When disaster strikes, state arts agencies provide ongoing support and services to their constituents and the community as they recover. You are invited to join NASAA and ArtsReady for a look at state arts agency preparedness and response. This one-hour session features the Connecticut Arts Council and the Mississippi Arts Commission, who share their examples of effective response activities and lessons learned. ArtsReady provides additional expert perspective and highlights useful readiness principles for SAAs to consider. We hope you can join us! More>>>

In an effort to contend with new fiscal and political realities, some state arts agencies (SAAs) are retooling their grants programs, altering their grants policies to bring the benefits of arts investments to the foreground and maximize the impact of limited resources. NASAAÕs next web seminar, New Directions in SAA Grant Making, features the changes made by three state arts agencies: the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Georgia Council for the Arts and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Tune into this roundtable discussion to hear how these agencies have altered their grant making portfolios, how they have managed those transitions with constituents, and what they are learning that may be of value to other states. More>>>

Join us on for a special web seminar on the 2012 elections and their possible ramifications for state arts agencies and federal arts funding. Isaac Brown, NASAA's Legislative Counsel, will provide analysis and insight on the outcomes of the elections and the subsequent changes in the political landscape. More>>>

A new entity, the L3C (low-profit limited liability company), is making inroads into a variety of areas usually reserved for nonprofit organizations. More>>>

A new entity, the L3C (low-profit limited liability company), is making inroads into a variety of areas usually reserved for nonprofit organizations. More>>>

NASAA's September 15 web seminar will share a preview of the survey results and their implications. The findings will help arts conveners and grant makers—including state arts agencies—to learn more about the communications needs, attitudes and practices of cultural organizations. (And you may pick up some useful principles to apply to your own agency's communications strategies, too!) More>>>

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA) will share a preview of the findings of a new report from the National Governor's Association (NGA), Boosting State Economic Growth: Five Roles for Arts, Culture and Design. The report, due to be released later this summer, demonstrates how creative industries, creative place-making and arts education can help states address their most pressing economic challenges. More>>>

This session will share new research that sheds light on the varied roles of teaching artists and the unique contributions they make to arts education. More>>>

Offered in collaboration with Grantmakers in the Arts, this session explores how the economic downturn is affecting arts grant making. More>>>

Join us for a look at the 2010 mid-term elections and their possible ramifications for state arts agencies and federal arts funding. More>>>

Hear the latest forecast for state budget conditions and their effects on state funding for the arts. More>>>

Choosing the right strategy from a virtual sea of technology options can be a big challenge. This seminar shares how two state arts agencies have tackled that challenge by combining a thoughtful mix of tech tools to empower their communications and public outreach. More>>>

This Web seminar reviews the evaluation strategy used by the Art At Work initiative, emphasizing how an "evaluative thinking" approach has supported positive program outcomes. More>>

State arts agencies can cultivate strong arts leaders at the local level; this session highlights two leadership development programs and offers tips for success in designing such programs for state arts agency constituents. More>>

This seminar looks at how the recession is affecting the livelihoods and attitudes of individual artists. It includes a look at trends in state arts agency grant funding and services for artists. More>>

Featuring the public will-building framework used by Metropolitan Group, this seminar explores how arts councils can build public will by tapping into closely held personal values. More>>

This session focuses on strengthening relationships with elected officials on a year- round basis. More>>

A national overview of changes in arts participation, this seminar includes highlights from the National Endowment for the Arts' latest Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. More>>

This seminar tells the story of how the state's creative assets have been documented and promoted as economic development assets. More>>

In 2008 the NAEP was administered for the first time in 11 years to students across the country in music and visual art. This seminar presents the major findings from the assessment. More>>

A special Web seminar focusing on how state arts agencies can address today's challenging economic climate. More>>