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Americans for the Arts Resources (2) more

• Cultural Tourism: Bridging America Through Partnerships in Arts, Tourism and Economic Development
  To build a long-lasting relationship, culture and tourism must join hands in collaboration, implementation and communication.
• Anchored In Community - Folk Arts and the Local Arts Agency
  Local arts agencies pioneering folk arts programming have found that it opens new relationships to underserved sectors of their communities, furthers mutual understanding between different cultural groups, and offers accessible new artistic experiences.

News Articles (19) more

• Council takes new approach in celebrating black history
  The United Black Council decided to kick of the month-long activities Friday with a focus not on history lessons but on artistic contributions.
• Owner rejects analysis of unsubstantiated Pollocks
  Harvard researchers question the works' age and authenticity. Their owner doesn't see the findings as definitive.
• Italy Digs in Its Heels in Artifacts Dispute With the Getty
  Italy’s culture minister warned on Wednesday that his government would not budge from its demand that the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles return all of the ancient artifacts in its collection that Italy contends were illegally separated from their heritage.

Project Profile (4) more

• Project HEAL
  Project HEAL (Helping Employ Artists Locally) was created by the Acadiana Arts Council to assist artists and musicians impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita through employment opportunities in local communities.
• The Navigator public art piece through Washington State Arts Commission
  The newest public art project funded by the Washington State Arts Commission’s (WSAC) Percent for Art Program was designed by local artist Adam McIssac to increase awareness in native art local to the area. But it is not designed with adults in mind; instead the piece will be installed next week in an elementary school in the Columbia Valley.
• Digital Humanities
  Digital Humanities is a World Wide Web accessible digital encyclopedia and atlas on the history and cultural life of Tennessee's places.

Research Abstract (3) more

• Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts
  This study offers a new framework for understanding how the arts create private and public value, highlights the importance of the arts intrinsic benefits, and identifies how both instrumental and intrinsic benefits are created.
• Cultural Tourism: Bridging America Through Partnerships in Arts, Tourism and Economic Development
  To build a long-lasting relationship, culture and tourism must join hands in collaboration, implementation and communication.
• Anchored In Community - Folk Arts and the Local Arts Agency
  Local arts agencies pioneering folk arts programming have found that it opens new relationships to underserved sectors of their communities, furthers mutual understanding between different cultural groups, and offers accessible new artistic experiences.