Compiled by Katherine M. Lippman
Rural
Information Center
Rural Information Center Publication Series,
No. 74
Revised Edition
Rural Information Center
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August 2000
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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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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
"Americas Folk Artists." Cathy Cook. Country Accents, July/August
1993, pp. 43-47, 65.
Some of Kentuckys 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.
8
"Eureka! Its 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.
9
"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.
14
"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, Tennessees 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, Penlands economic impact for its own county were more than $8 million and
to a 20 county region over $120 million.
17
"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.
18
"Regional Coalition Validates "Invisible Factory" in North Carolina"
Nations 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 Carolinas crafts. Seen as a sustainable model
for economic growth, the group generates approximately $122 million dollars a
year.
19
"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.
20
"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 1960s, 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."
23
"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.
24
"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 Americas Musical World at the Farmhouses of
Minnesota." Lawrence Biemiller. Chronicle of Higher Education, Vol.
39(43), June 30 1993, pp. A39.
The University of Minnesotas 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.
26
"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 andcultural conflicts. This program
promotes diversity and establishes a common ground for students and teachers
based on respect and cooperation.
27
"Utopia, Missouri." Economist, Vol. 333(7895), December 24, 1994.
pp. 25-28.
This article looks at Branson, Missouri, the self-proclaimed 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 towns entertainment industry and queries whether or
not it will last.
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 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.
13
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.
14
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.
15
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.
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.
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) 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,
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. 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 The Nathan Cummings Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Metropolitan Life Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts Target Stores Arts in Education Program
African American Review American Art American Craft American Dance Circle American Indian Culture and Research Journal American Indian Quarterly American Music Americas Review: a Review of Hispanic Literature and Art of the
USA Arts n Crafts Showguide; A Guide to Arts, Crafts, and Other Leisure
Events Come All Ye: A Review Journal Craft Connection The Crafts Report Online Directory of North American Fairs, Festivals and Expositions Dirty Linen: the Magazine of Folk, Electric Folk, Traditional, and World
Music The Family Connection Folk Art Finder Folk Dance Directory Folklore Historian The Foxfire Magazine Goldenseal: West Virginia Traditional Life Humanities Collection Journal of American Folklore Journal of Folklore Research MELUS Mid-America Folklore North Carolina Folklore Journal Northeast Folklore Smithsonian Folklife Studies Southern Humanities Review S P A C E S: Notes on America's Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin The Traditional Musicline Western Humanities Review Woods Hole Folk Music Society Newsletter Woodworker's Journal: The Voice of the Woodworking Community Abstracts and Indices
American Humanities Index Art Abstracts Art Index Arts and Humanities Citation Index Current Contents: Arts and Humanities Humanities Index
Alabama State Council on the Arts Alaska State Council on the Arts American Samoa Council on Culture, Arts and Humanities Arizona Commission on the Arts Arkansas Arts Council California Arts Council Colorado Council on the Arts Connecticut Commission on the Arts Delaware Division of the Arts District of Columbia Commission on the Arts &
Humanities Florida Arts Council Georgia Council for the Arts Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Hawaii State Foundation on Culture & the Arts Idaho Commission on the Arts Illinois Arts Council Indiana Arts Commission Iowa Arts Council Kansas Arts Commission Kentucky Arts Council Louisiana Division of the Arts Maine Arts Commission Massachusetts Cultural Council Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Minnesota State Arts Board Mississippi Arts Commission Missouri State Council on the Arts Montana Arts Council Nebraska Arts Council Nevada Arts Council New Hampshire State Council on the Arts TDD/TTY: 1-800-735-2964 New Jersey State Council on the Arts New Mexico Arts Division New York State Council on the Arts North Carolina Arts Council North Dakota Council on the Arts Commonwealth Council for Arts and
Culture Ohio Arts Council Oklahoma Arts Council Oregon Arts Commission Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Institute of Puerto Rican Culture Rhode Island State Council on the Arts South Carolina Arts Commission South Dakota Arts Council Tennessee Arts Commission Texas Commission on the Arts Utah Arts Council Vermont Arts Council Virginia Commission for the Arts Virgin Islands Commission on the Arts Washington State Arts Commission West Virginia Commission on the Arts Wisconsin Arts Board Wyoming Arts Council Alabama Humanities Foundation Alaska Humanities Forum Amerika Samoa Humanities Council Arizona Humanities Council Arkansas Humanities Council California Council for the Humanities Colorado Endowment for the Humanities Connecticut Humanities Council Delaware Humanities Forum Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. Florida Humanities Council Georgia Humanities Council Guam Humanities Council Hawaii Committee for the Humanities Idaho Humanities Council Illinois Humanities Council Indiana Humanities Council Humanities Iowa Kansas Humanities Council Kentucky Humanities Council Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Maine Humanities Council Maryland Humanities Council Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities Michigan Humanities Council Minnesota Humanities Commission Mississippi Humanities Council Missouri Humanities Council Montana Committee for the Humanities Nebraska Humanities Council Nevada Humanities Committee New Hampshire Humanities Council New Jersey Council for the Humanities New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities New York Council for the Humanities North Carolina Humanities Council North Dakota Humanities Council Northern Mariana Islands Council for the Humanities
Ohio Humanities Council Oklahoma Humanities Council Oregon Council for the Humanities Pennsylvania Humanities Council Puerto Rico Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities South Dakota Humanities Council Tennessee Humanities Council Texas Council for the Humanities Utah Humanities Council Vermont Council on the Humanities Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Virgin Islands Humanities Council Washington Commission for the Humanities West Virginia Humanities Council Wisconsin Humanities Council Wyoming Council for the Humanities Arts Midwest Consortium for Pacific Arts & Cultures Mid-America Arts Alliance Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation New England Foundation for the Arts Southern Arts Federation Western States Arts Federation 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/grants/apply/index.html
The National Endowment for the Arts 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 Publications of the National Endowment for the Arts
A National Endowment for the Arts Publications On-Line Catalogue may be found
at the web site: http://arts.endow.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 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: Division of Research Division of Preservation and Access: Division of Public Programs: Office of Challenge Grants: Federal-State Partnership Office: Publications of the National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities lists its publications online at:
http://www.neh.gov/news/index.html.
The following are current samples:
Humanities (6 issues/year)
National Endowment for the Humanities 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 This organization is a presenting network and funding agency for presenting
Southeast touring artists.
American Arts Alliance American Association of Museums American Council for the Arts - see Americans for
the Arts American Folklife Center Americans for the Arts The Arts Coalition Arts Extension Service Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers Association of Performing Arts Presenters This organization is the Funding agency for Lila-Wallace-Reader's Digest Arts
Partners Program, Services to Presenters, and publishes Inside Arts
magazines and other publications.
Business Committee for the Arts Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania Council on Foundations Dance/USA Foundation Center The Foundation Center provides information about foundation giving. The
Center publishes The Foundation Directory and the FC Search
database.
Grantsmanship Center This organization provides assistance through training on fundraising and
proposal preparation. Publications include The Grantsmanship Center
Magazine.
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network
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 This organizations supports the renovation and preservation of historic
theaters through research, regional workshops and assistance with funding
options for renovation.
Louisiana Folklife Program National Artists Equity Association - see Americans
for the Arts National Association of Artists Organizations National Council for the Traditional Arts Partners for Livable Communities
USDA Rural
Information Center, National Agriculture Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room
304
Beltsville, MD
20705-2351
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric
ric@nal.usda.gov
Introduction
Bibliographic Citations
Articles
Funding
Resources
Funding Resource Guides
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:
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/
1926 Broadway, Suite
600
New York, NY 10023-6915
(212)787-7300
web: http://www.ncf.org
Office
of Grants Management
140 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL
60603
(312)726-8000
web: http://www.macfdn.org/
One Madison Avenue
New
York, NY 10010-3690
web:
http://www.metlife.com/Companyinfo/Community/Found/Docs/culture.html
2005 Market Street, Suite
1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7077
Telephone: (215) 575-9050
email:
info@pewtrusts.com
web: http://www.pewtrusts.com/
33 South Sixth
Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
800-800-8800
web:
http://www.target.com/
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.
Indiana State University, Dept. of
English
Terre Haute, In 47809
812-237-3267
web: http://web.indstate.edu/artsci/AAR/
Smithsonian Institute
National Museum of American
Art
601 Indian Ave., Suite 200
Washington, DC
20004
202-357-1812
web: http://americanart.si.edu/
American Craft Council
72 Spring Street.
New
York, NY 10012
212-274-0630
web: http://www.craftcouncil.org/
Lloyd Shaw Foundation
929 S Shore
Dr.
Lake Waukomis, MO 64151
web: http://www.lloydshaw.org/
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
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
University of Illinois Press
1325 S. Oak
Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-0950
web: http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/am.html
Arte Publico Press
University of Houston
Houston, TX
77204-2090
713-743-2841 or 800-633-ARTE
A C N Publications
Box 25
Jefferson City, MO
65102
314-636-0491
web: http://www.acnshowguide.com/acn/
Sing Out Corporation
Box
5253
Bethlehem, PA 18015-0253
610-865-5366
web: http://www.singout.org
Minnesota Crafts Council
Hennepin Center for
the Arts, Rm. 216
528 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
55403
612-333-7789
web: http://www.mncraft.org
300 Water Street, Box
1992
Wilmington, DE 19899
800-777-7098
web: http://www.craftsreport.com/
B P
I Communications
Amusement Business Division
Box 24970
Nashville, TN
37202
615-321-4250
web: http://www.amusementbusiness.com/amusementbusiness/index.jsp
Dirty Linen, Ltd.
Box 66600
Baltimore, MD
21239-6600
410-583-7973
web: http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/
Family-Connection
PO Box
427
Logandale, NV 89021-0427
web: http://www.thefamily.com/
Note: The
print edition ceased Fall 1997.
Gallery Press
1 River Rd.
Essex, CT
06426
860-767-0313
Folk Dance Association
Box 500
Midwood
Station
Brooklyn, NY 11230
718-434-2304
Dept. Of English
Indiana State
University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
817-237-3160
web: http://web.indstate.edu/english/hfs.html
Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Box 541
Mountain
City, GA 30562
706-746-5828
web: http://www.foxfire.org/
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
Haworth Press, Inc.
10 Alice
Street.
Binghamton, NY 13904
607-722-5857 or 800-342-9678
American Folklore
Society
American Anthropological Association
Suite 640
4350 N. Fairfax
Dr.
Arlington, VA 22203-1621
703-528-1902
web: http://www.afsnet.org/publications/jaf.cfm
Indiana University, Folklore
Institute
504 North Fess
Bloomington, IN 47408
812-855-0043
web: http://www.indiana.edu/~jofr/
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
Center for Ozark Studies
University of
Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Hiddenite Center
Box
311
Hiddenite, NC 28636
web: http://www.ecu.edu/ncfa/ncfj/index.htm
Maine Folklife Center
5773 South Stevens
Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
207-581-1891
Smithsonian Institution Press, Suite
7100
470 L'Enfant Plaza
Washington, DC 20560
202-287-3738
Auburn University
9088 Haley
Center
Auburn, AL 36849
334-844-9088
web: http://www.auburn.edu/english/shr/home.htm
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
Box 201
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
37132
732-898-1576
web: http://www.middleenglish.org/tennfolk/
Box 10598
New Brunswick, NJ
08906
908-699-0665
web: http://home.earthlink.net/~sledgin_tml/tradml.htm
University of Utah, Dept. of
English
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-6070
Woods Hole Music Society
174 Lakeshore Dr.
East Falsmouth, MA 02536
508-540-0320
web: http://woodshole.com/
PO
BOX 56585
Boulder, CO 80322-6585
800-765-4119
web: http://woodworkersjournal.com
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
HW Wilson Company
950 University Ave.,
Bronx,
NY 10452-4224
715-588-8400 or 800-367-6770
web: http://www.hwwilson.com/
HW Wilson Company
950 University Ave.,
Bronx, NY
10452-4224
715-588-8400 or 800-367-6770
web: http://www.hwwilson.com/
Institute for Scientific
Information
3501 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
19140
215-386-0100
Institute for Scientific
Information
3501 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
19140
215-386-0100
HW Wilson Company
950 University
Ave.,
Bronx, NY 10452-4224
715-588-8400 or 800-367-6770
web: http://www.hwwilson.com/
State, Regional & National Offices & Organizations
State Arts Councils
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/
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/
PO
Box 1540
Office of the Governor
Pago Pago, AS
96799
684-633-4347
fax: 684-633-2059
417 West
Roosevelt
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1326
602-255-5882
fax:
602-256-0282
email: general@ArizonaArts.org
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.arkansasarts.com/index.html
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/
750 Pennsylvania
St.
Denver, CO 80203-3699
303-894-2617
email: coloarts@artswire.org
web: http://www.coloarts.state.co.us./
755 Main St., One
Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
860-566-4770
fax:
860-566-6462
web: http://www.ctarts.org/
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/
410 8th St. NW, 5th
Floor
Washington, DC 20004
202-724-5613
fax: 202-727-4135
email: dccah@erols.com
Florida Division of Cultural
Affairs
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/
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.gaarts.org/
Office of the
Governor
PO Box 2950
Agana, GU 96910
671-475-2242 or 2243
email: kaha1@kuentos.guam.net
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/
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://www2.state.id.us/arts/
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/
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.in.gov/arts/
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
Jayhawk Tower
700 SW
Jackson, Suite 1004
Topeka, KS 66603
785-296-3335
fax:
785-296-4989
email: KAC@arts.state.ks.us
Old Capitol Annex
300 W.
Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-3757
email: kyarts@mail.state.ky.us
web: http://www.kyarts.org/
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
55 Capitol St.
State House
Station 25
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/
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
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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
Capitol Complex
602 North Curry
St.
Carson City, NV 89703-3914
775-687-6680
web: http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/arts/
40 North Main
St.
Concord, NH 03301-4974
603-271-2789
fax: 603-271-3584
http://webster.state.nh.us/nharts/
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.njartscouncil.org/
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
915
Broadway
New York, NY 10010
212-387-7000
TDD: 1-800-895-9838
email:
pinfo@nysca.org
web: http://www.nysca.org/
Department of Cultural
Resources
Raleigh, NC 27601-2812
919-733-2111
fax:
919-733-4834
email: ncarts@ncmail.net
web: http://www.ncarts.org/
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/
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
727 East Main St.
Columbus, OH
43205-1796
614-466-2613
fax: 614-466-4494
email: webmaster@oac.state.oh.us
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.oklaosf.state.ok.us/
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
Finance Building,
Room 216
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-787-6883
fax: 717-783-2538
TDD:
1-800-654-5984
PO Box
9024184
San Juan, PR 00902-4184
787-725-5137
95 Cedar St.,
Suite 103
Providence, RI 02903
phone/TDD: 401-222-3880
fax:
401-521-1351
email: info@risca.state.ri.us
web: http://www.arts.ri.gov/
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/
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
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/
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/
617 East South Temple St.
Salt Lake
City, UT 84102-1177
801-236-7555
fax: 801-236-7556
TDD:
1-800-346-4128
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.vermontartscouncil.org/
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.arts.state.va.us/
41-42 Norre
Gade
PO Box 103
St. Thomas, VI 00804
340-774-5984
fax:
340-774-6206
email: vicouncil@islands.vi
234 East 8th Ave.
P.
O. Box 42675
Olympia, WA 98504-2675
360-753-3860
fax:
360-586-5351
email: krist@wsac.wa.gov
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
101 East Wilson St., 1st
Floor
Madison, WI 53702
608-266-0190
fax: 608-267-0380
email: artsboard@arts.state.wi.us
web:
http://arts.state.wi.us/static/
2320 Capitol Ave.
Cheyenne, WY
82002
307-777-7742
fax: 307-777-5499
email: wyoarts@arswire.org
web: http://spacr.state.wy.us/cr/arts/
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/
421 West First Ave., Suite #210
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-272-5341
email: forum@alaska.net
web: http://www.akhf.org/
PO Box 4074
Pago
Pago, AS 96799
684-633-4870
fax: 684-633-4873
email: ashc@samoatelco.com
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/
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/
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/
1490 Lafayette
St., Suite 101
Denver, CO 80218
303-894-7951
fax: 303-864-9361
email: info@ceh.org
web: http://www.ceh.org/
955 S. Main St.
Middletown, CT 06457
860-685-2260
fax: 860-704-0429
email: brucefraser@cthum.org
web: http://www.ctculture.org/
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/
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/
1725 ½ East 7th Ave.
Tampa, FL 33605-3708
813-272-3473
fax: 813-272-3314
email: fcary@flahum.org
web: http://www.flahum.org/sections/home/current_activities/index.html
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/
426 Chalan San Antonio
Center Pointe Building, Suite 101
Tamuning, Guam 96911
671-646-4461
fax: 671-646-2243
email: ghc@kuentos.guam.net
First Hawaiian Bank
Bldg.
3599 Waialae Ave., Rm. 23
Honolulu, HI 96816
808-732-5402
fax: 808-732-5402
email: hch@aloha.net
217 West State St.
Boise,
ID 83702
208-345-5346
1-888-345-3346
fax: 208-345-5347
email: rickihc@micron.net
web: http://www.idahohumanities.org/
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/
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/
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.uiowa.edu/~humiowa/
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/
206 East Maxwell St.
Lexington, KY 40508
606-257-5932
fax: 606-257-5933
email: vgsmit00@pop.uky.edu
web: http://www.kyhumanities.org/
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/
P.O. Box 7202
Portland, ME
04112
207-773-5051
fax: 207-773-2416
email: info@mainehumanities.org
web: http://www.mainehumanities.org/
601 North Howard St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-625-4830
fax: 410-625-4834
email: mhcwebpage@aol.com
web: http://www.mdhc.org/
One
Woodbridge St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
413-536-1385
fax: 413-534-6918
email: tebaldi@mfh.org
web: http://www.mfh.org/
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/
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/
3825 Ridgewood Rd., Room
311
Jackson, MS 39211
601-982-6752
fax: 601-982-6750
email: barbara@mhc.state.ms.us
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/
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://www2.umt.edu/lastbest/
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://lincolnne.com/nonprofit/nhc/
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/
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/
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/
Onate Hall, Rm.
209
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
505-277-3705
fax: 505-277-6056
email: nmeh@unm.edu
web: http://www.nmeh.org/
150 Broadway, Suite
1700
New York, NY 10038
212-233-1131
212-233-4607
email: hum@echonyc.com
web: http://www.culturefront.org/
200 S. Elm St., Suite
403
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-334-5325
fax: 336-334-5052
email:
nchc@gborocollege.edu
2900 Broadway East,
Suite 3
P.O. Box 2191
Bismarck, ND 58502
701-255-3360
fax:
701-223-8724
email: council@nd-humanities.org
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/
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/
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/
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/
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
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/
60 Ship St.
Providence, RI 02903
401-273-2250
fax: 401-454-4872
email: ri_ch@ids.net
web: http://www.uri.edu/rich/
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/
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/
1003 18th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37212
615-320-7001
email: robert@tn-humanities.org
web: http://tn-humanities.org/
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/
202 West 300 North
Salt Lake
City, UT 84103-1108
801-359-9670
email: buckingham@utahhumanities.org
web: http://www.utahhumanities.org/
200 Park St.
Morrisville, VT 05661
802-888-3183
fax: 802-888-1236
email: info@vermonthumanities.org
web:
http://www.vermonthumanities.org/
145 Ednam Dr.
Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629
804-924-3296
fax: 804-296-4714
email: rcv@virginia.edu
web: http://www.virginia.edu/vfh/
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
615 Second
Ave., Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
206-682-1770
fax: 206-682-4158
email: wch@humanities.org
web:
http://www.humanities.org/
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
802 Regent St., 1st floor
Madison, WI 53715-2610
608-262-0706
fax: 608-263-7970
email: whc@danenet.wicip.org
web: http://danenet.danenet.org/whc/
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/wch/
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/
1580 Makaloa
Street, Suite 930
Honolulu, HI 96814-3220
Phone: 808-946-7381
fax:
808-955-2722
email: cpac@pixi.com
912 Baltimore Avenue, Suite
700
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-421-1388
fax: 816-421-3918
web: http://www.maaa.org/
22 Light Street, #300
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-539-6656 ext. 100
fax: 410-837-5517
email: maaf@midarts.usa.com
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/
1401 Peachtree Street, Suite
460
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-874-7244
fax: 404-873-2148
email: saf@southarts.org
web: http://www.southarts.org/
1543 Champa Street, Suite
220
Denver, CO 80202
303-629-1166
fax: 303-629-9717
email: staff@westaf.org
web: http://www.westaf.org/
1100 Pennsylvania
Ave.
Washington, DC 20506-0001
202-682-5400
202-682-5570 (Office of
Communications)
web: http://arts.endow.gov/
Creativity
Education
Heritage/Preservation
Organizational Capacity
1100
Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8400
800-NEH-1121
email: info@neh.gov
web: http://www.neh.gov/
202-606-8380 education@neh.gov
202-606-8200 research@neh.gov
202-606-8570
preservation@neh.gov
202-606-8267 publicprgms@neh.gov
202-606-8309 challenge@neh.gov
202-606-8254 fedstate@neh.gov
1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20506
1083 Austin Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-577-1079
fax: 404-577-7991
web: http://home.earthlink.net/~altroots1/index.html
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.americanartsalliance.org/
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 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/
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
(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/
P.O. Box 5266
San Antonio, TX
78201
210-736-9272
email: artco@concentric.net
web: http://www.artco.org/
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/
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/
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/
1775 Broadway, Suite 510
New York, NY 10016
212-664-0600
fax: 212-956-5980
email: info@bcainc.org
web: http://www.bcainc.org/
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/
1828 L St. NW
Washington, DC
20036
202-466-6512
web: http://www.cof.org/
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/
79 5th Ave.
New York, NY
10003-3076
212-620-4230
fax: 212-691-1828
web: http://fdncenter.org/
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/
Kennedy Center Education Department
Washington, DC 20566
202-416-8845
web: http://kennedy-center.org/education/kcaaen/home.html
34 Market
Place, Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-9533
fax: 410-837-9664
web: http://www.lhat.org/
(part of Louisiana Division
of the Arts)
P. O. Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
email: folklife@crt.state.la.us
web: http://www.louisianafolklife.org/
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/
918 F St.
NW, Suite 611
Washington, DC 20004
202-347-6350
email: naao2@artswire.org
web: http://www.naao.org/
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/
1429 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-887-5990
email: partners@livable.com
web: http://www.livable.com/