RICPS, No. 74

Arts and Humanities 

Programs in Rural America

Compiled by Katherine M. Lippman

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Table of Contents

Introduction .............................................................................. vii

Bibliographic Citations ........................................................................ 1

Articles ............................................................................ 1

Books ............................................................................. 5

Funding Resources .......................................................................... 9

Federal Resources .................................................................... 9

Private Resources .................................................................... 12

Journals ................................................................................. 13

State/Regional/National Organizations/Offices ..................................................... 17

State Arts Councils ................................................................... 17

State Humanities Councils .............................................................. 22

Regional Arts Organizations ............................................................ 28

Federal Programs .................................................................... 29

National & Regional Organizations ........................................................ 30

Document Delivery Services to Individuals ........................................................ 34

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Introduction

Americans living in rural areas use the arts and humanities to preserve their cultural heritage. With a diverse mixture of

cultures, “rural” places can provide a wide variety of insight to their heritage by sharing their artistic talents and historical

treasures. 

Artisans interested in the rich lineage of folk arts have a myriad of opportunities to solicit information or funding from,

among others, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Communities,

traditionally bound together through cultural activities, are finding that they can revitalize their local economies by sharing

their heritage with others. Marketing products through a home-based or cottage industry continues to gain popularity. 

Time-honored traditional wares are sold everywhere from historic main streets to modern mail order companies. Some

locales entice visitors with festivals that highlight music, theater, or arts and crafts. Others have embarked on a deliberate

promotion of cultural or heritage tourism. Incorporating re-enactments or celebrations of historically or ethnically

significant events are also very popular.

Arts and Humanities in Rural America is comprised of bibliographic citations and other information sources. Wherever

possible, web sites and email addresses have been included for associations, organizations, foundations and journals. 

Although the majority of the works cited are recent, a few older publications were selected because of their quality and

overall contribution to the literature.

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Bibliographic Citations

Articles

These articles are from popular and scholarly

periodicals. The full text of many of these articles are

available through online databases. Check with your

local library for availability. 

1

“American Craft Council 1943-1993: A Chronology.”

American Craft, Vol. 53(4), August 1993, pp. 137-144. 

This chronicle begins with the marketing group in 1929

that formed to promote local crafts in New York state. 

In 1939, several craft groups merged to form the

Handicraft Cooperative League of America “to develop

markets in metropolitan areas for rural craftsmen.” 

Additional realignments led to the American Craft

Council in 1943. 

2

“America*s Folk Artists.” Cathy Cook. Country

Accents, July/August 1993, pp. 43-47, 65.

Some of Kentucky*s artisans who work full-time

pursuing their craft work are profiled. 

3

“Another Opening, Another Show, in Philly, Boston, or

Petitcodiac.” Martin Waterman. Country Journal, 

Vol. 21(1), January 1994, pp. 65-68.

This article provides advice about how to start a local

theater company. Topics in this overview include: 

finding interested people, choosing a play, cast and crew,

publicity, and opening night. It also includes a list of

plays to consider and contacts for purchasing or renting

scripts. 

4

 “Crafts can be Significant Slice of the Economic Pie.” 

Daniel Mac Alpine. Woodshop News, June 1993, pp.

24-25.

Representatives from the United States, Great Britain,

and Canada attended a panel discussion on the

governmental role in supporting craftsmen. Each of

these countries is realizing the emerging economic role

of their craftsmen.

5

“Crafts on Shop-At-Home Network.” Niche, Winter

1993, pp. 27-28. 

The Quality Value Convenience (QVC) shopping

television channel has a program devoted to crafts that

has been very successful. Initially the shop featured

Phyllis George hosting crafts from Kentucky.

6

“Definition of Community in Old Time Dancing in Rural

Southwest Virginia.” Susan Spalding. Dance Research

Journal, Vol. 26(1), Spring 1994, pp. 1-7.

This article chronicles the histories and differences in

traditional dancing in several areas of Virginia. Includes

bibliographic references and notes.

7

“Educating Audiences for Music: Training Performers

to Teach.” Eva Jacob. Arts Education Policy Review,

Vol. 97(5), May 1996, pp. 15-21.

This article, written by the creator of the National

Endowment for the Arts* Chamber Music Rural

Residencies program, describes the challenges that face

performers as they must instruct their audience in

addition to performing their craft. Including a lengthy

discussion of the state of music education in rural public

schools, the author highlights the successes and

challenges the program has encountered since its

inception in 1992.

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“Eureka! It*s Arkansas.” Holly Miller. Saturday

Evening Post, Vol. 265(2), March 1993, pp. 82-84.

In 1968, Eureka Springs, Arkansas began a tradition that

has evolved into both a beloved tradition and an

economic boon, their production of the Great Passion

Play. This town of 2,000 has the distinction of

producing the top outdoor drama in the country based on

annual attendance figures. With a cast of more than 300

the season typically runs from April to October. For

ticketing information contact the Great Passion Play at

1-800-882-PLAY or the Eureka Springs Chamber of

Commerce at 1-501-253-8737.
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“Folk Art: the Spanish tradition.” Marion Oettinger. 

USA Today. Vol. 127(2646), Mar. 1999, pp. 36-45.

As a result of the combination of diverse cultural

traditions, Spanish folk art varies in style and purpose. 

Folk art can be practical, but with designs and imagery

that are the artists’ signatures. Folk art is not an

individual form of expression, but made with the

community in mind.

10

“The Impact of Federal Education Policy in Rural Music

Programs: Evidence from Wisconsin Farm

Communities.” Julie Dunbar. Dialogue in

Instrumental Music Education, Vol. 19(2), Fall 1995,

pp. 46-59.

Music education at public schools in rural areas is

influenced indirectly by changes in federal education

policy. This article traces the history, most notably since

1950, of influences and impacts on rural American music

education and offers suggestions for the future. Includes

bibliography.

11

 “Laura Spitzer: Taking Dreams on the Road.” Terri

Nackid. American Music Teacher, Vol. 44(4),

February 1995, pp. 52-53.

For ten years Laura Spitzer has been traveling with her

piano eight months out of every year to bring classical

music to rural areas. Concerned about the lack of music

programs and music teachers, Spitzer also teaches

workshops on topics ranging from “how to practice” to

“how to be your own manager.”

12

 “Local Arts Facts.” Randy Cohen. National Assembly

of Local Arts Agencies: Monographs, Vol. 2(2),

February 1993, pp. 1-12.

This issue of Monographs is devoted entirely to the

results of a survey of the Local Arts Agencies focusing

on programs and budgets. The methodology and

statistical data provide population breakdowns in addition

to other factors making the often useful comparison of

rural areas to urban areas easy with user defined

criteria.

13

“Musical Missionaries” Karen Diegmueller. Teacher

Magazine, Vol. 7(1), September 1995, pp. 12-13. 

The National Endowment for the Arts* Chamber Music

Rural Residencies program matches small ensembles to

rural locales. This program, which began in 1992, is

described from the perspective of participating teachers

and musicians.

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“Once Upon a Time . . . Happily Ever After.” Fred

Baldwin. Appalachia: Journal of the Appalachian

Regional Commission, Vol. 27(4), Fall 1994, pp. 38-44.

Since 1973, Tennessee*s oldest town, Jonesborough, has

hosted the National Storytelling Festival. It is credited

with being the impetus for the rebirth of the art of

American storytelling and for the economic revival of

Jonesborough. This article outlines its history and looks

ahead to itsfuture.

15

“Pacific Play Land.” Travel-Holiday, Vol. 176(4), May

1993, pp. 110-111.

This article highlights the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

in Ashland Oregon and the surrounding Siskiyou

Mountain area.

16

 “Penland School of Crafts.” Robin Dreyer. 

Appalachia: Journal of the Appalachian Regional

Commission, Vol. 29(1), January/April 1996, pp. 34-39. 

The Penland School for Crafts, located in rural Mitchell

County, North Carolina, is a world class institute of the

arts. The school itself is non-profit but its contributions

to the economy of the area are significant. In 1994,

Penland*s economic impact for its own county were

more than $8 million and to a 20 county region over

$120 million.

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“Public art in the twenty-first century: Americans for the

Arts 1999 preconference.” Lisa Yoon, Vito Acconci,

and Mary Jane Jacob. Public Art Review. Vol. 11(1),

Fall/Winter 1999, pp. 27-30.

Producing public art is a difficult task because the artist

or administrator often overlooks the audience. The art is

then perceived as “too conceptual” to allow the general

public to appreciate the work. This article profiles two

artists that have overcome this barrier.
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“Regional Coalition Validates “Invisible Factory” in

North Carolina” Nation*s Cities Weekly, February 26,

1996, pp. 6.

HandMade in America, which began in 1994, is a

cooperative for artists and groups to promote Western

North Carolina*s crafts. Seen as a sustainable model for

economic growth, the group generates approximately

$122 million dollars a year. 

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“Rural Artists: a different voice.” Frances DeVuono. 

Artweek, Vol. 29, Feb. 1998, pp. 12-13.

This article describes the lives and work of three artists

who chose to make their home in rural areas and

incorporate their surroundings into their art.

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“Sellable objects and fortunate artists: craft market

booms at national fairs.” Polly Ullrich. New Art

Examiner. Vol. 26(8), May 1999, pp. 38-43.

Featuring the Chicago art scene, this article examines

craft art and it’s growing success. Four shows and their

founders are profiled. Sculpture, Objects, and Functional

Art (SOFA) by Mark Lyman focuses on craft art that

has become associated with fine art sculpture. The

wholesale indoor craft fair has expanded the market with

the assistance of people like Carol Sedestrom Ross of

the American Craft Council, Wendy Rosen of the Rosen

Group, and Mary Strope of the George Little

Management, Inc.

21

“A Small Town in Kansas.” Economist, Vol. 336(7928),

August 19, 1995, p 27.

Elk Falls, Kansas has revitalized itself by becoming a

living ghost town that lies in the path of tourists traveling

from Branson, Missouri to Texas and points west. Its

success may be its undoing because the more the town

becomes inviting and comfortable for its visitors; the less

it is genuinely what the visitors are seeking.

22

“A Stake in Utopia.” Nina Siegal. American Theater,

Vol. 12(3), March 1995, pp. 18-23.

This article looks at the rural theater movement in

California. Driven primarily by back-to-the-land activists

from the 1960*s, these theaters produce works about

issues such as the environment often asking the question

“if we could have, would we have done it any

differently.” Several of these groups, funded by the

California Arts Council, are working with at-risk

teenagers and adults. They have “melded a little

cosmopolitan sensibility with small-town wisdom.” 

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“To Market, to Market to Buy a Fine Craft.” Gail King. 

Kentucky Living, Vol. 47(10), October 1993, pp. 18-20.

Kentucky is the only state that supports a wholesale

craft market. The program provides businesses with

training for areas such as: basic accounting,

economizing on supplies, and appropriate pricing. The

Kentucky Crafts Marketing Program helps crafts people

to market their wastes to, among others: American

Museum of Folk Art, and retailers in Japan, Italy, and

England.

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“The Touch of Human Hands.” Steve Millburg. 

Southern Living, August 1993, pp. 4ky-6ky.

Berea College, in Berea Kentucky, has become famous

for their efforts to preserve the traditional Appalachian

lifestyle. Their no tuition policy is feasible because all of

the students work for the college. Hundreds of the

students work producing crafts that the college sells in

their store and through mail order catalogs. 

25

“A Touring Company Reclaims America*s Musical

World at the Farmhouses of Minnesota.” Lawrence

Biemiller. Chronicle of Higher Education, Vol.

39(43), June 30 1993, pp. A39.

The University of Minnesota*s School of Music spent

two weeks performing operas in rural areas. They

performed on porches and in barns. This article

discusses the highlights of the tour.

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“Tribal Rhythms: a multidisciplinary approach to

multicultural education.” Charles M. Holley, J. Curtis

Jones, and Susan E. Porter. Multicultural Education. 

Vol. 7(2), Winter 1999, pp. 25-27.

Discusses Tribal Rhythms, a program founded in 1970 to

use art and the theme of “tribe” to reduce racial, gender,

class and cultural conflicts. This program promotes
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diversity and establishes a common ground for students

and teachers based on respect and cooperation.

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“Utopia, Missouri.” Economist, Vol. 333(7895),

December 24, 1994. pp. 25-28. 

This article looks at Branson, Missouri, the selfproclaimed County Music Capital of the Universe. Its

success and expansion has had incredible economic

effects for 50 miles in every direction. This article

highlights the seemingly endless expansions to the town*s

entertainment industry and queries whether or not it will

last. 

Books

This is a selection of books available on arts and

humanities in America. Many of these titles have a rural

focus, some items are broader in scope.

1

20th Century American Folk, Self-Taught, and

Outsider Art, A Resource Guide. Betty-Carol Sellen

with Cynthia J. Johnson. New York: Neal-Schuman. 

1993. 462 p.

This is a well-rounded resource guide to the folk and

outsider arts in the United States. Includes bibliography.

2

Archives and Special Collections of Folklore,

Folklife, and Ethnomusicology in the United States. 

Hillary Glatt, compiler. Washington, DC: United States

Government, Library of Congress, American Folklife

Center, 1993. 19 p.

This source is available in print from the Library of

Congress American Folklife Center or the Internet via

the Library of Congress web server at

http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/fr_top.html. It contains

listings for the archives and special collections from

around the world.

3

Art in Unexpected Places: Bridging our Futures

1993-1994. Austin, TX: Texas Commission on the

Arts. 1993. 28 p.

Rural programs highlighted within this publication include: 

Ft. Bluegrass Festival, Amarilla Opera Outreach, San

Angelo Cactus Hotel, and the Touring Traditions

Program.

4

The Arts in Rural America. Washington, DC: The

National Endowment for the Arts, 1991. 20 p. 

This is a concise guide for accessing the National

Endowment for the Arts programs that are targeted to

rural communities. It includes brief descriptions of the

programs and contact information.

5

The Changing Faces of Tradition: A Report on the

Folk and Traditional Arts in the United States. 

Elizabeth Peterson. Washington, DC: National

Endowment for the Arts, 1996. 96 p.

This is part of the National Endowment for the Arts

Research Division reports. Includes a bibliography.

6

Creative America: A Report to the President. The

President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

Washington, DC: President’s Committee on the Arts and

the Humanities. 1997. 34 p.

http://www.pcah.gov/creative_america.html

This report suggests the importance of the arts and

humanities for a successful democratic system and

society.

7

Gaining the Arts Advantage: Lessons From School

Districts that Value Arts Education. Laura Longley. 

Washington, DC: President’s Committee on the Arts and

the Humanities and Arts Education Partnership. 1999. 

88 p. http://www.pcah.gov/gaa/

This publication defends the argument that the arts are a

fundamental aspect of the education system. They play

an important role in providing students with the skills

needed to succeed in life.

8

Jobs, the Arts, and the Economy. Washington, DC: 

National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, 1994. 20 p.

This report summarizes the results of a three year study

undertaken by the National Assembly of Local Arts

Agencies to ascertain the impact of the arts on the local

economy. Their sample included both rural and urban
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areas. Overall the study suggest that the arts are an

industry providing economic and aesthetic value rather

than a luxury that must be supported. The full report,

Arts in the Local Economy, is also available.

9

Museum Basics. Timothy Ambrose and Crispin Paine. 

New York, NY: ICOM and Routledge, 1993. 313 p.

This book outlines effective management practices for

museums with limited professional staff and financial

resources. Includes aspects of managing staff and

collections, marketing the museum, and caring for

visitors.

10

The NAEP 1997 Arts Report Card: Eighth Grade

Findings From the National Assessment of

Educational Progress. Hillary Persky, Brent A.

Sandene, Janice M. Askew. Washington, DC: National

Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). 1997. 

219 p. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/arts/arts.asp

This report analyzes the results of the 1997 NAEP,

measuring the artistic aptitude of eighth graders

nationwide. The assessment tested the skills and

knowledge of the students through their ability to create,

perform, and respond to creative test questions.

11

Passing It On: An Introduction to the Folk Art &

Folk Life of West Virginia an to the West Virginia

Folk Arts Apprentice Program. Gerry Milnes. Elkins,

WV: Augusta Heritage Center of Davis and Elkins

College. 1994. 21 p.

The diversity of West Virginia history is highlighted in

this overview of folk arts (folk music, dance, craft, and

decorative folk art) and folk life (foodways, rural living,

ethnic traditions, folk speech, folk songs, folk tales, and

beliefs).

12

A Rural Arts Sampler: Fostering Creative

Partnerships. National Assembly of State Arts

Agencies. Washington, DC: National Assembly of State

Arts Agencies, 1992. 46 p. NAL Call No.:

HN90.C6R873 1992.

In effort to promote the arts in rural America, this

booklet presents various programs that have successfully

advanced the arts in rural areas. These initiatives

include programs implemented by the Kansas Arts

Commission, Vermont Council of the Arts, and the Iowa

Arts Council. Theater, music, and murals are featured.

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Serving the Arts in Rural Areas: Successful Programs

and Potential New Strategies. Jonathan Katz, Alice H.

North, and Jill Hauser-Field, eds. Washington, DC:

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, 1991. 65 p. 

NAL Call No.: NX765.S47 1991.

Provides successful examples of rural arts initiatives. 

Each chapter begins with ways in which the reader may

use the information. The appendix lists contact

information for the organizations presented in the

publication.

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Tourism Development: A Guideline for Rural

Communities. Glen D. Weaver. Columbia, MO: 

University Extension, Department of Parks, Recreation

and Tourism, University of Missouri. 1993. 67 p.

Any community considering promoting rural tourism

needs to inventory their attractions. Cultural and ethnic

attractions (including museum and cultural center

activities) and special events (community sponsored

activities such as festivals and celebrations) can include

the arts and humanities. This publication presents an

overview and how-to for communities.

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Where Challenge & Community Meet: Arts

Education for All Students: A Report from the North

Dakota Arts Education Task Force. Fargo, ND: 

North Dakota Council on the Arts. 1993. 24 p.

The status of the arts in education in North Dakota is

explored in this comprehensive publication. The data

includes a wide range of populations in its sample.
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Funding Resources

Funding Resource Guides

Directory of Grants in the Humanities, 1999/2000. 

13th ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1999. 818 p.

This guide indicates it has over 3,600 funding sources for

primarily the United States and Canada covering the

humanities field.

National Guide to Funding in Arts and Culture.

Gina-Maria Cantarella. New York: Foundation Center,

2000. 1861 p.

The Foundation Center publication includes information

on over 7,500 foundations, programs and charities on the

subject of arts and culture.

Federal Funding Programs

These are federal programs from the Catalog Of

Federal Domestic Assistance and federal agency web

sites. Use the “Information Contact” section to get

application information and more details on the eligibility

requirements for each program.

45.024 PROMOTION OF THE ARTS - GRANTS

TO ORGANIZATIONS AND 

INDIVIDUALS

 

FEDERAL AGENCY: NATIONAL

ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, NATIONAL

FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE

HUMANITIES 

OBJECTIVES: To foster the excellence, diversity,

and vitality of the arts in the United States and to

broaden public access to the arts. This mission is

accomplished through: 1) Support to the visual, literary,

media, design, and performing arts to the benefit of all 

Americans through project grants to organizations in four

categories: heritage and preservation, education and

access, creation and presentation, and planning and

stabilization; 2) assistance to published creative writers

and literary translators of exceptional talent through

individual fellowships; and 3) awards to significant,

influential master folk and traditional artists and jazz

masters through honorary fellowships. 

INFORMATION CONTACTS: Headquarters

Office: Grants to Organizations: For information about

the overall category-based funding program and direction

to the appropriate category: Deputy Chairman for

Grants and Partnership, National Endowment for the

Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20506-0001. Telephone: (202) 682-5441. For

Heritage and Preservation: Telephone: (202) 682-5428. 

For Education and Access: Telephone: (202) 682-5438. 

For Creation and Preservation: Telephone: (202)

682-5452. For Planning and Stabilization: Telephone:

(202) 682-5429. Grants to Individuals: Literature

fellowships: Director, Literature, National Endowment

for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20506-0001. Telephone: (202)

682-5428. National Heritage Fellowships: Director, Folk

and Traditional Arts, National Endowment for the Arts,

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20506-0001. Telephone: (202) 682-5428. American

Jazz Masters Fellowships: Director, Music, Opera and

Presenting, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20506-0001. Telephone: (202) 682-5438. Individuals

who are deaf or hard of hearing should call Voice/T.T.: 

Telephone: (202) 682-5496. Individuals unable to read

conventional print should contact the Endowment's

Office for Access Ability. Telephone: (202) 682-5532

for help in acquiring a cassette recording of the

guidelines. 

45.025 PROMOTION OF THE ARTS -

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS

 

FEDERAL AGENCY: NATIONAL

ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, NATIONAL

FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE

HUMANITIES 

OBJECTIVES: To foster the excellence, diversity,

and vitality of the arts in the United States and to

broaden public access to the arts. This mission is

accomplished by assisting State and jurisdictional arts 

agencies (SAAs) Partnership Agreements in three ways: 

1) Basic support for the State arts plan; 2) support for

elements of the State plan addressing arts education;

and 3) support for elements of the State plan fostering

arts in underserved communities. Partnership

Agreements with regional organizations of State arts

agencies (RAOs) offer basic support for a regional arts

plan and for presenting and touring. 

INFORMATION CONTACTS: Headquarters

Office: Director, State and Regional, National 

Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20506-0001. Telephone: (202)
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682-5429. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing

should call: (202) 682-5496 (Voice/T.T.). Individuals

unable to use conventional print should contact the

Endowment's Office for Access Ability: (202) 682-5532

for help in acquiring a cassette recording of the

guidelines. 

45.026 PROMOTION OF THE ARTS -

LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES 

FEDERAL AGENCY: NATIONAL

ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, NATIONAL

FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE

HUMANITIES 

OBJECTIVES: To foster excellence, diversity, and

vitality of the arts in the United States and to broaden

public access to the arts. This mission is accomplished

through support for a limited number of leadership

initiatives identified by the Endowment. Generally, 

leadership initiatives will be: 1) projects of national

significance and impact; 2) projects that serve as models

in one field or across disciplines. The Endowment began

a pilot program of test projects in fiscal year 1996. In

fiscal year 1997, the Endowment plans to fund

Leadership Projects for the Millennium, a limited number

of artistically excellent, high-visibility projects that

celebrate and showcase artistic achievements of the past

century and encourage innovative thinking about the

future of the arts as we enter the 21st century. These

initiatives may look back at milestones in American arts

as a preface to the future, or they may put in place

projects or activities leading us into the new Millennium.

INFORMATION CONTACTS: Headquarters

Office: Deputy Chairman for Grants and Partnership,

National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506-0001. 

Telephone: (202) 682-5489. Individuals who are deaf or

hard of hearing should call Voice/T.T.: (202) 682-5496. 

Individuals unable to read conventional print should

contact the Endowment's Office for Access Ability.

Telephone: (202) 682-5532 for help in acquiring a

cassette recording of the program announcement. 

 

45.129 PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES -

FEDERAL/STATE PARTNERSHIP

 

FEDERAL AGENCY: NATIONAL

ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES,

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND

THE HUMANITIES 

OBJECTIVES: To promote local, statewide, and

regional humanities programming through annual grants

to humanities councils in each of the 50 States, the

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin

Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American

Samoa. The 56 councils conduct humanities projects

and grant programs for local nonprofit organizations, 

institutions, and groups. Under the provisions of

20U.S.C. 956(f)(8), only one entity in each State may

receive assistance from NEH as the State humanities

council. 

INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local

Office: Located in each State. Addresses available from

National Endowment for the Humanities. Headquarters

Office: Federal/State Partnership, National Endowment

for the Humanities, Room 511, Washington, DC 20506.

Telephone: (202) 606-8254. 

45.130 PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES -

CHALLENGE GRANTS 

FEDERAL AGENCY: NATIONAL

ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES,

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND

THE HUMANITIES 

OBJECTIVES: To support educational and cultural

institutions and organizations in order to increase their

financial stability and to sustain or improve the quality of

humanities programs, services, or resources. Institutions

requesting their first NEH challenge grant must raise at

least three dollars in new donations from non-federal

sources to receive each Federal dollar. Institutions

requesting subsequent challenge grants must raise at

least four dollars for each Federal dollar. 

INFORMATION CONTACTS: Headquarters

Office: Office of Challenge Grants, Room 420, National

Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC 20506.

(202) 606-8309. 

45.162 PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES -

EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT AND

DEMONSTRATION 

FEDERAL AGENCY: NATIONAL

ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES,

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND

THE HUMANITIES 

OBJECTIVES: Education Development and

Demonstration grants provide support for teachers and

educational institutions at all levels to engage students in

sustained, thoughtful study of the humanities.

INFORMATION CONTACTS: Headquarters

Office: Education Development and Demonstration

Program, National Endowment for the Humanities,
Arts and Humanities Programs in Rural America

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Room 318, Washington, DC 20506. Telephone: (202)

606-8380. 

 

45.164 PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES -

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

 

FEDERAL AGENCY: NATIONAL

ENDOWMENT OF THE HUMANITIES,

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND

THE HUMANITIES 

OBJECTIVES: To provide opportunities for the

American public 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. 

INFORMATION CONTACTS: Headquarters

Office: Division of Public Programs, National

Endowment for the Humanities, Room 426, Washington,

DC 20506. Telephone: (202) 606-8267. 

ARTS AND RURAL COMMUNITY

ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE

FEDERAL AGENCY: US DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE AND THE

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 

The Arts and Rural Community Assistance Initiative

offers support for arts in community, economic and

heritage development efforts. Projects must include

substantial involvement by rural arts organizations with

professional staff. State arts agencies and the USDA's

state rural development councils help identify potential

applicants and projects and also provide comments on

proposed projects.

INFORMATION CONTACTS: Intergovernmental

Affairs Specialist, National Endowment for the Arts,

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506,

(202) 682-5616 / tighet@arts.endow.gov .Cooperative

Forestry/ Forest Service, Auditors Building, 201-14th

Street SW, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 205-1386.

ARTS FOR PERFORMANCES AND

PREVENTION

FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS,

OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND

DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, JUSTICE.

Community-based initiative provide arts program funding

for as a crime prevention tool. Through music, drama,

dance, and visual arts, youth can draw attention to

problems in their communities, educate others on the

benefits of crime prevention, and suggest ways to

prevent crime. Funding is through specific programs

such as: Drug-Free Communities Support Program

and Do the Write Thing Challenge Program.

INFORMATION CONTACTS: National Youth

Network Coordinator, 202-466-6272, ext. 141; fax 202-

296-1356. Or, Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse at 800-638-

8736, web site: http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org

Private Funding Sources

A select list of private and corporate funding

organizations that give nationally. Also check for

community foundations in your area.

American Express Foundation

Cultural Heritage Funding

c/o American Express Co.

World Financial Center

New York, NY 10285-4803

(212) 640-5661

web:

http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp//philanthropy/

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

1926 Broadway, Suite 600

New York, NY 10023-6915

(212)787-7300

web: http://www.ncf.org

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur 

Foundation

Office of Grants Management

140 S. Dearborn Street

Chicago, IL 60603

(312)726-8000

web: http://www.macfdn.org/

Metropolitan Life Foundation

One Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10010-3690

web: http://www.metlife.com/Companyinfo/

Community/Found/Docs/culture.html

The Pew Charitable Trusts

2005 Market Street, Suite 1700

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7077
Rural Information Center Publication Series

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Telephone: (215) 575-9050

email: info@pewtrusts.com

web: http://www.pewtrusts.com/

Target Stores

Arts in Education Program

33 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

800-800-8800

web: http://www.target.com/
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Journals

This is a sample list of periodicals covering the arts and humanities. Some are devoted exclusively to rural concerns, and

others feature articles of interest to rural communities. Also featured in this section are databases used in locating

periodicals on the arts and humanities.

African American Review

Indiana State University, Dept. of English

Terre Haute, In 47809

812-237-3267

web: http://web.indstate.edu/artsci/AAR/

American Art

Smithsonian Institute

National Museum of American Art

601 Indian Ave., Suite 200

Washington, DC 20004

202-357-1812

web: http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/journal/index.html

American Craft

American Craft Council

72 Spring Street.

New York, NY 10012

212-274-0630

web: http://www.craftcouncil.org/

American Dance Circle

Lloyd Shaw Foundation

929 S Shore Dr.

Lake Waukomis, MO 64151

web: http://www.lloydshaw.org/

American Indian Culture and Research Journal

University of California at Los Angeles

American Indian Studies Center

3220 Campbell Hall, PO Box 951548

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548

310-206-7508

web: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/esp/aisc/index.html

American Indian Quarterly

University of Nebraska

312 N. 14th St.

Box 880484

Lincoln, NE 68588-0484

1-800-755-1105 or 402-472-3581

web: http://unp.unl.edu/aiq.html

American Music

University of Illinois Press

1325 S. Oak Street

Champaign, IL 61820

217-333-0950

web: http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/am.html

Americas Review: a Review of Hispanic Literature

and Art of the USA

Arte Publico Press

University of Houston

Houston, TX 77204-2090

713-743-2841 or 800-633-ARTE

Arts n Crafts Showguide; A Guide to Arts, Crafts,

and Other Leisure Events

A C N Publications

Box 25

Jefferson City, MO 65102

314-636-0491

web: http://www.acnshowguide.com/acn/

Come All Ye: A Review Journal

Sing Out Corporation

Box 5253

Bethlehem, PA 18015-0253

610-865-5366

web: http://www.singout.org 

Craft Connection

Minnesota Crafts Council

Hennepin Center for the Arts, Rm. 216

528 Hennepin Ave.

Minneapolis, MN 55403

612-333-7789

web: http://www.mncraft.org

The Crafts Report Online

300 Water Street, Box 1992
Rural Information Center Publication Series

12

Wilmington, DE 19899

800-777-7098

web: http://www.craftsreport.com/

Directory of North American Fairs, Festivals and

Expositions

B P I Communications

Amusement Business Division

Box 24970

Nashville, TN 37202

615-321-4250

web: http://www.amusementbusiness.com/

Dirty Linen: the Magazine of Folk, Electric Folk,

Traditional, and World Music

Dirty Linen, Ltd.

Box 66600

Baltimore, MD 21239-6600

410-583-7973

web: http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/

The Family Connection

Family-Connection

PO Box 427

Logandale, NV 89021-0427

web: http://www.thefamily.com

Note: The print edition ceased Fall 1997.

Folk Art Finder

Gallery Press

1 River Rd.

Essex, CT 06426

860-767-0313

Folk Dance Directory

Folk Dance Association

Box 500

Midwood Station

Brooklyn, NY 11230

718-434-2304

web: http://www.folkdancing.com

Folklore Historian

Dept. Of English

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN 47809

817-237-3160

web: http://web.indstate.edu/english/hfs.html

The Foxfire Magazine

Foxfire Fund, Inc.

Box 541

Mountain City, GA 30562

706-746-5828

web: http://www.foxfire.org/

Goldenseal: West Virginia Traditional Life

Division of Culture and History

Cultural Center

1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.

Charleston, WV 25305-0300

304-558-0220

web: http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/index.html

Humanities Collection

Haworth Press, Inc.

10 Alice Street.

Binghamton, NY 13904

607-722-5857 or 800-342-9678

web: http://www.haworthpressinc.com

Journal of American Folklore

American Folklore Society

American Anthropological Association 

Suite 640

4350 N. Fairfax Dr.

Arlington, VA 22203-1621

703-528-1902

web: http://afsnet.org/publications/jaf/

Journal of Folklore Research

Indiana University, Folklore Institute

504 North Fess

Bloomington, IN 47408

812-855-0043

web: http://www.indiana.edu/~jofr/

MELUS

Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of

the United States

University of Massachusetts, Dept. of English

272 Bartlett Hall

Amherst, MA 01003

413-545-3166

Mid-America Folklore

Center for Ozark Studies
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University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR 72701

North Carolina Folklore Journal

Hiddenite Center

Box 311

Hiddenite, NC 28636

web: http://www.ecu.edu/ncfa/ncfj/index.htm

Northeast Folklore

Maine Folklife Center

5773 South Stevens Hall

University of Maine 

Orono, ME 04469

207-581-1891

web:

http://www.umaine.edu/folklife/nefolklore.htm

Smithsonian Folklife Studies

Smithsonian Institution Press, Suite 7100

470 L'Enfant Plaza

Washington, DC 20560

202-287-3738

web: http://web2.si.edu/folklife/center.htm

Southern Humanities Review

Auburn University

9088 Haley Center

Auburn, AL 36849

334-844-9088

web: http://www.auburn.edu/english/shr/home.htm

S P A C E S: Notes on America's 

Folk Art Environments

Saving and Preserving Art to Individuals and Cultural

Environments

1804 N. Van Ness 

Los Angeles, CA 90028

323-463-1629

Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin 

Tennessee Folklore Society

Box 201

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN 37132

732-898-1576

web: http://www.mtsu.edu/~english/tfs.htm

The Traditional Musicline

Box 10598

New Brunswick, NJ 08906

908-699-0665

web: http://home.earthlink.net/~sledgin_tml/tradml.htm

Western Humanities Review

University of Utah, Dept. of English

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

801-581-6070

Woods Hole Folk Music Society Newsletter

Woods Hole Music Society 

174 Lakeshore Dr.

East Falsmouth, MA 02536

508-540-0320

web: http://woodshole.com

Woodworker’s Journal: The Voice of the

Woodworking Community

PO BOX 56585

Boulder, CO 80322-6585

800-765-4119

web: http://woodworkersjournal.com/

Abstracts and Indices

American Humanities Index

Whitston Publishing Company, Inc.

1717 Central Ave., Suite 201

Albany, NY 12205

518-452-1900

web:

http://www.whitston.com/AHI_index/AHI_theindex.cfm

Art Abstracts

HW Wilson Company

950 University Ave.,

Bronx, NY 10452-4224

715-588-8400 or 800-367-6770

web: http://www.hwwilson.com/

Art Index

HW Wilson Company

950 University Ave.,
Rural Information Center Publication Series

14

Bronx, NY 10452-4224

715-588-8400 or 800-367-6770

web: http://www.hwwilson.com/

Arts and Humanities Citation Index

Institute for Scientific Information

3501 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19140

215-386-0100

web: http://www.isnet.com/

Current Contents: Arts and Humanities

Institute for Scientific Information

3501 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19140

215-386-0100

web: http://www.isnet.com/

Humanities Index

HW Wilson Company

950 University Ave.,

Bronx, NY 10452-4224

715-588-8400 or 800-367-6770

web: http://www.hwwilson.com/
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State, Regional & National Offices & Organizations

State Arts Councils

Alabama State Council on the Arts

201 Monroe St.

RSA Tower

Montgomery, AL 36104

334-242-4076

fax: 334-240-3269

email: staff@arts.state.al.us

web: http://www.arts.state.al.us

Alaska State Council on the Arts

411 West 4th Ave., Suite 1E

Anchorage, AK 99501-2343

907-269-6610

1-888-ARTS-GCI

fax: 907-269-6601

email: info@aksca.org

web: http://www.aksca.org

American Samoa Council on Culture, Arts and

Humanities

PO Box 1540

Office of the Governor

Pago Pago, AS 96799

684-633-4347

fax: 684-633-2059

Arizona Commission on the Arts

417 West Roosevelt

Phoenix, AZ 85003-1326

602-255-5882

fax: 602-256-0282

email: general@ArizonaArts.org

web: http://www.az.arts.asu.edu/artscomm/

Arkansas Arts Council

1500 Tower Building

323 Center St.

Little Rock, AR 72201

501-324-9766

fax: 501-324-9154

TDD: 501-324-9150

email: info@dah.state.ar.us

web: http://www.heritage.state.ar.us/aac/

California Arts Council

1300 I St., #930

Sacramento, CA 95814

916-322-6555

1-800-201-6201

fax: 916-322-6575

email: cac@cwo.com

web: http://www.cac.ca.gov 

Colorado Council on the Arts

750 Pennsylvania St.

Denver, CO 80203-3699

303-894-2617

email: coloarts@artswire.org

web: http://www.coloarts.state.co.us/ 

Connecticut Commission on the Arts

755 Main St., One Financial Plaza

Hartford, CT 06103

860-566-4770

fax: 860-566-6462

web: http://www.ctarts.org

Delaware Division of the Arts

Carvel State Office Building

820 North French Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

302-577-8278 (New Castle County)

302-739-5304 (Kent & Sussex Counties)

fax: 302-577-6561

email: delarts@artswire.org

web: http://www.artsdel.org

District of Columbia Commission on the Arts &

Humanities

410 8th St. NW, 5th Floor

Washington, DC 20004

202-724-5613

fax: 202-727-4135

email: dccah@erols.com

web: http://www.capaccess.org/ane/dccah/

Florida Arts Council

Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Rural Information Center Publication Series

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Florida Department of State

The Capitol

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250

850-487-2980

fax: 850-922-5259

web: http://www.dos.state.fl.us/dca/

Georgia Council for the Arts

260 14th St. NW, Suite 401

Atlanta, GA 30318-5730

404-651-7920

fax: 404-651-7922

email: info@arts-ga.com

web: http://www.ganet.org/georgia-arts/

Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities

Office of the Governor

PO Box 2950

Agana, GU 96910

671-475-2242 or 2243

email: kaha1@kuentos.guam.net

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture & the Arts

44 Merchant St.

Honolulu, HI 96813

808-586-0300

fax: 808-586-0308

TDD: 808-586-0740

email: sfca@state.hi.us

web: http://www.state.hi.us/sfca/

Idaho Commission on the Arts

P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0008

208-334-2119

1-800-278-3863

fax: 208-334-2488

email: fhebert@ica.state.id.us

web: http://www.state.id.us/arts/

Illinois Arts Council

State of Illinois Center

100 West Randolph, Suite 10-500

Chicago, IL 60601

312-814-6750

1-800-237-6994 (in-state)

fax: 312-814-1471

TTY: 312-814-4831

email: info@arts.state.il.us

web: http://www.state.il.us/agency/iac/

Indiana Arts Commission

402 West Washington St., Room W072

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2741

317-232-1268

fax: 317-232-5595

email: arts@state.in.us

web: http://www.state.in.us/iac/

Iowa Arts Council

600 East Locust

State Capitol Complex

Des Moines, IA 50319-0290

515-281-4451

fax: 515-242-6498

TDD: 515-242-5147

email: dhunter@max.state.ia.us

web: http://www.culturalaffairs.org/iac/index.html

Kansas Arts Commission

Jayhawk Tower

700 SW Jackson, Suite 1004

Topeka, KS 66603

785-296-3335

fax: 785-296-4989

email: KAC@arts.state.ks.us

Kentucky Arts Council

Old Capitol Annex

300 W. Broadway

Frankfort, KY 40601

502-564-3757

email: kyarts@mail.state.ky.us

web: http://www.kyarts.org

Louisiana Division of the Arts

PO Box 44247

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

225-342-8180

fax: 225-342-8173

email: arts@crt.state.la.us

web: http://www.crt.state.la.us/arts/index.htm

Maine Arts Commission

55 Capitol St.

State House Station 25
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Augusta, ME 04333

207-287-2724

fax: 207-287-2335

TTY: 207-287-2360

email: jan.poulin@state.me.us

web: http://www.mainearts.com

Maryland State Arts Council

175 W. Ostend St.

Baltimore, MD 21230

410-767-6555

fax: 410-333-1062

TDD: 410-333-4519

email: tbarnett@mdbusiness.state.md.us

web: http://www.msac.org

Massachusetts Cultural Council

120 Boylston St., 2nd Floor

Boston, MA 02116-4600

617-727-3668

1-800-232-0960 (in-state)

fax: 617-727-0044

TTY: 617-338-9153

email: mary.kelley@art.state.ma.us

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

525 W. Ottawa

PO Box 30705

Lansing, MI 48909

517-241-3973

email: artsinfo@cis.state.mi.us

web: http://www.commerce.state.mi.us/arts/

Minnesota State Arts Board

400 Sibley St., Suite 200

St. Paul, MN 55101-1928

651-215-1600

1-800-8MN-ARTS (in-state)

fax: 651-215-1602

TTY: 651-215-6235

email: msab@state.mn.us

web: http://www.arts.state.mn.us

Mississippi Arts Commission

239 N. Lamar St., Suite 207

Jackson, MS 39201

601-359-6030

fax: 601-359-6008

TDD: 1-800-582-2233

email: vlindsay@arts.state.ms.us

web: http://www.arts.state.ms.us

Missouri State Council on the Arts

Wainwright Office Complex

111 North Seventh St., Suite 105

St. Louis, MO 63101-2188

314-340-6845

TDD: 1-800-735-2966

email: moarts@mail.state.mo.us

web: http://www.missouriartscouncil.org

Montana Arts Council

316 North Park Ave.

Room 252

Helena, MT 59620

406-444-6430

fax: 406-444–6548

email: mac@state.mt.us

web: http://www.art.state.mt.us

Nebraska Arts Council

3838 Davenport St.

Omaha, NE 68131-2329

phone/TDD: 402-595-2122

1-800-341-4067 (in-state)

fax: 402-595-2334

email: nacart@synergy.net

web:

http://www.gps.k12.ne.us/nac_web_site/NAC.HTM

Nevada Arts Council

Capitol Complex

602 North Curry St.

Carson City, NV 89703-3914

775-687-6680

web: http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/arts/

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

40 North Main St.

Concord, NH 03301-4974

603-271-2789

fax: 603-271-3584

TDD/TTY: 1-800-735-2964

http://www.state.nh.us/nharts

New Jersey State Council on the Arts
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225 West State St.

P.O. Box 306

Trenton, NJ 08625-0306

609-292-6130

fax: 609-989-1440

TDD: 699-633-1186

email: njsca@arts.sos.state.nj.us

web: http://www.artswire.org/Artswire/njsca

New Mexico Arts Division

228 East Palace Ave.

Santa Fe, NM 87501

505-827-6490

1-800-879-4278 (in-state)

fax: 505-827-6043

TDD: 505-827-6925

email: NMAeGRANTS@lvr.state.nm.us

web: http://artsnet.heinz.cmu.edu/nma/

New York State Council on the Arts

915 Broadway

New York, NY 10010

212-387-7000

TDD: 1-800-895-9838

email: pinfo@nysca.org

web: http://www.nysca.org

North Carolina Arts Council

Department of Cultural Resources

Raleigh, NC 27601-2812

919-733-2111

fax: 919-733-4834

email: ncarts@ncmail.net

web: http://www.ncarts.org

North Dakota Council on the Arts

418 East Broadway Ave., Suite 70

Bismarck, ND 58501-4086

701-328-3954

fax: 701-328-3963

email: comserv@pioneer.state.nd.us

web: http://www.state.nd.us/arts

Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture

Northern Mariana Islands

PO Box 553, CHRB

CNMI Convention Center

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Saipan, MP 96950

670-322-9982 or 9983

fax: 670-322-9028

Ohio Arts Council

727 East Main St.

Columbus, OH 43205-1796

614-466-2613

fax: 614-466-4494

email: webmaster@oac.state.oh.us

web: http://www.oac.ohio.gov/

Oklahoma Arts Council

P.O. Box 52001-2001

Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2001

405-521-2931

fax: 405-521-2931

email: okarts@arts.state.ok.us 

web: http://www.state.ok.us/~arts/

Oregon Arts Commission

775 Summer St., NE

Salem, OR 97310-1284

503-986-0088

1-800-233-3306

fax: 503-986-0260

email: oregon.artscomm@state.or.us

web: http://arts.econ.state.or.us

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Finance Building, Room 216 

Harrisburg, PA 17120

717-787-6883

fax: 717-783-2538

TDD: 1-800-654-5984

web: http://artsnet.heinz.cmu.edu/pca/pca.html

Institute of Puerto Rican Culture

PO Box 9024184

San Juan, PR 00902-4184

787-725-5137

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

95 Cedar St., Suite 103

Providence, RI 02903

phone/TDD: 401-222-3880

fax: 401-521-1351

email: info@risca.state.ri.us
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web: http://www.risca.state.ri.us

South Carolina Arts Commission

1800 Gervais St.

Columbia, SC 29201

803-734-8696

fax: 803-734-8526

TDD: 803-734-8983

email: mayken@arts.state.sc.us

web: http://www.state.sc.us/arts

South Dakota Arts Council

Office of Arts

800 Governors Dr.

Pierre, SD 57501-2294

605-773-3131

1-800-423-6665 (in-state)

fax: 605-773-6962

email: sdac@stlib.state.sd.us

web: http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/deca/

sdarts/sdarts.htm 

Tennessee Arts Commission

401 Charlotte Ave.

Nashville, TN 37243-0780

615-741-1701

fax: 615-741-8559

email: aswanson@mail.state.tn.us

web: http://www.arts.state.tn.us/

Texas Commission on the Arts

P.O. Box 13406, Capitol Station

Austin, TX 78711-3406

512-463-5535

1-800-252-9415

fax: 512-475-2699

TTY: 512-475-3327

email: front.desk@arts.state.tx.us

web: http://www.arts.state.tx.us

Utah Arts Council

617 East South Temple St.

Salt Lake City, UT 84102-1177

801-236-7555

fax: 801-236-7556

TDD: 1-800-346-4128

web: http://www.dced.state.ut.us/arts/

Vermont Arts Council

136 State St., Drawer 33

Montpelier, VT 05633-6001

802-828-3291

fax: 802-828-3363

TTY: 1-800-253-0191

email: info@arts.vca.state.vt.us

web: http://www.state.vt.us/vermont-arts

Virginia Commission for the Arts

223 Governor St., 2nd Floor

Richmond, VA 23219-2010

phone/TDD: 804-225-3132

fax: 804-225-4327

email: vacomm@artswire.org

web: http://www.artswire.org/~vacomm/

Virgin Islands Commission on the Arts

41-42 Norre Gade

PO Box 103

St. Thomas, VI 00804

340-774-5984

fax: 340-774-6206

email: vicouncil@islands.vi

Washington State Arts Commission

234 East 8th Ave.

P. O. Box 42675

Olympia, WA 98504-2675

360-753-3860

fax: 360-586-5351

email: krist@wsac.wa.gov

web: http://www.wa.gov/art/

West Virginia Commission on the Arts

The Cultural Center

1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Charleston, WV 25305-0300

304-558-0240

fax: 304-558-2779

http://www.wvculture.org/arts/index.html

Wisconsin Arts Board

101 East Wilson St., 1st Floor

Madison, WI 53702

608-266-0190

fax: 608-267-0380

email: artsboard@arts.state.wi.us
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web: http://www.arts.state.wi.us

Wyoming Arts Council

2320 Capitol Ave.

Cheyenne, WY 82002

307-777-7742

fax: 307-777-5499

email: wyoarts@arswire.org

web: http://commerce.state.wy.us/cr/arts

State Humanities Councils

Alabama Humanities Foundation

1100 Ireland Way, Suite 101

Birmingham, AL 35205-7001

205-558-3980

fax: 205-558-3981

email: ahf@ahf.net

web: http://www.ahf.net

Alaska Humanities Forum

421 West First Ave., Suite #210

Anchorage, AK 99501

907-272-5341

email: forum@alaska.net

web: http://www.alaska.net/~forum

Amerika Samoa Humanities Council

PO Box 4074

Pago Pago, AS 96799

684-633-4870

fax: 684-633-4873

email: ashc@samoatelco.com

Arizona Humanities Council

The Ellis-Shackelford House

1242 North Central Ave.

Phoenix, AZ 85004

602-257-0335

fax: 602-257-0392

email: dan.shilling@asu.edu

web: http://www.azhumanities.org

Arkansas Humanities Council

10816 Executive Center Dr., Suite 310

Little Rock, AR 72211-4383

501-221-0091

fax: 501-221-9860

email: ahc@aristotle.net

web: http://www.arkhums.org

California Council for the Humanities

312 Sutter St., Suite 601

San Francisco, CA 94108

415-391-1474

fax: 415-391-1312

email: info@calhum.org

web: http://www.calhum.org

Colorado Endowment for the Humanities

1490 Lafayette St., Suite 101

Denver, CO 80218

303-894-7951

fax: 303-864-9361

email: info@ceh.org

web: http://www.ceh.org

Connecticut Humanities Council

955 S. Main St.

Middletown, CT 06457

860-685-2260

fax: 860-704-0429

email: brucefraser@cthum.org

web: http://www.cthum.org

Delaware Humanities Forum

100 West 10th St., Suite 1009

Wilmington, DE 19801

302-657-0650

fax: 302-657-0655

email: dhfdirector@dca.net

web: http://www.dhf.org

Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.

1331 H St., NW, Suite 902

Washington, DC 20005

202-347-1732

fax: 202-347-3350

email: hcwdc@humanities-wdc.org

web: http://www.wdchumanities.org

Florida Humanities Council

1725 1⁄2 East 7th Ave.

Tampa, FL 33605-3708

813-272-3473
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fax: 813-272-3314

email: fcary@flahum.org

web: http://www.flahum.org

Georgia Humanities Council

50 Hurt Plaza, SE, Suite 1565

Atlanta, GA 30303-2915

404-523-6220

fax: 404-523-5702

email: ghc@emory.edu

web: http://www.emory.edu/GHC/

Guam Humanities Council

426 Chalan San Antonio

Center Pointe Building, Suite 101

Tamuning, Guam 96911

671-646-4461

fax: 671-646-2243

email: ghc@kuentos.guam.net

Hawaii Committee for the Humanities

First Hawaiian Bank Bldg.

3599 Waialae Ave., Rm. 23

Honolulu, HI 96816

808-732-5402

fax: 808-732-5402

email: hch@aloha.net

web: http://www.planet-hawaii.com/hch

Idaho Humanities Council

217 West State St.

Boise, ID 83702

208-345-5346

1-888-345-3346

fax: 208-345-5347

email: rickihc@micron.net

web: http://www2.state.id.us/ihc/

Illinois Humanities Council

203 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2020

Chicago, IL 60601-2417

312-422-5580

fax: 312-422-5588

email: ihc@prairie.org

web: http://www.prairie.org

Indiana Humanities Council

1500 North Delaware St.

Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-638-1500

1-800-675-8897

fax: 317-634-9503

email: ihc@iupui.edu

web: http://www.ihc4u.org

Humanities Iowa

100 Oakdale Campus, Northlawn

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA 52242-5000

319-335-4153

fax: 319-335-4154

email: info@humanitiesiowa.org

web: http://www.humanitiesiowa.org

Kansas Humanities Council

112 SW Sixth Ave., Suite 210

Topeka, KS 66603-3895

913-357-0359

fax: 785-357-1723

email: kshumcoun@aol.com

web: http://www.ukans.edu/kansas/khc/

Kentucky Humanities Council

206 East Maxwell St.

Lexington, KY 40508

606-257-5932

fax: 606-257-5933

email: vgsmit00@pop.uky.edu

web: http://www.kyhumanities.org

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

225 Baronne St., Suite 1414

New Orleans, LA 70112

504-523-4352

1-800-909-7990 (in-state)

email: leh@leh.org

web: http://www.leh.org

Maine Humanities Council

P.O. Box 7202

Portland, ME 04112

207-773-5051

fax: 207-773-2416

email: info@mainehumanities.org

web: http://www.mainehumanities.org
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Maryland Humanities Council

601 North Howard St.

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-625-4830

fax: 410-625-4834

email: mhcwebpage@aol.com

web: http://www.mdhc.org

Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities 

One Woodbridge St.

South Hadley, MA 01075

413-536-1385

fax: 413-534-6918

email: tebaldi@mfh.org

web: http://www.mfh.org

Michigan Humanities Council

119 Pere Marquette Dr., Suite 3B

Lansing, MI 48912-1231

517-372-7770

fax: 517-372-0027

email: mihum@voyager.net

web: http://mihumanities.h-net.msu.edu/

Minnesota Humanities Commission

987 East Ivy Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55106

612-774-0105

fax: 651-774-0205

email: mailto:mnhum@thinkmhc.org

web: http://www.thinkmhc.org

Mississippi Humanities Council

3825 Ridgewood Rd., Room 311

Jackson, MS 39211

601-982-6752

fax: 601-982-6750

email: barbara@mhc.state.ms.us

web: http://www.ihl.state.ms/mhc/index.html

Missouri Humanities Council

542 Hanley Industrial Court

St. Louis, MO 63144

314-781-9660

fax: 314-781-9681

email: mail@mohumanities.org

web: http://www.umsl.edu/community/mohuman/

Montana Committee for the Humanities

311 Brantly Hall

University of Montana

Missoula, MT 59812-8214

406-243-6022

1-800-624-6001 (in-state)

fax: 406-243-4836

email: sherouse@selway.umt.edu

web: http://www.umt.edu/lastbest

Nebraska Humanities Council

Suite 225 Lincoln Center Bldg.

215 Centennial Mall South

Lincoln, NE 68508

402-474-2131

fax: 402-474-4852

email: nhc@navix.net

web: http://www.lincolnne.com/nonprofit/nhc

Nevada Humanities Committee

PO Box 8029

Reno, NV 89507

702-784-6587

1-800-382-5023

fax: 702-784-6527

email: winzeler@scs.unr.edu

web: http://www.unr.edu/nhc

New Hampshire Humanities Council

19 Pillsbury St.

P.O. Box 2228

Concord, NH 03302-2228

603-224-4071

fax: 603-224-4072

email: nhhum@nhhc.org

web: http://www.nhhc.org

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

28 West State St., 6th Fl.

Trenton, NJ 08608

609-695-4838

1-888-FYI-NJCH (394-6524) (in-state)

fax: 609-695-4929

email: njch@njch.org

web: http://www.njch.org

New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities

Onate Hall, Rm. 209
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University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131

505-277-3705

fax: 505-277-6056

email: nmeh@unm.edu

web: http://www.nmeh.org

New York Council for the Humanities

150 Broadway, Suite 1700

New York, NY 10038

212-233-1131

212-233-4607

email: hum@echonyc.com

web: http://www.culturefront.org

North Carolina Humanities Council

200 S. Elm St., Suite 403

Greensboro, NC 27401

336-334-5325

fax: 336-334-5052

email: nchc@gborocollege.edu

web: http://www.nchumanities.org

North Dakota Humanities Council

2900 Broadway East, Suite 3

P.O. Box 2191

Bismarck, ND 58502

701-255-3360

fax: 701-223-8724

email: council@nd-humanities.org

web: http://www.nd-humanities.org

Northern Mariana Islands Council for the

Humanities

AAA-3394, box 10001

Saipan, MP 96950

670-235-4785

fax: 670-235-4786

email: ron.barrineau@saipan.com

web: http://cnmi.humanities.org.mp

Ohio Humanities Council

695 Bryden Rd.

P.O. Box 06354

Columbus, OH 43206-0354

614-461-7802

1-800-293-9774

fax: 614-461-4651

email: ohc@ohiohumanities.org

web: http://www.ohiohumanities.org

Oklahoma Humanities Council

Festival Plaza

428 West California, Suite 270

Oklahoma City, OK 73102

405-235-0280

fax: 405-235-0289

email: okhum@flash.net

web: http://www.okhumanitiescouncil.org

Oregon Council for the Humanities

812 SW Washington St., Suite 225

Portland, OR 97205

503-241-0543

1-800-735-0543

fax: 503-241-0024

email: och@oregonhum.org

web: http://www.oregonhum.org

Pennsylvania Humanities Council

325 Chestnut St., Suite 715

Philadelphia, PA 19106

215-925-1005

1-800-462-0442 (in-state)

fax: 215-925-3054

email: phc@libertynet.org

web: http://www.libertynet.org/~phc

Puerto Rico

Fundacion Puertorriquena de las Humanidades

109 San Jose St., 3rd Floor

Box 9023920

San Jose, PR 00902-3920

787-721-2087

fax: 787-721-2684

email: fph@caribe.net

web: http://www.fprh.org/

Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities

60 Ship St.

Providence, RI 02903

401-273-2250

fax: 401-454-4872

email: ri_ch@ids.net

web: http://www.uri.edu/rich
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South Carolina Humanities Council

P.O. Box 5287

Columbia, SC 29250

803-691-4100

fax: 803-691-0809

email: bobschc@aol.com

web: http://www.schumanities.org

South Dakota Humanities Council

Box 7050, University Station

Brookings, SD 57007

605-688-6113

fax: 605-688-4531

email: sdhc@ur.sdstate.edu

web: http://web.sdstate.edu/humanities/

Tennessee Humanities Council

1003 18th Ave. South

Nashville, TN 37212

615-320-7001

email: robert@tn-humanities.org

web: http://tn-humanities.org

Texas Council for the Humanities

Banister Place A

3809 South Second St.

Austin, TX 78704

512-440-1991

fax: 512-440-0115

email: postmaster@public-humanities.org

web: http://www.public-humanities.org

Utah Humanities Council

202 West 300 North

Salt Lake City, UT 84103-1108

801-359-9670

email: buckingham@utahhumanities.org

web: http://www.utahhumanities.org

Vermont Council on the Humanities

200 Park St.

Morrisville, VT 05661

802-888-3183

fax: 802-888-1236

email: info@vermonthumanities.org

web: http://www.vermonthumanities.org

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

145 Ednam Dr.

Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629

804-924-3296

fax: 804-296-4714

email: rcv@virginia.edu

web: http://www.virginia.edu/vfh

Virgin Islands Humanities Council

5-6 Kongens Gade, Corbiere Complex

Suites 200B and 201B

St. Thomas, VI 00802

340-776-4044

fax: 340-774-3872

email: vihc@viaccess.net

Washington Commission for the Humanities

615 Second Ave., Suite 300

Seattle, WA 98104

206-682-1770

fax: 206-682-4158

email: wch@humanities.org

web: http://www.humanities.org

West Virginia Humanities Council

723 Kanawha Blvd., East Suite 800

Charleston, WV 25301

304-346-8500

fax: 304-346-8504

email: wvhuman@wvhc.com

web: http://www.wvhc.com 

Wisconsin Humanities Council

802 Regent St., 1st floor

Madison, WI 53715-2610

608-262-0706

fax: 608-263-7970

email: whc@danenet.wicip.org

web: http://danenet.wicip.org/whc

Wyoming Council for the Humanities

P.O. Box 3643, University Station

Laramie, WY 82071-3463

307-766-6496

fax: 307-742-4914

email: hummer@uwyo.edu

web: http://www.uwyo.edu/special/wch/
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Regional Arts Organizations

Arts Midwest

Hennepin Center for the Arts

528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 310

Minneapolis, MN 55403

612-341-0755

FAX: 612-341-0902

email: info@artsmidwest.org

web: http://www.artsmidwest.org/

Consortium for Pacific Arts & Cultures

1580 Makaloa Street, Suite 930

Honolulu, HI 96814-3220

Phone: 808-946-7381

fax: 808-955-2722

email: cpac@pixi.com

Mid-America Arts Alliance

912 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 700

Kansas City, MO 64105

816-421-1388

fax: 816-421-3918

web: http://www.maaa.org/

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation

22 Light Street, #300

Baltimore, MD 21202

410-539-6656 ext. 100

fax: 410-837-5517

email: maaf@midarts.usa.com 

web: http://www.charm.net/~midarts/

New England Foundation for the Arts

330 Congress Street, 6th Floor

Boston, MA 02210-1216

617-951-0010

fax: 617-951-0702

email: info@nefa.org 

web: http://www.nefa.org/

Southern Arts Federation

1401 Peachtree Street, Suite 460

Atlanta, GA 30309

404-874-7244

fax: 404-873-2148

email: saf@southarts.org

web: http://www.southarts.org/

Western States Arts Federation

1543 Champa Street, Suite 220

Denver, CO 80202

303-629-1166

fax: 303-629-9717

email: staff@westaf.org 

web: http://www.westaf.org/

Federal Programs

The following select agencies are provided as a

sampling of the types of arts resources that are available

through the federal government. Contact these programs

for the most current information and publications,

particularly those concerned with funding.

The National Foundation on the Arts

 and Humanities

Congress enacted the National Foundation on the Arts

and Humanities Act of 1965 in order to “promote

progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts in

the United States.” The National Endowment for the

Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities

are each independent grant-making agencies of federal

government. The National Endowment for the Arts has

an online Arts Resource Center which lists a variety of

Service Organizations in the arts and humanities which

may be consulted at the following web site address:

http://arts.endow.gov/resource/service_orgs.html.

The National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave.

Washington, DC 20506-0001

202-682-5400

202-682-5570 (Office of Communications)

web: http://www.arts.gov

The National Endowment for the Arts supports the arts

and helps to provide education and access to the arts for

all Americans. It currently makes grants aimed toward

five goals:

Access

Creativity
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Education

Heritage/Preservation

Organizational Capacity

Publications of the National Endowment for the

Arts

A National Endowment for the Arts Publications OnLine Catalogue may be found at the web site:

http://www.arts.gov/pub/. The following publications are

some that are currently available:

National Endowment for the Arts: Annual Report.

Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts.

Part of the Solution: Creative Alternatives for Youth.

Laura Costello, ed. Washington, DC: National

Endowment for the Arts, 1996. 96 p.

A Rural Arts Sampler: Fostering Creative

Partnerships. Kimber Crane, ed. Washington, DC:

National Endowment for the Arts, 1992. 46 p.

The National Endowment for 

the Humanities

1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20506

202-606-8400

800-NEH-1121

email: info@neh.gov

web: http://www.neh.gov 

The National Endowment for the Humanities supports

learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas

of the humanities. Grant funding supports research,

education, museum exhibitions, documentaries,

preservation of materials, and activities in the states. 

The National Endowment for the Humanities is

organized into three divisions and two offices, as follows:

Division of Education Programs:

202-606-8380 education@neh.gov

Division of Research 

202-606-8200 research@neh.gov

Division of Preservation and Access: 

202-606-8570 preservation@neh.gov

Division of Public Programs: 

202-606-8267 publicprgms@neh.gov

Office of Challenge Grants: 

202-606-8309 challenge@neh.gov

Federal-State Partnership Office: 

202-606-8254 fedstate@neh.gov

Publications of the National Endowment for the

Humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities lists its

publications online at:

http://www.neh.gov/publications/index.html. The

following are current samples:

Humanities (6 issues/year)

National Endowment for the Humanities

1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20506

The National Endowment for the Humanities: Annual

Report. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the

Humanities.

Report to Congress and the Country: NEH in the

Digital Age. Washington., DC: National Endowment for

the Humanities, 1996. 51 p.

National and Regional Organizations

Many organizations provide financial assistance and

services to artists or arts organizations. The following

list includes some of these organizations, with any

current web site addresses. Contact these organizations

for complete information on their programs and

publications.

Alternate Roots

1083 Austin Ave.

Atlanta, GA 30307

404-577-1079

fax: 404-577-7991

web: http://home.earthlink.net/~altroots1/index.html

This organization is a presenting network and funding

agency for presenting Southeast touring artists.
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American Arts Alliance

Advocates for the Arts

805 15th St. NW, Suite 500

Washington, DC 20005

202-289-1776

fax: 202-371-6601

email: aaa@artswire.org

web: http://www.artswire.org/~aaa/

American Association of Museums

1575 Eye St. NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20005

202-289-1818

fax: 202-289-6578

email: aaminfo@aam-us.org

web: http://www.aam-us.org 

American Council for the Arts - see Americans for

the Arts

American Federation of Arts

41 E. 65th St.

New York, NY 10021-6594

212-988-7700

fax: 212-861-2487

email: pubinfo@afaweb.org

web: http://www.afaweb.org

American Folklife Center

Room LJ G-49, Thomas Jefferson Building

101 Independence Ave. SE

Washington, DC 20540-4610

202-707-5510

fax: 202-707-2076

email: folklife@loc.gov

web: http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/afc.html

Americans for the Arts

(merger of American Council for the Arts and National

Assembly of Local Arts Agencies)

1000 Vermont Ave. NW, 12th fl.

Washington, DC 20005

202-371-2830

fax: 202-371-04245

web: http:// www.artsusa.org

The Arts Coalition

P.O. Box 5266

San Antonio, TX 78201

210-736-9272

email: artco@concentric.net

web: www.artco.org

Arts Extension Service

Box 31650

University of Massachusetts

Amherst, MA 01003

413-545-2360

fax: 413-545-3351

email: aes@admin.umass.edu

web: http://www.umass.edu/aes/

Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers

304 Hudson St., 6th Fl.

New York, NY 10013

212-807-1400

fax: 212-463-8519

email: info@aivf.org

web: http://www.aivf.org

Association of Performing Arts Presenters

1112 16th St. NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20036

202-833-2787

fax: 202-833-1543

email: artspres@artspresenters.org

web: http://www.artspresenters.org

This organization is the Funding agency for LilaWallace-Reader’s Digest Arts Partners Program,

Services to Presenters, and publishes Inside Arts

magazines and other publications.

Business Committee for the Arts

1775 Broadway, Suite 510

New York, NY 10016

212-664-0600

fax: 212-956-5980

email: info@bcainc.org

web: http://www.bcainc.org

Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania

1500 N. Second St., 2nd Fl.

Harrrisburg, PA 17102

717-234-0959

fax: 717-234-1501

email: paarts@paarts.org

web: http://www.paarts.org
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Council on Foundations

1828 L St. NW

Washington, DC 20036

202-466-6512

web: http://www.cof.org

Dance/USA

1156 15th St. NW, Suite 820

Washington, DC 20005

202-833-1717

fax: 202-833-2686

email: danceusa@danceusa.org

web: http://www.danceusa.org

Foundation Center

79 5th Ave.

New York, NY 10003-3076

212-620-4230

fax: 212-691-1828

web: http://fdncenter.org

The Foundation Center provides information about

foundation giving. The Center publishes The

Foundation Directory and the FC Search database.

Grantsmanship Center

1125 W. Sixth St., 5th Fl.

P. O. Box 17220

Los Angeles, CA 90017

213-482-9860

fax: 213-482-9863

email: norton@tgci.com

web: http://www.tgci.com

This organization provides assistance through training on

fundraising and proposal preparation. Publications

include The Grantsmanship Center Magazine.

Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education

Network

Kennedy Center Education Department

Washington, DC 20566

202-416-8845

web: http://kennedy-center.org/education/kcaaen/

home.html

The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education

Network includes 44 state Alliance organizations

operating in partnership with the Kennedy Center.

The League of Historic American Theatres

34 Market Place, Suite 320

Baltimore, MD 21202

410-659-9533

fax: 410-837-9664

web: http://www.lhat.org/

This organizations supports the renovation and

preservation of historic theaters through research,

regional workshops and assistance with funding options

for renovation.

Louisiana Folklife Program

(part of Louisiana Division of the Arts)

P. O. Box 44247

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

email: folklife@crt.state.la.us

web: http://www.crt.state.la.us/folklife/

main_program_intro.html

National Artists Equity Association - see

Americans for the Arts

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

1029 Vermont Ave. NW, 2nd Fl.

Washington, DC 20005

202-347-6352

fax: 202-737-0526

TDD: 202-347-5948

email: nasaa@nasaa-arts.org

web: 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

web: http://www.artswire.org/Artswire/naao/

National Council for the Traditional Arts

1320 Fenwick Ln., Suite 200

Silver Spring, MD 20910

301-565-0654

fax: 301-565-0472

email: info@ncta.net

web: http://www.ncta.net
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Partners for Livable Communities

1429 21st St. NW

Washington, DC 20036

202-887-5990

email: partners@livable.com

web: http://www.livable.com