Pennsylvania: Orientation Webinar for Decentralized Grant Panel
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) is offering a series of webinars for panelists serving on the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). The PPA is a decentralized funding partnership between local organizations and PCA. With 16 partners and operating in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania, the PPA supports a wide variety of local […]
Idaho: Cash-Flow Model
To help the state’s arts and cultural organizations remain financially solvent, the Idaho Commission on the Arts (ICA) has begun to educate constituents about financial forecasting. In their latest strategic planning process, the ICA identified as a goal for the agency to provide “practical arts business management and arts-learning information to Idahoans.” To achieve this […]
Alabama: Artist Designed Birth Certificates
The Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA), the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Alabama Department of Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention/Children’s Trust Fund recently collaborated to offer three specially designed keepsake birth certificates. A portion of the fees collected will be paid into the Children’s Trust Fund, which supports programs and activities […]
California: Million Plates for the Arts Campaign
The California Arts Council (CAC) recently launched the Million Plates for the Arts campaign. The intent of the campaign is to significantly increase funds for CAC arts programs for California’s children and communities through sales of the specialty arts license plate. To kick off the campaign, CAC council members were joined by California Governor Arnold […]
Indiana: Nonprofit Capacity Assessment
The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC), in partnership with the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, surveyed Indiana arts and cultural organizations to identify capacity building needs. The results of the survey, Nonprofit Capacity Assessment: Indiana’s Arts and Culture Organizations, 2010, found funding assistance, peer learning, technical […]
North Dakota: Artist in Residency Program
The North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) in partnership with North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is expanding the Artist in Residency Program within North Dakota state parks. The program is a collaborative effort to incorporate the arts into the interpretive and educational activities presented by the Parks and Recreation Department. The program will […]
New Mexico: T.I.M.E.
The T.I.M.E. (Temporary Installations Made for the Environment) project of New Mexico Arts (NMA) provides the agency an opportunity to partner with a local community each year to commission up to 10 temporary, visually engaging, and conceptually rich environmental artworks. The artwork, which relates to a designated theme for the community, is displayed for a […]
Maryland: Traditional Small Business Recognition Program
Maryland Traditions, the folklife program of the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), recently announced the Traditional Small Business Recognition Program. The new program is a collaborative initiative of Maryland Traditions, MSAC, the Maryland Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts, and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development. The program will recognize the cultural […]
Alaska: New Visions Grant
The Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) recently completed the first year of the New Visions Grant Initiative. The initiative consists of ASCA providing three pilot school districts—Bering Strait School District, Copper River School District and Kodiak School District—$10,000 matching grants for three years to assist in developing new models of arts integration and […]
Michigan: Retention and Engagement Youth Grant Program
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA), through its New Leaders Arts Council of Michigan (NLACM) advisory group, recently offered the Retention and Engagement Youth Grant Program to Michigan nonprofit organizations. The program, designed to provide opportunities for young people to engage each other and their communities, supports youth-based projects within organizations as […]