ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY?
Rural America may be more connected than ever before -- through the Internet, better phone services, and improved transportation systems -- but it still faces unique problems. This issue of NEA Arts looks at the creative approaches rural communities have been taking with the arts to help improve their communities socially, aesthetically, and economically.
THE INTERSECTOR PROJECT CROSS-SECTOR RESOURCES
The Intersector Project is a non-profit organization that empowers practitioners in the business, government, and non-profit sectors to collaborate to solve problems that cannot be solved by one sector alone. Their resource library is filled with projects, toolkits, and more to guide practitioners on their journey.
RURAL PROSPERITY THROUGH THE ARTS & CREATIVE SECTOR
A new action guide offers research insights and lessons learned from states that are harnessing the power of the arts to drive rural prosperity. Produced by the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices, the guide offers creative policy solutions that draw on home-grown arts and cultural assets to address the urgent problems facing rural America.
BEYOND GREEN: THE ARTS AS A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABILITY
The report from the latest session in the Culture, Arts and Society series examines how the creative sector is playing an increasingly significant role in raising awareness of climate change and encouraging sustainable social, economic, and environmental practices worldwide. The February 2016 session examined the arts’ role in advancing sustainability at international, national and local levels.
THE ART OF RESILIENCE, THE RESILIENCE OF ART
Looks at the relationship between culture and resilience, based on the premise that the four pillars supporting resilience and livability are environmental, social, economic, and cultural.
