State Arts Agency Innovations
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November 7, 2008
The Art of Action: Shaping Vermont’s Future through Art is the result of a partnership between the Vermont Arts Council and entrepreneur/philanthropist Lyman Orton. Building on the research conducted by the Council on the Future of Vermont, the project will commission 10 visual artists to create two-dimensional works addressing issues pertaining to Vermont’s economic, environmental…
November 7, 2008
In spring 2008, the Maryland State Arts Council launched Imagine Maryland, a broad-based strategic planning process to guide its work in the coming years. As part of the process, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development’s Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts commissioned Maryland’s first statewide survey of the arts. A total of…
November 7, 2008
Art museums are integral gathering places for the citizens of and visitors to all regions of North Carolina. To highlight the state’s excellent museums, the North Carolina Arts Council has launched the Museums in a Minute video series. Each museum featured in the series receives promotion through the council’s Web site in the form of…
October 2, 2008
In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces initiative, the Idaho Commission on the Arts is sponsoring a series of public radio stories about 20 Idaho artists, performers and writers who have been honored by state or national awards. The Art & Soul series began on September 3 and will run for…
October 2, 2008
In 2008, the Utah State Legislature funded the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program, a new public/private arts education initiative that allocates funds to hire arts specialists for Utah schools. Administered by the Utah Arts Council, the program will provide $16 million over four years to hire art specialists to work with elementary school teachers.…
October 2, 2008
As part of their ongoing Arts in Health Care initiative, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts has released a new 11-minute DVD documenting artist residency programs for patients and staff in New Hampshire hospitals, nursing homes and retirement centers that have been funded by the Arts Council. Designed to inspire health care providers…
October 2, 2008
Leadership Arts is a new initiative designed to foster a strong statewide network of community arts leaders and advocates across Oklahoma. Built on active learning principles, Leadership Arts is a four month leadership program that trains leaders to help their communities integrate the arts into community planning, economic development and civic action activities. The first…
October 2, 2008
In 2005, the Colorado Council on the Arts (CCA) initiated the YouthReach program to assist young people in making a successful transition from adolescence to young adulthood. Informed by earlier efforts in Ohio and Massachusetts, the Colorado program funds community-based organizations to integrate high quality arts experiences into youth development services. The CCA commissioned a…