May 1, 2024
Congress Considers Arts Funding for FY2025
As this column goes to press, Congress is finally beginning the process of passing appropriations bills for fiscal year 2025. Its delay in doing so is not due to a lack of interest, but rather the result of the extended time it took Congress and President Biden to reach an agreement on the FY2024 bill.…
2024 NASAA Leadership Awards
The NASAA Leadership Awards program recognizes exemplary leadership and showcases the best practices of state arts agencies and regional arts organizations. All state arts agencies and regional arts organizations are strongly encouraged to submit nominations. Nominations must be received by May 22, 2024. Nomination forms are linked below. Distinguished Public Service Award This award honors…
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…
March 11, 2024
President's FY2025 Budget Requests Increase for NEA
March 11, 2024 From: Isaac Brown, Legislative Counsel Vol. 24:02 This morning, the Biden administration released its fiscal year 2025 budget request to Congress. This document, which is not binding, is the means through which the executive branch communicates to Congress its spending priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. In the document, the President requests…
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…
March 4, 2024
Congress Averts Government Shutdown, but Work Remains
March 4, 2024 From: Isaac Brown, Legislative Counsel Vol. 24:01 Once again, Congress was able to avert a partial government shutdown last week when members of the House and Senate were able to agree on a short-term continuing resolution that extends current funding levels for all federal agencies for several weeks. While far from ideal,…
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…
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