Arts and Humanities in Rural America
Contents
The source for the image on the right is a USDA photo by Larry Rana.
Introduction
Americans living in rural areas use the arts and humanities to preserve their cultural heritage. Rural communities, with their diverse mixture of cultures, promote their rich heritage through a variety of events that may range from folk arts festivals to historic event re-enactments to Native American ceremonies. Communities, traditionally bound together through cultural activities, revitalize their local economies through heritage or cultural tourism by sharing their heritage and folk crafts with others. Some locales attract visitors with festivals that highlight music, theater, and arts and crafts while others may promote their heritage with cultural activities that incorporate re-enactments or celebrations of historically or ethnically significant events.
This guide brings together nearly 100 full-text resources for local officials and organizations seeking information on planning arts and humanities programs in their communities. It includes resources on the current status of the arts and humanities, funding trends, community benefits, economic impact, along with planning resources, case studies and model programs, federal and private funding sources, and lists of key organizations.
Readers may also access two related resource guides. Promoting Tourism in Rural America, http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ricpubs/tourism.html, contains links to full-text planning resources for communities interested in developing their heritage and cultural resources. Historic Preservation Resources, http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ricpubs/preserve.html, contains links to full-text resources for communities seeking information to preserve and restore their historic buildings and structures.
The Rural Information Center also has two resource pages of interest: Arts and Humanities Resources at: http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=5&tax_level=2&tax_subject=211&topic_id=1151 and Tourism Resources at: http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=5&tax_level=2&tax_subject=211&topic_id=1169.
This resource guide was revised and updated by Patricia LaCaille John in May 2005. Last Modified July, 2008.
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American Canvas. Gary O. Larson. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 1997. 194 p.
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Arts Participation in America. Arthur L. Dirks. Bridgewater, MA: The Author, 1999. 6 p.
http://webhost.bridgew.edu/adirks/ald/papers/artspart.htm
Authentic Passion: An Introduction to the Arts in Rural and Small Communities. Janet Brown. Saxapachaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2002. 5 p.
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The Changing Faces of Tradition: A Report on the Folk and Traditional Arts in the United States. Elizabeth Peterson. Research Division Report #38. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 1996. 96 p.
http://www.arts.gov/pub/Report38/ChangingPDF.html
"Don't Get Above Your Raisin'" Bill C. Malone. Tulanian. (Winter 2003): 5 p.
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"Feasts of Unnaming: Folk Festivals and the Representation of Folklife." Robert Cantwell. In Public Folklore, edited by Robert Baron and Nicholas R. Spitzer, pp. 263-305. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. 370 p.
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"Festivals and the Creation of Public Culture: Whose Voice(s)?" Robert H. Lavenda. In Museums and Communities. The Politics of Public Culture. Edited by Ivan Karp, Christine M. Kreamer, and Steven D. Lavine, pp. 76-104. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. 624 p.
Folk Art: Sometimes Fine Art, Sometimes Craft, It Defies Definition. Dan Guillory. Illinois Issues (December 2002): 9 p.
http://illinoisissues.uis.edu/features/2002dec/folk.html A New Framework for Building Participation in the Arts. Kevin F. McCarthy, Kimberly Jinnett. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2001. 112 p.
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1323/index.html The Performing Arts in a New Era. Kevin McCarthy, and others. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2001. 137 p.
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1367/index.html Raising the Barre: The Geographic, Financial, and Economic Trends of Nonprofit Dance Companies. Thomas M. Smith. Research Division Report #44. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2003. 44 p.
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Arts and Humanities: Background on Funding. Susan Boren. CRS Report for Congress, RS20287. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress, 2005. 6 p.
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/43371.pdf
Arts Funding IV: An Update on Foundation Trends. New York: Foundation Center, 2003. 4 p.
http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/03arthl.pdf Arts Funding Into the 21st Century. Dian Magie. Washington, DC: President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, 1997. 24 p.
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The Case for Public Support of the Arts is Pretty Much What It Was Nearly Seven Decades Ago. Peggy Boyer Long. Illinois Issues. December 2002. 4 p.
http://illinoisissues-archive.uis.edu/editor/public.html
How the United States Funds the Arts. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2004. 23 p.
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Foundation Funding for the Humanities: An Overview of Current and Historical Trends. Loren Renz, Steven Lawrence. New York: Foundation Center, 2004. 20 p.
http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/human.pdf
Foundation Grants to Arts and Culture: A One-year Snapshot and Government Funding for the Arts. New York: Foundation Center, 2007. 12 p.
http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/artsfunding_05.pdf Funding Culture: The Report of the Task Force on the Public Funding of Cultural Institutions in Northeastern Illinois. Chicago, IL: The Civic Federation, 2006. 128 p.
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National Investment in the Arts. Bruce A. Seaman. Arlington, VA: Center for Arts and Culture, 2002. 70 p.
http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pdf/investment.pdf
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Art Works! Prevention Programs for Youth and Communities. Paula Randall. Edited by Dian Magie and Christine E. Miller. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts and U.S. Center for Substance Abuse, 1997. 96 p.
http://books.google.com/books?id=ntI97OP9G-YC
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The Arts and Humanities as Agents for Social Change: 4th International Congress of Educating Cities, Summary Report. Grady Hillman. Chicago: Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, 1998. 47 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=9168
Arts Programs for At-Risk Youth: How U.S. Communities are Using the Arts to Rescue Their Youth and Deter Crime. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 1998. 16 p.
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The CAN Report: The State of the Field of Community Cultural Development -- Something New Emerges. A Report from the Community Arts Network Gathering, May 2004, by Linda Frye Burnham, Steven Durland and Maryo Gard Ewell. Saxapahaw, NC: Art in the Public Interest, 2004. 76 p.
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archive/canreport/index.php
Coming Up Taller. Washington, DC: President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, 1996? 25 p.
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Cultural Tourism: Bridging America Through Partnerships in Arts, Tourism and Economic Development. Louise Glickman. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 1997. 11 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=7995
Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts. Kevin F. McCarthy, and others. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2004. 104 p.
http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG218/ Imagine! Introducing Your Child to the Arts. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2004. 67 p.
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Learning Partnerships: Improving Learning in Schools with Arts Partners in the Community. Craig Dreeszen, Arnold Aprill, and Richard Deasy. Washington, DC: Arts Education Partnership, 1999. 22 p.
http://www.aep-arts.org/publications/info.htm?publication_id=15
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Making Exact Change: How U.S. Arts-based Programs Have Made a Significant and Sustained Impact on their Communities. William Cleveland. Saxapahaw, NC: Art in the Public Interest, 2005. 140 p.
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archive/mec/index.php
Strengthening Communities Through Culture. Elizabeth Strom. Arlington, VA: Center for Arts and Culture, 2001. 52 p.
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Ten Characteristics of a Healthy Community: How the Arts Can be Integrated: A Report from the First Joint Convention of Americans for the Arts and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Mara Walker, Johanna Misey Boyer. Monograph. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2002. 19 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=11611
The Artistic Dividend: The Arts' Hidden Contributions to Regional Development. Ann Markusen, David King. Minneapolis: Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2003. 25 p.
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Arts & Economic Prosperity: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts Organizations and Their Audiences, National Report. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2002. 170 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/pdf/information_resources/economic_impact/National_rpt.pdf
Arts and the Kentucky Economy. Eric C. Thompson, Mark C. Berger, Steven N. Allen. Lexington: Center for Business and Economic Research, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, 1998. 34 p.
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The Creative Economy Initiative: The Role of the Arts and Culture in New England's Economic Competitiveness. Prepared by Mt. Auburn Association. Boston, MA: The New England Council, 2000. 28 p.
http://www.nefa.org/pdf/creativeeconomy2000.pdf
Culture and Commerce: Traditional Arts in Economic Development. Chris Walker, Maria Jackson, Carole Rosenstein. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 2003. 52 p.
http://www.folkculture.org/pdfs/culture_and_commerce.pdf Economic Impact of Florida's Arts and Cultural Industry. William Stronge. West Palm Beach: Florida Cultural Alliance, 2004. 16 p.
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The Economic Impact of the Arts in Watauga County, North Carolina. James Stoddard, Dinesh Dave, Todd Cherry. Boone, NC: Appalachian State University, 2003. 81 p.
http://www.oca.appstate.edu/EconomicImpactStudy200305.pdf
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The Economic Impact of the Cultural Industry on the State of South Carolina. Columbia: Division of Research, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, 2002. 18 p.
http://research.moore.sc.edu/research/studies/CulturalInd/cult2002.pdf
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"The Economy of Mountain Crafts." Mountain Promise. 12, no. 2 (2001): 2-23.
http://www.berea.edu/brushyforkinstitute/documents/pdf/mountainnewsletter/Fall2001.pdf
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"HandMade Communities." Fred D. Baldwin. Appalachia. January-April 1998, 5 p.
http://www.arc.gov/index.do?nodeId=1328
The House that Art Built: Economic Impact of the Arts in Louisiana. ArtsMarket, Inc. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Division of the Arts, 2001. 12 p.
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The Impact of Folk Festivals. Matlock, Derbyshire, UK: Association of Festival Organisers, 2004. 15 p.
http://www.folkarts-england.org/UserFiles/File/Resources/Event%20and%20Festival%20Management/
AFO%20Impact%20Report%20March%202004.pdf
New Mexico Arts: Nurturing the State's Economy. Dinah Zeiger, with Anthony Radich. Denver, CO: Western States Arts Federation, 2005. 66 p.
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The Role of the Arts in Economic Development. Issue Brief. Washington, DC: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, 2001. 9 p.
http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/062501ARTSDEV.pdf
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Rural America in Transition: Innovative Responses. Martin Nagy. Monograph 5, no. 2. Washington, DC: National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, 1996. 11 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=8841
Seven Compelling Reasons to Build Support for the Arts in Georgia. Atlanta, GA: Council for the Arts, 2003. 22 p.
http://gca.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/5994289Citizens_
Report_2003%20(website%20pub).pdf Strengthening Rural Economies through the Arts. Washington, DC: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, 2005. 23 p.
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"The Value of the Arts in the Life of Delaware." Wilmington: Delaware Division of the Arts, 1998. 8 p.
http://www.artsdel.org/information/economicimpact.shtml
Arts Accessibility Planning Guide: A Self-Survey Tool for Small Arts Organizations in the Seven-County Metropolitan Area. St. Paul, MN: Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, 1997. 23 p.
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Building Creative Economies: The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Development. Monograph, Special Report. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2003. 15 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=11605
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Community Arts: Developing a Project. Seattle, WA: Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, 2005.
http://www.artsresourcenetwork.net/community_arts/developing_a_project/default.asp
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Community Arts Handbooks. Patricia Boyd. Lead: South Dakotans for the Arts. 72 p.
http://www.sdarts.org/commarts/CommunityArtsHandbookv4.pdf
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Community Cultural Planning: Developing and Design to Meet Local Needs. Craig Dreeszen. Monograph 1, no. 8. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 1998. 7 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=9241
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Cultural Development in Creative Communities. Bill Bulick with Carol Coletta, and others. Monograph. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2003. 11 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=10731
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Cultural Economic Development: A Practical Guide for Communities. Neeta Delaney with Ric Geyer. Lansing, MI: Office of the Governor, 2004. 11 p.
http://www.coloarts.state.co.us/programs/economic/defining/
creativeEconomyArticles/Cultural%20Economic%20Development%20-%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20For%20Communities.doc
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How States Are Using Arts and Culture to Strengthen Their Global Trade Development: Executive Summary. Issue Brief. Washington, DC: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, 2003. 15 p.
http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/040103GLOBALTRADEDEV.pdf
Lessons Learned: A Planning Toolsite. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, n.d.
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North Carolina Summit Retreat on Craft: Proceedings March 21-24, 2002. Edited by Lynn Jones Ennis. Hendersonville: The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, A Regional Inter-institutional Center of the University of North Carolina, 2002. 26 p.
http://www.craftcreativitydesign.org/research/summit/2002/2002Proceedings.htm
Policy Partners: Making the Case for State Investment in Culture. M. Christine Dwyer and Susan Frankel. Arlington, VA: Center for Arts and Culture, 2001? 70 p.
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Allen County Common Threads Theater Project Case Study: Arts Council of Greater Lima. Sue Wood. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2004? 24 p.
http://ww3.artsusa.org/animatingdemocracy/pdf/labs/arts_council_of_lima_
common_threads_new.pdf
Art and Culture in Communities: A Framework for Measurement. Maria-Rosario Jackson, Joaquin Herranz, Florence Kabwasa-Green. Policy Brief No. 1 of the Culture, Creativity and Communities Program. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2003. 6 p.
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Arts and Culture: Community Connections -- Contributions from New Survey Research. Chris Walker. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2002. 11 p.
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=310512
The Arts and the Wisconsin Idea: A Conference Report. Maryo Gard Ewell. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2003. 6 p.
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2003/12/report_on_the_a.php Arts Corps 2006-2007: Evaluation Report. Seattle, WA: Arts Corps, 2007. 17 p.
http://www.artscorps.org/downloads/publications/2007%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf Arts Education Partnerships: Lessons Learned from One School District's Experience. Melissa Rowe, and others. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2004. 88 p.
http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG222/ Bright Stars: Charting the Impact of the Arts in Rural Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN: McKnight Foundation, 2005. 81 p.
http://www.mcknight.org/stream_document.aspx?rRID=3169&pRID=3168
Building America's Communities II: A Compendium of Arts and Community Development Programs. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts and the Institute for Community Development and the Arts, 1997. 44 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=7773
Connecting Californians: Finding the Art of Community Change". Cocke, Burnham, Kohl, McGarvey, et al. Saxapahaw, NC; San Francisco, CA: Community Arts Network; The James Irvine Foundation, 2001. 8 p.
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archive/concal/index.php Ecoartists: Engaging Communities in a New Metaphor. Patricia Watts. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2005. 8 p.
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2005/01/ecoartists_enga.php Five Keys to Growing a Healthy Community-Connected Museum. Ron Chew. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2005. 7 p.
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2005/02/five_keys_to_gr.php From Service Provider to Partnership: A Manual for Planning, Developing, and Implementing Collaborations with the New York City Public Schools. Robert Horowitz. New York: Manhattan Coalition of Community Schools of the Arts, 1998. 51 p.
http://www.nycommunityarts.org/manual.html Hatching Art: Creating a Vital Arts Presence in Your Community. Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division. Monograph 1, no. 4. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 1997. 11 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=8353 HUD: Integrating the Arts into Community Development and Revitalization. Nina Ozlu. Monograph 3, no. 5. Washington, DC: National Assembly of Local Agencies, 1994. 22 p.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=8373 A Legacy of Leadership: Investing in America's Living Cultural Heritage Since 1965. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2000. 96 p.
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Let Art Begin at Home: The Amery Story. LaMoine MacLaughlin. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2005. 19 p.
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2005/03/let_art_begin_a.php
Moby Dick -- Case Study: Perseverance Theatre. Jeffrey Herrmann, Peter Dubois, Susan McInnis. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2003. 19 p.
http://ww3.artsusa.org/animatingdemocracy/pdf/labs/moby_dick_case_study.pdf Performing Communities: The Grassroots Ensemble Theater Research Project. An Inquiry into Ensemble Theater Deeply Rooted in Eight U.S. Communities. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2002.
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Spirit of the Northwest: Claiming Community Identity 1998-2000. Joint Project of the Idaho Commission on the Arts. the Oregon Arts Commission and the Washington State Arts Commission, 2000. 37 p.
http://www.communityarts.net/~commarts/readingroom/archivefiles/2001/03/spirit_of_the_n.php
Telling the Truth in a Small Town: Ukiah Players Theater. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2001. 5 p.
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2001/02/telling_the_tru.php Transitional Times for Arts Education in Arizona, by Nancy Welch, with Jere Humphreys. Tempe: Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University, 1996. 45 p.
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University-Community Design Partnerships: Innovations In Practice. Jason Pearson. Mark Robbins series editor. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2002. 121 p.
http://www.arts.gov/pub/Design/UnivCommDesign.pdf
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Your Town: Mississippi Delta. Shelley S. Mastran editor, Mark Robbins series editor. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2002. 50 p.
http://www.arts.gov/pub/Design/YourTown.pdf
Three agencies provide most of the funding available to communities to promote the
arts and humanities. These programs can be accessed in the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) cultural affairs section at:
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.FUNCTIONAL_AREA_RPT2.SHOW?
p_arg_names=func_cat_cd&p_arg_values=E
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. The NEA is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts in the country, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.
The NEA publishes the NEA ARTS, a bimonthly newsletter. Each issue includes recent information on the NEA's national initiatives, sponsored programs, awards, grants, and a calendar of upcoming events. http://www.arts.gov/about/NEARTS/previous2.html
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- The National Endowment for the Arts
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202-682-5400
http://www.arts.gov
The NEA has two major programs that support works of artistic excellence, advance learning in the arts, and strengthen the arts in communities nationwide. Details and contact information for these programs are available in our Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas Database (http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/ric/ffd.php). Please search in the database by name or number for more information.
- Promotion of the Arts. Grants to Organizations and Individuals (45.024)
- Promotion of the Arts. Partnership Agreements (45.025)
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities. IMLS supports all types of museums, from art and history to science and zoos, and all types of libraries and archives, from public and academic to research and school.
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- Institute of Museum and Library Services
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 510
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8536
Email: imlsinfo@imls.gov
http://www.imls.gov
The IMLS has a major program that supports the efforts of museums to conserve the Nation's historic, scientific, and cultural heritage; maintains and expands museums and libraries educational roles; and eases the financial burden borne by museums and libraries as a result of their increasing use by the public. Details and contact information for this program is available in our Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas Database (http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/ric/ffd.php). Please search in the database by name or number for more information.
- Museum for American Grants (45.301)
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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. NEH is the largest funder of humanities programs in the country. According to the 1956 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, "The term 'humanities' includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life."
The NEH publishes the Humanities, a bimonthly review of notable humanities programs. http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities.html
The NEH in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities and Marco Polo Education Foundation sponsor EDSITEment, an online humanities resource from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities.
EDSITEment -- The Best of the Humanities on the Web
http://edsitement.neh.gov
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- The National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
800-NEH-1121
Email: info@neh.gov
http://www.neh.gov
The NEH has three major programs to promote and strengthen humanities programs in communities nationwide. Details and contact information for these programs are available in our Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas Database (http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/ric/ffd.php). Please search in the database by name or number for more information.
- Promotion of the Humanities. Federal/State Partnership (45.129) promotes local, statewide, and regional humanities programming through annual grants to humanities councils.
- Promotion of the Humanities. Challenge Grants (45.130) supports educational and cultural institutes and organizations in order to increase their financial stability and to sustain or improve the quality of humanities programs, services, or resources.
- Promotion of the Humanities. Public Programs (45.164) provides opportunities for citizens to explore human history and culture through humanities programs in museums, historical organizations, libraries, community centers, and other gathering places, as well as on public television and radio.
Databases Searchable Databases of Arts Resources
Institute for the Management of Creative Enterprises
Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.artsnet.org/databases/
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Guides to Funding Organizations
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Article/Publications
African American Review
Saint Louis University
Humanities 317
3800 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
Email: keenanam@slu.edu
http://aar.slu.edu/
American Art
The University of Chicago Press
Journals Division
P.O. Box 37005
Chicago, IL 60637
877-705-1878
Email: subscription@press.uchicago.edu
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/amart/current
American Craft
American Craft Council
72 Spring Street.
New York, NY 10012
212-274-0630
Email: council@craftcouncil.org
http://www.craftcouncil.org/
American Dance Circle
Lloyd Shaw Foundation
P.O. Box 11
Macks Creek, MO 65786
573-363-5868
Email: audiolft@dam.net
http://www.lloydshaw.org/
American Indian Culture and Research Journal
University of California at Los Angeles
American Indian Studies Center
3220 Campbell Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548
310-206-7508
Email: sales@aisc.ucla.edu
http://www.books.aisc.ucla.edu/aicrj.html
American Indian Quarterly
University of Nebraska Press
233 N. 8th St.
Box 880484
Lincoln, NE 68588-0255
1-800-755-1105
Email: cpress2@unl.edu
http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/catalog/productinfo.aspx?id=673174&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
American Music
University of Illinois Press
1325 S. Oak Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-0626
Email: journals@uillinois.edu
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/am.html
Craft Connection
Minnesota Crafts Council
Hennepin Center for the Arts
528 Hennepin Ave. Rm. 216
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-333-7789
The Crafts Report
P.O. Box 1992
Wilmington, DE 19899-1992
800-777-7098
http://www.craftsreport.com/
Dirty Linen: Folk & World Music
Dirty Linen, Ltd.
P.O. Box 66600
Baltimore, MD 21239-6600
800-769-8044
Email: office@dirtylinen.com
http://www.dirtylinen.com/linen/
Folk Art Finder
Gallery Press
117 North Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-0313
Folk Dance Directory
Folk Dance Association
P.O. Box 300500
Midwood Station
Brooklyn, NY 11230
888-321-1023
Email: director@folkdancing.org
http://www.folkdancing.org/fd_directory.html
Folklore Historian
Hoosier Folklore Society
Department of English
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
812-237-3160
Email: english@indstate.edu
http://www.indstate.edu/english/
The Foxfire Magazine
Foxfire Fund, Inc.
PO Box 541
Mountain City, GA 30562
706-746-5828
Email: foxfire@foxfire.org
http://www.foxfire.org/
Goldenseal: West Virginia Traditional Life
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305-0300
304-558-0220 Ext. 153
Email: goldenseal@wvculture.org
http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/index.html
Journal of American Folklore
University of Illinois Press
1325 S. Oak Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-0626
Email: journals@uillinois.edu
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jaf.html
Journal of Folklore Research
Indiana University Press Journals
601 N. Morton St.
Bloomington, IN 47404
800-842-6796
Email: iuporder@indiana.edu
http://inscribe.iupress.org/loi/jfr
MELUS
Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
University of Connecticut
Department of English
215 Glenbrook Rd. U-4025
Storrs, CT 06269
Email: melus@uconn.edu
http://webspace.ship.edu/kmlong/melus/
North Carolina Folklore Journal
North Carolina Folklore Society
P.O. Box 62271
Durham, NC 27715
Email: pcoyle@email.wcu.edu
http://www.ncfolkloresociety.org/pub.htm
Sing Out
Sing Out Corporation
PO Box 5460
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-865-5366
Email: info@singout.org
http://www.singout.org
Southern Humanities Review
Department of English
9030 Haley Center
Auburn University, AL 36849-5203
334-844-4620
http://media.cla.auburn.edu/english/shr/index.cfm
Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin
Tennessee Folklore Society
c/o Jubilee Community Arts
1538 Laurel Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916-2016
615-898-2663
Email: tfseditor@jubileearts.org
http://www.tennesseefolklore.org/publications.html
Western Humanities Review
University of Utah, Dept. of English
255 S. Central Campus Dr. Room 3500
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-6070
Email: whr@mail.hum.utah.edu
http://vegeta.hum.utah.edu/whr/
Woodworker's Journal
PO BOX 56585
Boulder, CO 80322-6585
800-765-4119
Email: support@woodworkersjournal.com
http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/
State and Regional Arts Agencies and Humanities Councils
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/aoa/saadir.shtml
http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/statecouncils.html
Alternate Roots
1083 Austin Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30307
1-888-871-9898
Email: info@alternateroots.org
http://www.alternateroots.org/
American Federation of Arts
41 E. 65th St.
New York, NY 10021-6594
212-988-7700
fax: 212-861-2487
Email: pubinfo@afaweb.org
http://www.afaweb.org/
Americans for the Arts
1000 Vermont Ave. NW,
6th fl.
Washington, DC 20005
202-371-2830
http://www.artsusa.org/
The Arts Coalition
P.O. Box 5266
San Antonio, TX 78201
210-736-9272
Email: artco@concentric.net
http://www.artco.org/
Arts Extension Service
Box 31650
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-2360
Email: aes@admin.umass.edu
http://www.umass.edu/aes/
Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers
304 Hudson St., 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10013
212-807-1400
Email: info@aivf.org
http://www.aivf.org/
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
1112 16th St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202-833-2787
Email: artspres@artspresenters.org
http://www.artspresenters.org/
Business Committee for the Arts
1775 Broadway, Suite 510
New York, NY 10016
212-664-0600
Email: info@bcainc.org
http://www.bcainc.org/
Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies
Robertson Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544-1013
609-258-5180
Email: artspol@princeton.edu
http://www.princeton.edu/~artspol/
Community Arts Network (CAN)
Art in the Public Interest/CAN
P.O. Box 68
Saxapahaw, NC 27340
336-376-8404
Email: info@communityarts.net
http://www.communityarts.net/
Dance/USA
1156 15th St. NW, Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005
202-833-1717
Fax: 202-833-2686
Email: danceusa@danceusa.org
http://www.danceusa.org/
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network
KCAAEN Education Department
Washington, DC 20566
202-416-8845
Email: kcaaen@kennedy-center.org
http://kennedy-center.org/education/kcaaen/
The League of Historic American Theatres
34 Market Place, Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-9533
http://www.lhat.org/
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
1029 Vermont Ave. NW, 2nd Fl.
Washington, DC 20005
202-347-6352
Email: nasaa@nasaa-arts.org
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/
National Association of Artists Organizations
918 F St. NW, Suite 611
Washington, DC 20004
202-347-6350
Email: naao2@artswire.org
http://www.naao.net/
National Council for the Traditional Arts
1320 Fenwick Ln., Suite 200
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-565-0654
Email: info@ncta.net
http://www.ncta.net/
Partners for Livable Communities
1429 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-887-5990
Email: partners@livable.com
http://www.livable.com/
Performing American Arts Alliance
formerly the American Arts Alliance
Advocates for the Arts
805 15th St. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-1776
Email: aaa@artswire.org
http://theperformingartsalliance.org/
American Association for Museums
1575 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-1818
Email: aamino@aam-us.org
http://www.aam-us.org/
American Association for State and Local History
1717 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37203-2991
615-320-3203
Email: membership@AASLH.org
http://www.aaslh.org/
American Folklife Center
Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-G53
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4610
202-707-5510
Email: folklife@loc.gov
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/
American Folklore Society
Mershon Center, Ohio State University
1501 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201-2602
614-292-3375
Fax: 614-292-2407
http://www.afsnet.org/
American Historical Association
400 A Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003-3889
202-544-2422
Email: info@historians.org
http://www.historians.org/
American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
1717 K Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036-5346
202-452-9545
Email: info@aic-faic.org
http://aic.stanford.edu/
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
8774 Route 45 NW
North Bloomfield, OH 44450
Fax: 440-685-4410
http://www.alhfam.org
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Barnard Observatory
The University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677-1848
662-915-5993
Email: cssc@olemiss.edu
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/south/
Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes
c/o John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute
Box 90403, 2204 Erwin Road
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0403
919-668-0107
Fax: 919-668-1919
Email: chci@duke.edu
http://www.chcinetwork.org
Cultural Policy Center
University of Chicago
1155 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637-2745
773-702-4407
Email: culturalpolicy@listhost.uchicago.edu
http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/
Federation of State Humanities Councils
1600 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 902
Arlington, VA 22209
703-908-9700
Email: info@statehumanities.com
http://www.statehumanities.com
H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online
310 Auditorium Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-355-9300
Email: help@mail.h-net.msu.edu
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/
Louisiana Folklife Program
(part of Louisiana Division of the Arts)
P. O. Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
225-342-8180
Email: folklife@crt.state.la.us
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/
Museum on Main Street
Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Service
Arts & Industries Building
900 Jefferson Drive, SW, Suite 1271
Washington, DC 20560-0706
202-633-0078
http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/
National Humanities Alliance
21 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202-296-4994 ext. 149
http://www.nhalliance.org/
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Smithsonian Institution
750 9th Street, NW, Suite 4100
Washington, DC 20560-0953
202-275-1150
Email: folklife-info@si.edu
http://www.folklife.si.edu/
USDA, Rural Information Center
National Agricultural Library
Room 132
10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
ric@ars.usda.gov
1-800-633-7701
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