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Topic: Public Funding for the Arts: Regional Funding
In addition to state and local arts agencies, regional arts organizations serve their respective geographical areas with programs, services, and funding. Regional arts programs first emerged in the late 1960s in response to a need for greater arts access in areas isolated from major cultural centers. In the early 1970s and with federal encouragement, regional organizations were formed. Regional agencies are funded by the National Endowment for the Arts based on various formulas relating to the number of states in each region and historical data concerning support for performing arts touring. Regional agencies provide support to arts organizations, artists, and communities through a wide range of regional, multiregional, national, and international funding programs.
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- Arts Midwest
Arts Midwest connects people throughout the Midwest and the world to meaningful arts opportunities, sharing creativity, knowledge, and understanding across boundaries. - Mid America Arts Alliance
Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) was created to support and stimulate cultural activity in communities throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Based in the heartland, M-AAA now creates and manages regional, multiregional, national, and international programs including traveling exhibitions, performing arts touring, and professional and community development. - Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
The Foundation serves the states and territories of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the US Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. - New England Foundation for the Arts
NEFA’s mission is to creatively support the movement of people, ideas, and resources in the arts within New England and beyond, make vital connections between artists and communities, and build the strength, knowledge, and leadership of the region's creative sector. Each program and project that is brought to life at NEFA is created with the underlying goal of building a stronger and more dynamic infrastructure for the arts. - Southern Arts Federation
South Arts (formerly the Southern Arts Federation), a nonprofit regional arts organization, was founded in 1975 to build on the South's unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts. South Arts' work responds to the arts environment and cultural trends with a regional perspective. - Western States Arts Federation
WESTAF, the Western States Arts Federation, is a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts. Based in Denver, Colorado, WESTAF fulfills its mission to strengthen the financial, organizational and policy infrastructure of the arts by providing innovative programs and services to artists and arts organizations in the West and nationwide.
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