National Governors Association Center for Best Practices series of economic...
The National Governors Association’s (NGA) Center for Best Practices, with research assistance from NASAA and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, has produced a series of reports and...
View ArticleDowntown Cultural Districts are the New Incubators of Creativity
John M. Eger/The Huffington Post Posted: 07/06/12 A recent report about art and culture and role of the states may change the face of cities across America. Every few years the National Assembly of...
View ArticleConsidering the Arts for Their Economic Benefits
“Considering the Arts for Their Economic Benefits” The New York Times Published December 15, 2012 By Reeve Hamilton “State Encouraged to Use Arts as Economic Development” The Texas Tribune Published...
View Article36 Hours in El Paso Texas
New York Times By IZA WOJCIECHOWSKA Published: December 27, 2012 “…A serious push over the last few years to revitalize the downtown is finally bearing fruit. Renovated historic buildings are getting...
View ArticleThe Cultural Data Project, a New Resource for Texas Arts and Culture
Texas will join the Cultural Data Project on July 1, 2013. The Cultural Data Project (CDP) is an emerging national resource for collecting and disseminating reliable, standardized data for the cultural...
View ArticleRobert Lynch on Cultural Tourism
Last month the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division brought Robert Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts to Austin to speak about cultural tourism. His full presentation is now available...
View ArticleCultural Districts Update
The 83rd Legislature passed HB 2718, making existing Cultural Districts eligible to apply for existing state incentives. Cultural Districts are well-recognized, mixed-use areas of a community in which...
View ArticleCreative Age Cities
The Huffington Post Posted: March 9, 2014 Written by: John M. Eger According to the New Cities Foundation, a new independent non-profit with offices in Geneva and Paris: ” Over the next decade, some $...
View ArticleArts Payoff Keeps Coming for Midtown
Houston Chronicle Posted: March 25, 2014 Written by: Flori Meeks Cynthia Alvarado knew the State of Texas Cultural Arts and Entertainment District designation that the Midtown Management District...
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