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Funding Infrastructure: Politics, Adaptation, & Innovation
Porter Arneill From my perch on the far western edge of Missouri overlooking Kansas, I’ve been watching feuds on both sides of the state line as the two state arts agencies face the political and...
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Kansas Becomes First State Without Arts Agency
Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed funding for the Kansas Arts Commission today (May 28), thereby ending a scuffle with the legislature, which funded the commission over his objections. According to the...
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Kansas: To the Stars Through Difficulties
Kathy Smith The recent events in the Kansas state government were like “déjà vu all over again” for those of us in Topeka. In 2005, our city council decided that our local arts council would no longer...
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Kansas Makes a Fashion Statement
Harlan Brownlee Once again, Kansas has distinguished itself as a “trendsetter.” Yes, those are the words of Kansas Governor Brownback when he refers to his action to eliminate the Kansas Arts...
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South Carolina Arts Funding Veto Overturned by Legislature
Since South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley threatened funding for the state arts commission early in the budget process this year, it wasn’t a surprise when she used her proverbial red veto pen to cut...
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How Can Local Arts Agencies Engage Their Communities?
Maya Kumazawa It seems that “community engagement” and “community arts” are paving the way to a new paradigm in the local arts sector. By browsing through some local arts agency (LAA) websites, I got...
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Coping with Mother Nature: Emergency Relief & Readiness
Cornelia Carey Nearly a month has passed since Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene blew up the East Coast affecting 17 states and territories from the Virgin Islands to Maine. The deep river valleys of New...
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A Network Changes Everything
Jennifer Armstrong At our statewide arts conference this year, held un-ironically in Normal, IL, our theme was The Creative Breakthrough. We wanted to acknowledge that there is no ‘normal’ to pinpoint...
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The Social Enterprise of Being a Local Arts Agency
Richard Stein When government support is reduced or non-existent, when philanthropic support wanes due to the sagging stock market, and when corporate support is increasingly tied to direct shareholder...
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Lessons from Public Funders
Barbara Schaffer Bacon Grantmakers in the Arts asks, “What can private foundations learn from public funders who are working with marginalized communities?” I think public support programs, some old,...
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President Obama’s Budget Request for the NEA: The Fine Print
Image from ArtAndSeek.net Yesterday, the Obama Administration released their fourth budget request covering all federal agencies, including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). We learned early...
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Local Arts Index: NEA & State Arts Agency Grants in Your County
Randy Cohen This post is one in a series highlighting the Local Arts Index (LAI) by Americans for the Arts. The LAI provides a set of measures to help understand the breadth, depth, and character of...
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Governor Shuts Down South Carolina Arts Commission
Jay Dick Here we go again… On Friday, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley vetoed the South Carolina Arts Commission’s budget. This is the third year in a row for such a veto, two by Governor Haley and...
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SC: Arts Advocates Protest Arts Veto on Eve of Legislative Sessions
As the South Carolina House currently debates which of Gov. Nikki Haley’s vetoes to override (the Senate will do the same tomorrow), I couldn’t help but post the following video of arts advocates...
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Funding Restored for South Carolina Arts Commission!
Kim Kober State legislators met over the past two days to consider overrides of Gov. Nikki Haley’s vetoes to the state budget. Two of these vetoes impacted funding for the South Carolina Arts...
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