California: CREATE CA Report
CREATE CA, a statewide arts education coalition, recently published a summary report of its work to improve California’s public schools through arts education. A Blueprint for Creative Schools distills CREATE CA’s findings and lays the foundation of a 21st-century model of education based on the pedagogical value of the arts and creativity. When CREATE CA […]
New Jersey: Cultural Access Network Project
One of the ways the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) fosters accessibility is through its sponsorship and advisory leadership of the Cultural Access Network Project (CANP). With the support of NJSCA and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, its cosponsor, CANP offers trainings, roundtable discussions and other technical assistance services—as well as a […]
Missouri: Facilitating Local Accessibility Networks
In November, the Missouri Arts Council (MAC) kicked off an effort to convene arts institutions, arts organizations and teaching artists committed to making facilities, programming and educational offerings accessible to all people, including those with disabilities. MAC’s vision is to establish local accessibility networks throughout Missouri, and its November meeting, which gathered groups based in […]
Ohio: Arts and Autism Initiative
The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) began its Arts & Autism Initiative in 2012 after a constituent asked about arts activities in Ohio geared toward young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Since then, OAC and VSA Ohio, the state organization on arts and disability, have partnered to better support this underserved community. By establishing an […]
Delaware, Pennsylvania, NEFA: Internet-Enabled Technology Serving the Arts
More than a decade after the rise of “Web 2.0,” the proliferation and falling cost of on-line and other digital technologies means that state arts agencies can do more now than ever to engage their constituents and support artists, arts organizations and arts audiences in their state. This month, State to State looks at three […]
Hawaiʻi: Art Bento Program
Through its Art Bento program, the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA) transforms the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (HiSAM) into a participatory arts education laboratory for students and teachers. The four-part program, which serves Oahu public school students in grades 2-6 and which is based on state arts standards as well as […]
Kentucky: Give a Gift from Kentucky Campaign
Every holiday season, the Kentucky Arts Council (KAC) and the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea (KACB), its sibling agency within the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, partner to promote Kentucky art, craft, music, books, specialty foods, and more through the Give a Gift Made in Kentucky campaign. For its part, KAC features on its website […]
California: Arts-in-Corrections
The California Arts Council (CAC), in partnership with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), is heading up a revived state commitment to bringing the arts into correctional facilities in effort to reduce inmate recidivism, improve inmate behavior, and foster the development of life skills such as self-discipline, patience and conflict resolution. Through its […]
Alabama and Connecticut: Arts Administration Fellowships
Thirty state arts agencies award fellowship grants to individual artists, but only two of them also offer arts administration fellowships. These programs recognize the achievements—and advance the leadership and management skills—of the hardworking, talented people who make sure theatre curtains rise, gallery doors stay open and communities have opportunities to thrive creatively. Through the Elizabeth […]
North Dakota: STE[A]M Team Program
Because the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) knows that STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education enhanced by the integration of the arts is key to nurturing both sides of the brain and to preparing whole students for the 21st century, it supports STEAM education through financial assistance as well as professional development […]