State of New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Arts Organizations
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Top 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2014
There is an old quote attributed to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich:
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Rural Communities as Cultural Hubs in Northern New Hampshire
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Arts and Mountains: Cultivating a Sense of Place – and Environmental Literacy – in Northern New Hampshire
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How Can Local Arts Agencies Engage Their Communities?
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 the sense that most organizations were somehow relating to their local communities already. But what exactly IS community engagement and how do you do it?
Of course, by sponsoring a public art installation or creating a cultural district, the community benefits. There’s no clear line between community outreach and actually engaging citizens in conversations.
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Time-Tested Tools for Evaluation
I’ve had the good fortune to live in the same community for the past 27 years and the double good fortune to have participated over time in a wide range of arts-based initiatives in that community:
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Bringing Together Arts, Culture, and the Law (from The pARTnership Movement)
“It’s easy for me to be passionate about producing beautiful photography. It’s a lot harder to get excited about the mundane details of running my photography business. This conference was an excellent source of information on legal details that are an important part of any artist’s business. Although it would be impossible to get all the answers in one day, I now have a better idea of the questions to ask.
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State Arts Funding: A Scattered Forecast
State legislatures are finishing their work on state budgets in the coming weeks. As it stands, it is a mixed forecast when it comes to funding for the arts. Some areas are being poured on as if a hurricane parked on top of them, while others are only seeing scattered showers, or even partly sunny conditions.
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State Arts Funding: Good News! There Isn’t That Much Bad News
While state legislative sessions are just getting underway in the new year, perpetual campaigning for the election is no doubt leaving everyone already feeling cranky and cynical (or is that just me?).
But take heart, advocates! Despite the cornucopia of GOP candidate positions on public arts funding—ranging anywhere from mild tolerance to total abhorrence—President Obama just proposed an increase in NEA funding!