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GPS Global Positioning Strategy for the Arts
Recommitting America to International Cultural Exchange

Technology and commerce have made the globe a smaller place, yet U.S. international cultural exchange programs have not kept pace with this “flattening” of the world. Cultural exchange can have a positive impact on everything from U.S. foreign policy to commerce to our growth as individual participants in a global society—if there is more innovative programming, better coordination and greater investment.

The U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (RAOs) urge that
the United States reinvigorate cultural exchange and offer this report as a resource to the Obama administration. Also informed by “voices from the field,” the report focuses on areas in which we have been actively involved internationally: performing and visual arts, literature and media. The U.S. RAOs are prepared to play a leading role as America recommits itself to international cultural exchange.

Global Positioning for the Arts [PDF]

A Survey and Analysis of Regional Traditional Arts Programs and Services > South Arts Download PDF.

Advocacy and the Arts: Strategies for Affecting Change. An Analysis of State Arts Agency Artist Fellowship Programs > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

An Assesment of the Field Impacts of Funding Support Provided by the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts > WESTAF Download PDF.

An Assessment of the Needs and Issues Affecting the Performing Arts in the Southern United States > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

An Economic Rationale for State Support of the Arts in Alaska > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

An Examination of the Competitive Grant Application Process > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

An Intro to Jazz Education > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

Arts Agency Grant Processes in Large-Population States: A Review of Selected Processes > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Arts-Education Resources in the West > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Collaborative Strategies for Statewide Cultural Development > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Cultural Education in Oregon > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Cultural Heritage Tourism in California > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Cultural Policy in the West - Full Proceedings > WESTAF Download PDF.

Cultural Policy in the West - Summary > WESTAF Download PDF.

Cultural Policy in the West II - Full Proceedings > WESTAF Download PDF.

Cultural Policy in the West II - Summary > WESTAF Download PDF.

Cultural Programs at the 2002 Utah Winter Olympics > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Economics of Funding > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

Executive Summary of the California Museum Research. ExhibitsUSA/James Irvine Foundation. December 2000 > M-AAA Download PDF.

For profit activity by nonprofit organizations in Lincoln, Nebraska & Kansas City, Missouri > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

Freedom of Expression in the Arts > Arts Midwest Please contact Arts Midwest to request a copy.

From Nascar to Cirque du Soleil: Lessons in Audience Development > WESTAF Download PDF.

Grantmaking Strategies > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Improving Basic Education for All Learners: The Role of Arts Education > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

Increasing the Revenue Base for the Colorado Council on the Arts: Suggested Areas for Further Investigation > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Innovative Funding Strategies for Folk Art Programs
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Investment of State Cultural Trust Funds > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Local Public Funding of the Arts and Culture in Colorado
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Major Issues Confronting the Public Art Field > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Management Strategies of Grantmaking Programs for State Arts Agencies > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Marketing an Economic Impact Study > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Mid-America Assembly report of proceedings > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

More than a Song and Dance: the Economic Impact of the Arts in the Southern Legislative Conference States > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

Musical Roots of the South > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

National Education Goals and the Arts > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

National Endowment for the Humanities. Results of Museum Survey. September 2000 > M-AAA Download PDF.

Notes on the Process of Working with State Legislatures > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Out of Place: Case Studies of Native American Interpretive Projects and Processes > WESTAF ase contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Presenting in America: Final report on 'global niche' research > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

Proceedings of the symposium: "The status and future of public arts funding" > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

Promoting Southern Cultural Heritage: A Conference on Impact > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

Re-Envisioning State Arts Agencies – Full Proceedings > WESTAF Download PDF.

Southern Design Arts Task Force > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

Southern Literary Arts Task Force > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

Southern Region Arts Education Partnership in Action Summary Report > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

State Arts Agency Governing Boards: A Review of Selected Issues > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Survey of National Public Art Programs > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Take Part! A Look at Trends in Leisure and Cultural Participation Among Mississippi Residents > WESTAF Download PDF.

Texas Needs Assessment Survey, conducted by Exhibits USA. Executive Summary > M-AAA Download PDF.

The Arts Industry in Colorado: A Vital Contributor to the Economic Prosperity of the State > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Development of Cultural Trusts > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Nebraska’s Arts Industry > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Nevada’s Arts Industry > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Oregon’s Nonprofit Arts Sector
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of the Arts Industry in Oregon
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Utah’s Cultural Sector > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Wake County, North Carolina’s Cultural Industry > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact Tucson-area Museums and Cultural Institutions Economic Impact of Over $245 Million in 1998 – WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Efficacy of Tax Checkoffs as a Method of Funding the Arts > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Eye of the Beholder: A Review of Percent-for-Art Programs in Twelve States > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The International Collaboration in the Arts project (series of 6 publications) > NEFA Please contact NEFA to request a copy.

The Legislative Enabling Acts of State Arts Agencies and their Processes – WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Role of Legislative Caucuses in Arts Advocacy
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Role of State Arts Advocacy Organizations and Their Relationships with State Arts Agencies > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Value of Economic Impact Studies > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Training Needs Assessment for John S. and James L. Knight Community Museums: Executive Summary > M-AAA. Download PDF.

Voicing Support for the Arts > Arts Midwest Please contact Arts Midwest to request a copy.

Welcome to the World of Touring: A Handbook for Performing Artists > South Arts Please contact South Arts to request a copy.

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