Wyoming: Facebook Contest to Rename Grant Programs
Naming grant programs is an exercise in promotion and reflection for state arts agencies, but it also can be a means of constituency engagement. When the Wyoming Arts Council (WAC) had a new grant program to name as well as two existing programs to rename, it decided to crowdsource the christenings. Through its Facebook page, […]
Arizona: Honoring Our Service Members Grants
The Arizona Commission on the Arts (ACA) has a new grant program to support participatory arts and cultural experiences for active-duty members of the armed services, reservists, veterans and their families. The Honoring Our Servicemembers Grants, which range from $750 to $7,500 and have a one-to-one matching requirement, may be used for new or existing […]
Nevada: Promoting the Arts in the State Capitol
Since 1985, the Nevada Arts Council (NAC) has organized and presented visual arts exhibitions in the Nevada State Legislative Building during biennial legislative sessions. This year, between February and June, the Legislative eXhibition Series (LXS) is featuring five solo exhibitions of artists working in photography, painting, drawing, and sculpture, as well as a retrospective that […]
Tennessee: Summer Arts Education Institute
Create2013, the Tennessee Arts Commission‘s (TAC) third annual Creativity in Education Institute in July, will be of special interest to state arts agencies interested in arts integration models and practices. The conference, hosted in partnership with Middle Tennessee State University, focuses on integrating the arts and the common core curriculum. Nonetheless, the conference is open […]
Hawaiʻi, Oklahoma and New Hampshire: Percent for Art Programs
This month’s State to State column features percent for art programs in three states that are indicative of the successes and challenges of state arts agencies in sustaining public art. State percent for art policies designate small amounts from appropriations for state-building capitol improvements be used for public art installations. The amount set aside is […]
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio: Colloquium on the Arts and Community Change
The Indiana Arts Commission, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Ohio Arts Council are organizing a two-day colloquium in April for constituents from their tri-state area. Embracing Community Change through the Arts will focus on strategies for building diversity in arts organizations, with a special focus on engaging increasing numbers of […]
Rhode Island: Creative Economy Charrette
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and the state’s Senate president and speaker of the House joined the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and other partners to convene last month at the Rhode Island Arts Charrette, with a focus on economic development. RISCA and the state leaders organized the event to catalyze a […]
Kansas: New Grant and Incentive Programs
The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) has launched a new set of grant and incentive programs. KCAIC is the state agency within the Department of Commerce that replaced the Kansas Arts Commission (KAC) following the KAC’s year-long hiatus precipitated by Governor Sam Brownback’s veto of its budget in 2012. Within its new department, KCAIC […]
Florida: Accessibility Webinars
The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is offering its constituents a series of lunchtime webinars in partnership with VSA Florida. Entitled Successfully Accessible, these one-hour webinar sessions will help arts and cultural organizations design, create and implement successful accessible programming, events and environments for their patrons. Topics include accessibility on a shoestring, sensory friendly […]
Texas: Economic Impact of the Arts
In December, the Texas Cultural Trust published a report quantifying the economic impact of the state’s creative sector, its arts and culture industries, and its cultural tourism. Update 2012: The Impact of Arts and Culture Industries on the Texas Economy is the latest addition to a suite of materials—shared with state arts agencies at an […]