Executive Director's Column

Report from Assembly 2010

by Jonathan Katz

Judging by your postconference survey responses, NASAA Assembly 2010 was a hit. More than 300 participants came to Austin, Texas, to connect, learn from each other, and take home ideas for communicating the value of the arts and their agencies to the public. Here, I share my Executive Director's Report from the closing conference session. . . .

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Announcements and Resources

News and Current Information

• Assembly 2010 Proceedings and Slideshow
• NASAA Web Seminar on Implications of Midterm Elections
• Support NASAA through the 2011 Annual Fund
• Call for Youth Program Applications
• Creative Placemaking Report from NEA
• Cultural Heritage Tourism Survival Toolkit
• Project Access: Database of Accessible Arts Organizations
• First National Study of Outdoor Arts Festivals
• New Report Knocks Film Incentives
• What Is Artistic Vibrancy?
• National Capitalization Project for the Nonprofit Arts Sector
• Map of Post-Election Composition of State Legislatures
• Adversity Index: Economic Health of Metro Areas and States
• In Memoriam: Jim Edgy

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State to State

Showcasing State Arts Agency Ingenuity

South Dakota's Journey of Healing in the Arts program links artists with health care professionals, caregivers and patients . . . Art Supports Me Campaign in Vermont heightens public awareness through arts participation . . .

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Research on Demand

General Operating Support

by Angela Han

General operating support (GOS) grants are one of the most flexible sources of revenue for organizations. NASAA's new fact sheet offers a national overview of state arts agencies' GOS grants. . . .

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