizations in the mid-Atlantic region.
• Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
• Presents performers and performances from across America and around the world, nurturing new works and young artists, and serving the nation as a leader in arts education.
• National Gallery of Art.
• The National Gallery of Art and its collections belong to the people of the United States of America. Paintings, sculpture, decorative arts and selected works on paper are displayed in the permanent collection galleries, and temporary works of art from countries and cultures throughout the world are presented on a regular basis.

• American Council for the Arts homepage. Contains information on funding, legal issues, political advocacy, health issues, arts policy, arts education, etc.
• Arts Wire.
• New York Foundation for the Arts’ national computer-based communications network. ... Part of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.
• Contains information on art and artists, issues, latest listing of grants to artists and arts organizations, online art resources, etc. ...
• NINCH (National Initiative for a Networked cultural Heritage).

• To enrich the cultural life of the state through leadership that preserves, supports, strengthens and makes accessible excellence in the arts to all Nevadans. Created in 1967, the Nevada Arts Council (NAC) is the primary agency charged with ensuring that state and national funds support cultural activity and encourage participation in the arts throughout Nevada. ... NAC programs and activities serve as catalysts to stimulate artistic and cultural activity, to provide education to both the general population and our leaders on the role of the arts in American life, and to encourage public and private support for the arts. NAC services - grants; technical assistance for artists, cultural organizations, schools, and communities; statewide programming; and professional development activities for Nevada's cultural workforce - are guided by a statewide planning process and a strategic plan, Values & Vision: Nevada Arts Council's Strategic Plan, 2004-2007. NAC is funded primarily by the Nevada State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, and receives support from Western States Arts Federation and other public and private sources. NAC invests in partnerships with various institutions and organizations whose valuable expertise and resources help us to better serve Nevada, and increase support for, and participation and education in the arts. Through associations with the Western States Arts Federation, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Western Arts Alliance, Americans for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, NAC maintains regional and national networks to provide additional services and information to Nevada's arts community and the general public. ...
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•   For more information on Relay Nevada, please contact the Nevada Arts Council.
• 24th Annual Governor's Arts Award Announced.
• The Arts License Plate   .

• #50 Arts Organizations.
• The percentage of various types of arts organizations in Boulder County, compared to the state and nation .
• The number of arts organizations per 10,000 residents, for Boulder County, Colorado, and the U. ...
• Data are from the National Center for Charitable Statistics, Unified Database of Arts Organizations, Version 1, 2000. ... The database is a joint project of the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, and the National Center for Charitable Statistics at The Urban Institute. ...
• The arts are a primary outlet for human expression and the expression of cultural diversity. ...
• The distribution of arts organizations by type gives an indication of the diversity of the County's arts and culture community. The number of arts organizations per 10,000 residents provides an indication of the concentration or density of arts organizations. This information can be used to identify populations that have less access to the arts compared to the state and nation.
• Comprising 23% of all arts organizations in Boulder County, music organizations form the single largest group, followed by multidisciplinary and arts service at 20%, and dance at 13%. The percentage of dance organizations in the County is considerably higher than in either the state or the nation. Boulder County also has higher percentages of arts education (4%) and other arts and culture organizations (10%) than Colorado or the U. ...
• Boulder County has more arts organizations per 10,000 residents than either the state or the nation for every category. The density of Boulder County arts organizations is greatest in the categories of music (1. 9 per 10,000 population) and multidisciplinary and arts service (1. ...

• This initiative is based upon a report coordinated by RMC Research Corporation that scans innovative state-level cultural policy. It explores factors that can influence the spread of new cultural policies from state to state and how good ideas in cultural policy development can be effectively documented and shared. ...
• Advisors from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, National Humanities Alliance, and National Trust for Historic Preservation were actively involved throughout the study process, producing background papers and aligning policy and practice in their respective fields with the methodology of the feasibility study. ...
• The Center for Arts and Culture is collaborating with the Pew Charitable Trusts and project advisors to actively disseminate the findings of the study as well as to help state policy actors successfully utilize these findings. ...
• Other project partners include the American Folklore Society, the Federation of State Humanities Councils, and the National Conference of State Legislatures. ...
• Policy Partners: Making the Case for State Investment in Culture — a discussion and action guide for cultural activists, community leaders and policymakers .
• The Current State of the Arts … and Culture.
• Investing in Culture: Innovations in State Policy.
• State Supplemental Arts & Cultural Funding: An Appropriations Update.
• Background paper on the arts from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies .
• Background paper on the humanities from the National Humanities Alliance.
• Background paper on historic preservation from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
• For more information about this project, please email the Center for Arts and Culture at center@culturalpolicy. ...
• Panels on innovative state policy and the project will be held at the following annual meetings: .
• National Humanities Alliance — 2002 Annual Meeting, May 2-3, Philadelphia, PA.
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies — 2002 Annual Meeting, October 17-20, Detroit, MI.

• published by the Arts Extension Service, University of Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership; Council of Chief State School Officers; and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. ...
• The Learning Partnerships Planning Workbook provides a structure for planning arts and education collaborative initiatives. ...
• This Planning Workbook is one component of a partnership-helping program that includes the original Learning Partnership publication, an online Learning Partnership Workshop, and planning conferences offered by some leading state arts agencies and arts service organizations. The publication can be acquired from the Arts Education Partnership as a printed pamphlet or online. The Workshop can be taken as a free online course or through participating arts agencies.
• John Benjamin at the Kentucky Arts Council and Carol Guidice with the Massachusetts Cultural Council pioneered the Learning Partnership planning conferences. Doug Herbert of the National Endowment for the Arts inspired this work, which the Arts Endowment has helped fund. This Workbook was developed with the help of consortium partners: The Arts Education Partnership, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies; and the Council of Chief State School Officers.

• Indiana ranks low for arts funding support.
• In the past year, Indiana has fallen further behind other states in per capita funding of the arts. The Hoosier state now ranks 41st among 50 states, down from 38th one year ago. According to one national organization, state arts agencies on a national average received increased appropriations in the last fiscal year of 22. ...
• Statistics released in late February by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), list Indiana's legislative appropriation of $3,090,180 for Fiscal Year 1999, or almost 53 cents per Hoosier to support community-based arts programs and services. Indiana allocates less for the arts than any neighboring state.
• When total arts agency appropriations (including dedicated line items and federal funds) are compared, Indiana falls even further behind. Among 56 states and territoreis, Indiana ranks 55th in total per capita arts funding.
• During 1998, most states experienced an unprecedented growth in arts funding. Total funding for state and U. ... jurisdictional arts agencies reached a record-breaking $370. ... Appropriations for state agencies have grown in five of the past six years, increasing 78 percent since 1993.
• Officials with the national organization credit a strong national economy and 1998 state budget surpluses with positioning many states to invest in "future-oriented" programs such as education, capital construction, and the arts. Wth this environment, state arts agencies have launched programs to promote cultural tourism, expand arts education, support capital building projects, urban revitalization, historic preservation, and foster the creative development of local artists and arts organizations.

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• The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is the membership organization of the nation's state and jurisdictional arts agencies. NASAA's mission is to advance and promote a meaningful role for the arts in the lives of individuals, families and communities throughout the United States. We empower state arts agencies through strategic assistance that fosters leadership, enhances planning and decision making, and increases resources. ...

• Society > Organizations > Arts > State agencies.
• Alabama State Council on the Arts - Arizona's state agency for the arts facilitates public policy on the arts, promotes arts education, and supports the arts in communities statewide through grants, professional development, conveneing/ facilitating, partnering, and technical assistance.
• Delaware Division of the Arts - The Arts in Delaware - The Arts in Delaware homepage is maintained by the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware.
• Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency - Temporary homepage was created by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA).
• Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts - </ExternalPage>.
• Idaho Commission on the Arts - An agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. ...
• Institute of Puerto Rican Culture - Temporary homepage created by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA).
• Kentucky Arts Council - Located in the smallest capital city in the U. ... , the Vermont Arts Council is also the only state arts agency which is also an independent non-profit membership organization. Our mission is to enrich people's lives and strengthen community through the arts.
• Maryland State Arts Council - Temporary homepage created by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA).
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) - NASAA is the national service organization for state arts agencies. The Web site includes news, information, resources and links to all state arts agency Web sites.
• New Jersey State Council on the Arts - The Iowa Arts Council and its programs and services for artists and arts organizations. A place to discover great contemporary and traditional arts offerings from around the state, and connect to arts programs throughout Iowa. Link to arts sites and descriptions of arts resources in Iowa.

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• Frameworks for Advancing State Arts Education Partnerships .
• For the Greater Good: Frameworks for Advancing State Arts Education Partnerships , a report from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) released in March 2003, documents what was learned during a November 2001 workshop that brought together leaders from the state-level arts education support networks in Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio and South Carolina. These leaders, representing state arts agencies, state alliances for arts education and state departments of education, assessed, shared and analyzed their successes and challenges so that other states interested in advancing their own arts education relationships could have a road map. Available online only at http://nasaa-arts. org/publications/arts. ...
• Parents: Help Your Child Enjoy the Arts.
• This list of suggestions, compiled by Americans for the Arts, offers suggestions for parents who want to create more arts opportunities for their child. ...
• Teaching Partnerships: Report of a National Forum on Partnerships Improving Teaching on the Arts is the result of a convening of Thirteen exemplary partnerships at Lincoln Center, New York, NY with the objective of determining best policies and actions needed to insure that the arts are being well taught in America's education system. Report examines collaborations between colleges and universities, public education system at the state and local level and arts and cultural organizations. Published in electronic format on the Arts Education Partnership web site at:.

•      The Cleveland Arts Prize.
• Special Citation for Distinguished Service to the Arts.
• Arts Advocate.
• Her service to the arts—in Cleveland, throughout the state of Ohio, across the country, and internationally—inspires the highest admiration and gratitude. But most importantly, it is her service to the arts in the pressure cooker of the high-stakes political realm that must be recognized. ...
• As chair of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) during the first Bush administration, she coordinated the nationwide lobbying campaign that helped to save the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), lobbying tirelessly on its behalf and testifying eloquently before Congress. It was thanks to her aggressive efforts that an arts component was added to the Education 2000 Bill, sending almost $200,000 over five years to every state in the union for the arts. ...
• The idea that the arts must belong to everyone has been in evidence throughout Robinson’s career. While she has always been a staunch supporter of Greater Cleveland’s major cultural institutions, as chair of the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) she helped establish programs that brought the arts to rural areas and supported folk and ethnic cultural expression. ...
• Under her leadership (1987–2000), OAC became one of the most respected state arts councils in the country, regularly ranking among the top 10 in funding for the arts and among the top three in fellowship grants to individual creative artists. OAC pioneered relationships with Cuba, Israel, Mexico, and others, using the arts to foster international understanding and cultural exchange. ...
• In 1988 Robinson began her unprecedented four terms as chair of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in Washington, where she soon became a potent force. She fought to have money for the arts included in many pieces of social legislation aimed at disadvantaged populations. ... Department of Education and the board of the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts. And, when her fourth term as chair of NASAA ended in 1992, Robinson was asked to stay on as chair of its national policy committee. In 1996 she was elected chair of Arts Midwest, a nine-state organization that arranges tours and international exchanges, and schedules rural and innercity outreach programs. ...

• The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts:.
• Selected Internet Resources > Performing Arts > Dance > Grants and Funding .
• Artlynx--National Arts Funding Sites .
• Arts Council of England .
• Association of Performing Arts Presenters .
• Select 'funding' for the Arts Partners Program. ...
• org/arts-performing-arts-funding. ...
• Canada Council for the Arts.
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies .
• nasaa-arts. ...
• Links to state arts councils in the U. ...
• National Endowment for the Arts .
• http://arts. ...
• National Endowment for the Humanities .
• New York Foundation for the Arts .
• New York State Council on the Arts .

• The following national organizations were asked to encourage their local affiliates to join in the activities of local 990-NACs. ...
• National Society of Fundraising Executives (156 chapters, 20,000 members).
• State Association of Nonprofits: .
• National Council of Nonprofit Associations (40 state and local associations, 30,000 member NPOs).
• State Charity Office: .
• National Association of State Charity Officials (40 state charity offices).
• State Art Agency: .
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (50 state area agencies with 40,000 local arts organizations nationwide).
• State CPA Society, Not-for-Profit Committee: .
• State Nonprofit Education Groups: .
• National Association of Academic Centers.
• State Grantmaker Organizations: .
• State Association of Health Agencies: .
• National Health Council (over 25 national health agencies with 1500+ affiliates).
• National Center of Charitable Statistics/Urban Institute .
• National Alliance for Nonprofit Management (over 300 local management and technical assistance organizations) .

• Provide Funding for the Texas Commission on the Arts .
• The Legislature should provide funding for the Texas Commission on the Arts by issuing a special State of the Arts license plate.
• The Texas Commission on the Arts was created in 1965 to receive federal funds from the recently created National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Prior to 1965, there had been no direct federal or state government funding for the arts in Texas. ...
• Every state established an arts agency to receive the federal aid from the NEA. Currently, 30 states maintain a separate arts agency. In the remaining states, arts agencies exist as divisions within departments of culture (six states), economic development (four states), education (three states), state (three states) and other departments (four states). ...
• Originally created as the Fine Arts Commission, Texas Commission on the Arts is an independent agency. No state money was appropriated to the original Fine Arts Commission; the original $25,000 NEA grant was its sole source of funding. State funding began in 1967, when the Legislature directed the Fine Arts Commission to expand its role to include incorporating arts programs into the state s educational system and promoting community arts programs. In 1979, the Legislature reconstituted the Commission on the Arts as it exists today, with responsibility f or supplying financial aid, information and technical assistance to arts groups and assisting state agencies.
• 2 cents per Texan, placing Texas last among the 50 states in arts funding; in the same year, national per-capita spending on state arts agencies averaged 85 cents. ...
• State funding for the commission comes from the General Revenue Fund. ...
• NEA money is distributed to state arts agencies mainly through Basic State Grants, which must be matched at least dollar-for-dollar by state funds. All other NEA money is distributed on a competitive basis to artists, local arts groups and state arts agencies for additional programs. Only California and New York receive larger amounts of Basic State Grant funding than Texas, but significant increases in this funding are not expected for the foreseeable future. ...

• net will become a virtual resource center for Seattle artists, arts organizations and people interested in the arts.
• net web address was created as part of a proposal by Mayor Paul Schell to respond to recommendations of the Arts Task Force. The Mayor has also proposed that the City hire an arts webmaster to manage this site and make sure that it responds to the needs of Seattle's arts community.
• In the interim, this page will contain links to arts information that is already on the City's Public Access Network, as well as on other sites.
• Seattle Arts Commission .
• Seattle Public Library Performing and Fine Arts Department .
• Seattle Public Access Network Arts and Entertainment Section .
• Theatre and Performing Arts .
• Arts Organizations and Festivals .
• Arts Services .
• Open Studio The Arts on line .
• Arts Wire .
• Arts in Education .
• Washington Alliance for Arts Education .
• Association for the Advancement of Arts Education .
• The National Art Education Association .

• 2002 state budget: State budget has less for the arts .
• By Caroline Abels, Post-Gazette Cultural Arts Writer .
• Why are the arts considered expendable in tough times?.
• Part 1: 2002 State Budget: Pa. ...
• Part 3: In higher education, costs climbing faster than state aid .
• Part 5: Environmental projects targeted for state cutbacks .
• Mark Schweiker's proposed 2002-03 budget, which would reduce funding for the Council on the Arts for the first time in 10 years.
• Arts leaders say the Schweiker administration is penalizing cultural organizations because of a projected drop in state revenues and an anticipated deficit of $777 million by the end of June.
• "When times are tough, we need more support, not less," said Francine Feinerman, president of Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania, a Harrisburg advocacy group. She noted that when the stock market drops, the individuals, foundations and corporations upon which arts groups depend are less eager or able to contribute, making public funding all the more necessary.
• Council on the Arts grant money is particularly valuable to arts groups because it can be used to cover operating costs -- the mundane expenses incurred by everyday needs such as having to print a program or repair an office copy machine. ...
• The operating expenses of River City Brass Band are covered largely by the arts council, the state Department of Community and Economic Development, the Allegheny County Regional Asset District and two private foundations. ...
• 4 million freeze Schweiker imposed on this year's Council on the Arts budget. The freeze forced the council to cut 22 percent of each grant slated to be paid to state arts groups this spring.
• Local arts groups say the $1. ... 4 million cut for next year included in Schweiker's budget -- which would rank Pennsylvania 23rd among the states for arts funding -- are mere drops in the bucket for a state with a $21 billion budget, and they wonder whether the arts had to be cut at all.

• Arts Education Links.
• Arts Education and School Improvement Resources for Local and State Leaders.
• Extensive list of funding opportunities for arts education through the U. ... Includes examples of how funds have been used at state and local levels.
• Arts Education in Action: The State Arts Agency Commitment.
• The latest addition to NASAA's series on arts education grant making, the report highlights the benefits of arts education to children and what state arts agencies are doing to support it. This publication profiles 11 state arts agency projects in key areas such as curriculum development, partnerships and teacher professional development. State arts agencies and their arts and education partners can use this report as an advocacy and education tool.
• To Order: Visit National Assembly of State Arts Agencies for ordering instructions or call 202-347-6352.
• Report to President Clinton on the status of state support for art and culture.
• To Order: Contact the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities at 202-682-5540.
• Creative Solutions for Funding the Arts: A Policy Guide for State Legislators.
• Using case studies, this book examines some innovative state solutions for maintaining popular arts programs and presents the advantages and disadvantages of various funding methods -- from creating special arts endowments to earmarking existing taxes.
• To Order: Visit National Conference of State Legislatures for ordering instructions or call 303-830-2054.
• Looking Ahead: Private Sector Giving to the Arts and Humanities.
• Brings together the findings of the most recent research on private sector philanthropy to analyze trends in giving to the arts and humanities in the context of total charitable giving to all causes. Discusses the relationship between private and public sector funding and assesses the impact of recent cuts in federal funding to the arts and humanities on private sector donors to cultural life in the US.

• ARTS and CULTURE ADVOCATES BANDING TOGETHER.
• TO AFFECT STATE POLICY.
• PHILADELPHIA-July 29, 2002-A report released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts shows that advocates on the state level are having success developing reliable funding for arts and culture through opportunistic coalition-building that brings together the interests of public and private, cultural and non-cultural groups and agencies.
• The study-Policy Partners: Making the Case for State Investments in Culture-highlights policy victories in 10 states where line-item appropriations, taxes and other funding mechanisms have been used to support the arts humanities, historic preservation and folklife.
• The policies profiled in the report point to the increasing evidence that governors and other state policymakers consider the development of cultural resources integral to comprehensive plans aimed at stimulating regional economic growth.
• Last week, at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Denver, Policy Partners helped guide discussion among its Cultural Policy Working Group on the topic "Assessing the State Role in Cultural Policy. " Also, the board of trustees of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies will discuss the report at its meeting Aug. ...
• "State policymakers are beginning to appreciate how the proper support of cultural assets is a necessary component to attracting and retaining a creative and mobile workforce," said Marian Godfrey, director of the Culture program at The Pew Charitable Trusts.
• Policy Partners: Making the Case for State Investments in Culture features policies of the states of Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.
• The report provides case histories to illustrate how cultural advocates have used cross-discipline collaboration to convince state officials and legislators to adopt policies to ensure more stable revenue streams for the arts and culture sector.
• "Cultural leaders have reached a new level of sophistication in advocating for state policy support," said Godfrey. ...
• A goal of the study was to offer fresh ideas for those who have a stake in state-level cultural policy by identifying mechanisms, ideas and practices at work in the states. ...
• The report suggests that there are underlying premises critical to advancing arts and culture-friendly policies at the state level:.
• Cultural collaborations in one state can refer to the policies and strategies utilized in other states as a guide to navigating the political arena. ...
• Moving policy forward at the state level requires specialized capabilities, including an understanding of the state's current political and economic climate. ...
• National cultural organizations are essential partners in policy work at the state and local levels. ...

• Welcome to One Voice for all the Arts in Maryland.
• Maryland Citizens for the Arts is the leading voice for the arts community in Maryland, serving the arts through advocacy, education and outreach. ...
• MCA works with elected officials and our statewide partners- the Maryland State Arts Council and Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance - to shape and support public policy that benefits the arts. ...
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• Arts & Culture Resources.
• Arts Journal is a roundup of art news around the world.
• The New York Foundation for the Arts features national art news.
• Art Nexus is a magazine about national and international art news.
• Art in the Public Interest is a nonprofit arts organization that sponsors the Community Arts Network.
• The Community Arts Network promotes information related to community-based arts.
• Culture Vista lists arts and culture organizations and art events in California.
• The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies collects arts news and provides links to state arts resources.
• The National Endowment for the Arts features grants and arts-related news.
• The Center for Arts and Culture, based in Washington, D. ... , is America's first independent think tank for arts and cultural issues.
• The California Arts Council features arts news and policy in California.
• org is a feminist site featuring national and international art.
• San Francisco's National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture is an alliance of non-profit organizations in film, video, audio and digital arts.
• Americans for the Arts focuses on art education in public schools nationwide. ...
• Absolute Arts features artists and exhibitions in the United States and overseas.

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