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Arts and Humanities in Rural America

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Photo: Indian Pow Wow dancing.

The source for the image on the right is a USDA photo by Larry Rana. Online: http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/94cs2544.htm

Introduction

Americans living in rural areas use the arts and humanities to preserve their cultural heritage. Rural communities, with their diverse mixture of cultures, promote their rich heritage through a variety of events that may range from folk arts festivals to historic event re-enactments to Native American ceremonies. Communities, traditionally bound together through cultural activities, revitalize their local economies through heritage or cultural tourism by sharing their heritage and folk crafts with others. Some locales attract visitors with festivals that highlight music, theater, and arts and crafts while others may promote their heritage with cultural activities that incorporate re-enactments or celebrations of historically or ethnically significant events.

This guide brings together nearly 100 full-text resources for local officials and organizations seeking information on planning arts and humanities programs in their communities. It includes resources on the current status of the arts and humanities, funding trends, community benefits, economic impact, along with planning resources, case studies and model programs, federal and private funding sources, and lists of key organizations.

Readers may also access two related resource guides.  Promoting Tourism in Rural America, http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ricpubs/tourism.html, contains links to full-text planning resources for communities interested in developing their heritage and cultural resources.  Historic Preservation Resources, http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ricpubs/preserve.html, contains links to full-text resources for communities seeking information to preserve and restore their historic buildings and structures.

The Rural Information Center also has two resource pages of interest: Arts, Humanities and Historic Preservation Resources at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ruralres/arts.htm and Tourism Resources at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ruralres/tourism.htm.

This resource guide was revised and updated by Patricia LaCaille John May 2005.

Internet Resources

    The Arts and Humanities

  1. American Canvas. Gary O. Larson. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 1997. 194 p. http://www.arts.gov/pub/AmCan/AmCanPDF.html

  2. Arts Participation in America. Arthur L. Dirks. Bridgewater, MA: The Author, 1999. 6 p. http://webhost.bridgew.edu/adirks/ald/papers/artspart.htm

  3. Authentic Passion: An Introduction to the Arts in Rural and Small Communities. Janet Brown. Saxapachaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2002. 5 p. http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2002/03/authentic_passi.php

  4. The Changing Faces of Tradition: A Report on the Folk and Traditional Arts in the United States. Elizabeth Peterson. Research Division Report #38. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 1996. 96 p. http://www.arts.gov/pub/Report38/ChangingPDF.html

  5. Creating America: A Report to the President, by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 1997. 34 p. http://www.4uth.gov.ua/usa/english/arts/nearept/first.htm

  6. "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'" Bill C. Malone. Tulanian. (Winter 2003): 5 p. http://www2.tulane.edu/article_news_details.cfm?ArticleID=4588

  7. "Feasts of Unnaming: Folk Festivals and the Representation of Folklife." Robert Cantwell. In Public Folklore, edited by Robert Baron and Nicholas R. Spitzer, pp. 263-305. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. 370 p. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~DRBR/cantwell.html

  8. "Festivals and the Creation of Public Culture: Whose Voice(s)?" Robert H. Lavenda. In Museums and Communities. The Politics of Public Culture. Edited by Ivan Karp, Christine M. Kreamer, and Steven D. Lavine, pp. 76-104. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. 624 p. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/lavenda.html

  9. Folk Art: Sometimes Fine Art, Sometimes Craft, It Defies Definition. Dan Guillory. Illinois Issues (December 2002): 9 p. http://illinoisissues.uis.edu/features/2002dec/folk.html

  10. A New Framework for Building Participation in the Arts. Kevin F. McCarthy, Kimberly Jinnett. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2001. 112 p. http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1323/index.html

  11. The Performing Arts in a New Era. Kevin McCarthy, and others. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2001. 137 p. http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1367/index.html

  12. Raising the Barre: The Geographic, Financial, and Economic Trends of Nonprofit Dance Companies. Thomas M. Smith. Research Division Report #44. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2003. 44 p. http://www.arts.gov/pub/RaisingtheBarre.pdf

    Funding Trends

  13. Arts and Humanities: Background on Funding. Susan Boren. CRS Report for Congress, RS20287. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress, 2005. 6 p. http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/43371.pdf

  14. Arts Funding IV: An Update on Foundation Trends. New York: Foundation Center, 2003. 4 p. http://fdncenter.org/research/trends_analysis/pdf/03arthl.pdf

  15. Arts Funding Into the 21st Century. Dian Magie. Washington, DC: President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, 1997. 24 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS074/html

  16. The Case for Public Support of the Arts is Pretty Much What It Was Nearly Seven Decades Ago. Peggy Boyer Long. Illinois Issues. December 2002. 4 p. http://illinoisissues.uis.edu/editor/public.html

  17. How the United States Funds the Arts. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2004. 23 p. http://www.arts.gov/pub/how.pdf

  18. Foundation Funding for the Humanities: An Overview of Current and Historical Trends. Loren Renz, Steven Lawrence. New York: Foundation Center, 2004. 20 p. http://fdncenter.org/research/trends_analysis/pdf/human.pdf

  19. National Investment in the Arts. Bruce A. Seaman. Arlington, VA: Center for Arts and Culture, 2002. 70 p. http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pdf/investment.pdf

    Community Benefits

  20. Art Works! Prevention Programs for Youth and Communities. Edited by Dian Magie, Christine E. Miller, Paula Randall. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts and U.S. Center for Substance Abuse, 1997. 96 p. http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/bkd221/

  21. The Arts and Humanities as Agents for Social Change: 4th International Congress of Educating Cities, Summary Report. Grady Hillman. Chicago: Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, 1998. 47 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS072/html/1.html

  22. Arts Programs for At-Risk Youth: How U.S. Communities are Using the Arts to Rescue Their Youth and Deter Crime. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 1998. 16 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS043/html

  23. The CAN Report: The State of the Field of Community Cultural Development -- Something New Emerges. A Report from the Community Arts Network Gathering, May 2004, by Linda Frye Burnham, Steven Durland and Maryo Gard Ewell. Saxapahaw, NC: Art in the Public Interest, 2004. 76 p. http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archive/canreport/index.php

  24. Coming Up Taller. Washington, DC: President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, 1996? 25 p. http://www.cominguptaller.org/report/chapters.htm

  25. Cultural Tourism: Bridging America Through Partnerships in Arts, Tourism and Economic Development. Louise Glickman. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 1997. 11 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS034/html

  26. Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts. Kevin F. McCarthy, and others. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2004. 104 p. http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG218/

  27. Imagine! Introducing Your Child to the Arts. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2004. 67 p. http://www.arts.gov/pub/imagine.pdf

  28. Learning Partnerships: Improving Learning in Schools with Arts Partners in the Community. Craig Dreeszen, Arnold Aprill, and Richard Deasy. Washington, DC: Arts Education Partnership, 1999. 22 p. http://aep-arts.org/PDF%20Files/LearningPartnerships.pdf

  29. Strengthening Communities Through Culture. Elizabeth Strom. Arlington, VA: Center for Arts and Culture, 2001. 52 p. http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pdf/communities.pdf

  30. Ten Characteristics of a Healthy Community: How the Arts Can be Integrated: A Report from the First Joint Convention of Americans for the Arts and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Mara Walker, Johanna Misey Boyer. Monograph. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2002. 19 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS090/html/1.html

    Economic Impact

  31. The Artistic Dividend: The Arts' Hidden Contributions to Regional Development. Ann Markusen, David King. Minneapolis: Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2003. 25 p. http://www.hhh.umn.edu/img/assets/6158/artistic_dividend.pdf

  32. Arts & Economic Prosperity: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts Organizations and Their Audiences, National Report. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2002. 170 p. http://ww3.artsusa.org/information_resources/economic_impact/

  33. Arts and the Kentucky Economy. Eric C. Thompson, Mark C. Berger, Steven N. Allen. Lexington: Center for Business and Economic Research, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, 1998. 34 p. http://www.kyarts.org/artsecon.htm

  34. The Creative Economy Initiative: The Role of the Arts and Culture in New England's Economic Competitiveness. Prepared by Mt. Auburn Association. Boston, MA: The New England Council, 2000. 28 p. http://www.creativeeconomy.org/pubs/index.html

  35. Culture and Commerce: Traditional Arts in Economic Development. Chris Walker, Maria Jackson, Carole Rosenstein. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 2003. 52 p. http://www.folkculture.org/pdfs/culture_and_commerce.pdf

  36. Economic Impact of Florida's Arts and Cultural Industry. William Stronge. West Palm Beach: Florida Cultural Alliance, 2004. 16 p. http://www.florida-arts.org/resources/economicimpactofthearts.htm

  37. The Economic Impact of the Arts in Watauga County, North Carolina. James Stoddard, Dinesh Dave, Todd Cherry. Boone, NC: Appalachian State University, 2003. 81 p. http://www.oca.appstate.edu/EconomicImpactStudy200305.pdf

  38. The Economic Impact of the Cultural Industry on the State of South Carolina. Columbia: Division of Research, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, 2002. 18 p. http://research.moore.sc.edu/research/studies/CulturalInd/cult2002.pdf

  39. "The Economy of Mountain Crafts." Mountain Promise. 12, no. 2 (2001): 2-23. http://www.berea.edu/brushyforkinstitute/documents/pdf/mountainnewsletter/Fall2001.pdf

  40. "HandMade Communities." Fred D. Baldwin. Appalachia. January-April 1998, 5 p. http://www.arc.gov/index.do?nodeId=1328

  41. The House that Art Built: Economic Impact of the Arts in Louisiana. ArtsMarket, Inc. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Division of the Arts, 2001. 12 p. http://www.artbuilt.org/artsmarketreport.html

  42. The Impact of Folk Festivals. Matlock, Derbyshire, UK: Association of Festival Organisers, 2004. 15 p. http://www.afouk.org/afo/graphics/AFO%20Impact%20Report%20March%202004.pdf

  43. New Mexico Arts: Nurturing the State's Economy. Dinah Zeiger, with Anthony Radich. Denver, CO: Western States Arts Federation, 2005. 66 p. http://www.nmarts.org/pdf/westaf-econ-impact-report-jan05.pdf

  44. The Role of the Arts in Economic Development. Issue Brief. Washington, DC: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, 2001. 9 p. http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF^D_2225,00.html

  45. Rural America in Transition: Innovative Responses. Martin Nagy. Monograph 5, no. 2. Washington, DC: National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, 1996. 11 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS030/html

  46. Seven Compelling Reasons to Build Support for the Arts in Georgia. Atlanta, GA: Council for the Arts, 2003. 22 p. http://gca.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/5994289Citizens_
    Report_2003%20(website%20pub).pdf

  47. "The Value of the Arts in the Life of Delaware." Wilmington: Delaware Division of the Arts, 1998. 8 p. http://www.artsdel.org/information/i-economicimpact.shtml

    Planning Resources

  48. Arts Accessibility Planning Guide: A Self-Survey Tool for Small Arts Organizations in the Seven-County Metropolitan Area. St. Paul, MN: Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, 1997. 23 p. http://www.mrac.org/resources/pdf/artsaccessibilityGuide.pdf

  49. Building Creative Economies: The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Development. Monograph, Special Report. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2003. 15 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS099/html

  50. Community Arts: Developing a Project. Seattle, WA: Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, 2005. http://www.artsresourcenetwork.org/community_arts/developing_a_project/

  51. Community Arts Handbooks. Patricia Boyd. Lead: South Dakotans for the Arts. 72 p. http://www.sdarts.org/commarts/CommunityArtsHandbookv4.pdf

  52. Community Cultural Planning: Developing and Design to Meet Local Needs. Craig Dreeszen. Monograph 1, no. 8. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 1998. 7 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS041/html/1.html

  53. Cultural Development in Creative Communities. Bill Bulick with Carol Coletta, and others. Monograph. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2003. 11 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS101/html/

  54. Cultural Economic Development: A Practical Guide for Communities. Neeta Delaney with Ric Geyer. Lansing, MI: Office of the Governor, 2004. 11 p. http://www.cmif.org/conf2004/Docs/NDelaney%20Cultural%20Economic%20
    Development%20Guide.pdf

  55. How States Are Using Arts and Culture to Strengthen Their Global Trade Development: Executive Summary. Issue Brief. Washington, DC: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, 2003. 15 p. http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF%5ED_5271,00.html

  56. How to Build a Project. Compiled by Alix Sales. Vancouver, BC: Community Arts Council of Vancouver, n.d. 9 p. http://www.creativecommunities.ca/build/index.php

  57. Lessons Learned: A Planning Toolsite. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, n.d. http://www.nea.gov/resources/Lessons/index.html

  58. North Carolina Summit Retreat on Craft: Proceedings March 21-24, 2002. Edited by Lynn Jones Ennis. Hendersonville: The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, A Regional Inter-institutional Center of the University of North Carolina, 2002. 26 p. http://www.craftcreativitydesign.org/research/summit/2002/2002Proceedings.htm

  59. Policy Partners: Making the Case for State Investment in Culture. M. Christine Dwyer and Susan Frankel. Arlington, VA: Center for Arts and Culture, 2001? 70 p. http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pdf/policypartners.pdf

    Case Studies, Best Practices, and Model Programs

  60. Allen County Common Threads Theater Project Case Study: Arts Council of Greater Lima. Sue Wood. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2004? 24 p. http://ww3.artsusa.org/animatingdemocracy/pdf/labs/arts_council_of_lima_
    common_threads_new.pdf

  61. Art and Culture in Communities: A Framework for Measurement. Maria-Rosario Jackson, Joaquin Herranz, Florence Kabwasa-Green. Policy Brief No. 1 of the Culture, Creativity and Communities Program. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2003. 6 p. http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=311008

  62. Arts and Culture: Community Connections -- Contributions from New Survey Research. Chris Walker. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2002. 11 p. http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=310512

  63. The Arts and the Wisconsin Idea: A Conference Report. Maryo Gard Ewell. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2003. 6 p. http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2003/12/report_on_the_a.php

  64. Arts Corps: The First Three Years. Washington, DC: National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, 1994. 53 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS052/html/

  65. Arts Education Partnerships: Lessons Learned from One School District's Experience. Melissa Rowe, and others. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2004. 88 p. http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG222/

  66. Building America's Communities II: A Compendium of Arts and Community Development Programs. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts and the Institute for Community Development and the Arts, 1997. 44 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS071/html/

  67. Ecoartists: Engaging Communities in a New Metaphor. Patricia Watts. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2005. 8 p. http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2005/01/ecoartists_enga.php

  68. Five Keys to Growing a Healthy Community-Connected Museum. Ron Chew. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2005. 7 p. http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2005/02/five_keys_to_gr.php

  69. From Service Provider to Partnership: A Manual for Planning, Developing, and Implementing Collaborations with the New York City Public Schools. Robert Horowitz. New York: Manhattan Coalition of Community Schools of the Arts, 1998. 51 p. http://www.nycommunityarts.org/manual.html

  70. Hatching Art: Creating a Vital Arts Presence in Your Community. Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division. Monograph 1, no. 4. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 1997. 11 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS037/html/

  71. HUD: Integrating the Arts into Community Development and Revitalization. Nina Ozlu. Monograph 3, no. 5. Washington, DC: National Assembly of Local Agencies, 1994. 22 p. http://pubs.artsusa.org/library/ARTS016/html/

  72. A Legacy of Leadership: Investing in America's Living Cultural Heritage Since 1965. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2000. 96 p. http://www.arts.gov/pub/Legacy.pdf

  73. Let Art Begin at Home: The Amery Story. LaMoine MacLaughlin. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2005. 19 p. http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2005/03/let_art_begin_a.php

  74. Moby Dick -- Case Study: Perseverance Theatre. Jeffrey Herrmann, Peter Dubois, Susan McInnis. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts, 2003. 19 p. http://ww3.artsusa.org/animatingdemocracy/pdf/labs/moby_dick_case_study.pdf

  75. Performing Communities: The Grassroots Ensemble Theater Research Project. An Inquiry into Ensemble Theater Deeply Rooted in Eight U.S. Communities. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2002. http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archive/perfcomm/index.php

  76. Spirit of the Northwest: Claiming Community Identity 1998-2000. Joint Project of the Idaho Commission on the Arts. the Oregon Arts Commission and the Washington State Arts Commission, 2000. 37 p. http://www.communityarts.net/~commarts/readingroom/archivefiles/2001/03/spirit_of_the_n.php

  77. Telling the Truth in a Small Town: Ukiah Players Theater. Saxapahaw, NC: Community Arts Network, 2001. 5 p. http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2001/02/telling_the_tru.php

  78. Transitional Times for Arts Education in Arizona, by Nancy Welch, with Jere Humphreys. Tempe: Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University, 1996. 45 p. http://www.asu.edu/copp/morrison/public/Artsrept.pdf

  79. University-Community Design Partnerships: Innovations In Practice. Jason Pearson. Mark Robbins series editor. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2002. 121 p. http://www.arts.gov/pub/Design/UnivCommDesign.pdf

  80. Your Town: Mississippi Delta. Shelley S. Mastran editor, Mark Robbins series editor. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2002. 50 p. http://www.arts.gov/pub/Design/YourTown.pdf

Funding Sources

Federal Funding

Three agencies provide most of the funding available to communities to promote the arts and humanities. These programs can be accessed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) cultural affairs section at: http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.FUNCTIONAL_AREA_RPT2.SHOW?
p_arg_names=func_cat_cd&p_arg_values=E

  1. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. The NEA is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts in the country, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.

    The NEA publishes the NEA ARTS, a bimonthly newsletter. Each issue includes recent information on the NEA's national initiatives, sponsored programs, awards, grants, and a calendar of upcoming events. http://www.arts.gov/about/NEARTS/index.html

    The National Endowment for the Arts
    1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20506
    202-682-5400
    http://www.arts.gov

    The NEA has two major programs that support works of artistic excellence, advance learning in the arts, and strengthen the arts in communities nationwide.

  2. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities. IMLS supports all types of museums, from art and history to science and zoos, and all types of libraries and archives, from public and academic to research and school.

    Institute of Museum and Library Services
    1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 510
    Washington, DC 20506
    202-606-8536
    Email: [email protected]
    http://www.imis.gov

    The IMLS has a major program that supports the efforts of museums to conserve the Nation's historic, scientific, and cultural heritage; maintains and expands museums and libraries educational roles; and eases the financial burden borne by museums and libraries as a result of their increasing use by the public.

  3. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. NEH is the largest funder of humanities programs in the country. According to the 1956 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, "The term 'humanities' includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life."

    The NEH publishes the Humanities, a bimonthly review of notable humanities programs. http://www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities.html

    The NEH in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities and Marco Polo Education Foundation sponsor EDSITEment, an online humanities resource from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities.

    EDSITEment -- The Best of the Humanities on the Web
    http://edsitement.neh.fed.us/

    The National Endowment for the Humanities
    1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20506
    800-NEH-1121
    Email: [email protected]
    http://www.neh.fed.us

    The NEH has three major programs to promote and strengthen humanities programs in communities nationwide.

Private Funding

  1. Databases

    Searchable Databases of Arts Resources

    Institute for the Management of Creative Enterprises
    Carnegie Mellon University
    http://www.artsnet.org/databases/

  2. Guides to Funding Organizations

  3. Article/Publications


Journals

African American Review
Saint Louis University
Humanities 317
3800 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
Email: [email protected]
http://aar.slu.edu/

American Art
The University of Chicago Press
Journals Division
P.O. Box 37005
Chicago, IL 60637
877-705-1878
Email: [email protected]
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AmArt/home.html

American Craft
American Craft Council
72 Spring Street.
New York, NY 10012
212-274-0630
Email: [email protected]
http://www.craftcouncil.org/

American Dance Circle
Lloyd Shaw Foundation
P.O. Box 11
Macks Creek, MO 65786
573-363-5868
Email: [email protected]
http://www.lloydshaw.org/

American Indian Culture and Research Journal
University of California at Los Angeles
American Indian Studies Center
3220 Campbell Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548
310-206-7508
Email: [email protected]
http://www.books.aisc.ucla.edu/aicrj.html

American Indian Quarterly
University of Nebraska Press
233 N. 8th St.
Box 880484
Lincoln, NE 68588-0255
1-800-755-1105
Email: [email protected]
http://unp.unl.edu/journalinfo/1.html

American Music
University of Illinois Press
1325 S. Oak Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-0626
Email: [email protected]
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/am.html

Craft Connection
Minnesota Crafts Council
Hennepin Center for the Arts
528 Hennepin Ave. Rm. 216
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-333-7789
Email: [email protected]
http://www.mncraft.org

The Crafts Report
P.O. Box 1992
Wilmington, DE 19899-1992
800-777-7098
http://www.craftsreport.com/

Directory of North American Fairs, Festivals and Expositions
Amusement Business
49 Music Square West
Nashville, TN 37203
800-745-8922
Email: [email protected]
http://www.amusementbusiness.com/amusementbusiness/index.jsp

Dirty Linen: Folk & World Music
Dirty Linen, Ltd.
P.O. Box 66600
Baltimore, MD 21239-6600
800-769-8044
Email: [email protected]
http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/116/toc.html

Folk Art Finder
Gallery Press
117 North Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-0313

Folk Dance Directory
Folk Dance Association
P.O. Box 300500
Midwood Station
Brooklyn, NY 11230
888-321-1023
Email: [email protected]
http://www.folkdancing.org/fd_directory.html

Folklore Historian
Hoosier Folklore Society
Department of English
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
812-237-3160
Email: [email protected]
http://www.indstate.edu/english/

The Foxfire Magazine
Foxfire Fund, Inc.
PO Box 541
Mountain City, GA 30562
706-746-5828
Email: [email protected]
http://www.foxfire.org/

Goldenseal: West Virginia Traditional Life
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305-0300
304-558-0220 Ext. 153
Email: [email protected]
http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/index.html

Journal of American Folklore
University of Illinois Press
1325 S. Oak Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-0626
Email: [email protected]
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/main.html

Journal of Folklore Research
Indiana University Press Journals
601 N. Morton St.
Bloomington, IN 47404
800-842-6796
Email: [email protected]
http://iupjournals.org/folklore/

MELUS
Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
University of Connecticut
Department of English
215 Glenbrook Rd. U-4025
Storrs, CT 06269
Email: [email protected]
http://www.boisestate.edu/english/melus/publications.htm

North Carolina Folklore Journal
North Carolina Folklore Society
P.O. Box 62271
Durham, NC 27715
Email: [email protected]
http://www.ecu.edu/ncfolk/index.htm

Sing Out
Sing Out Corporation
PO Box 5460
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-865-5366
Email: [email protected]
http://www.singout.org

Southern Humanities Review
Department of English
9030 Haley Center
Auburn University, AL 36849-5203
334-844-4620
http://www.auburn.edu/english/shr/home.htm

Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin
Tennessee Folklore Society
MTSU Box 201
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
615-898-2663
Email: [email protected]
http://www.middleenglish.org/tennfolk/

The Traditional Musicline
PO Box 10598
New Brunswick, NJ 08906
732-699-0665
Email: [email protected]
http://fiddingwithwords.com/tradml.htm

Western Humanities Review
University of Utah, Dept. of English
255 S. Central Campus Dr. Room 3500
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-6070
Email: [email protected]
http://vegeta.hum.utah.edu/whr/

Woodworker's Journal
PO BOX 56585
Boulder, CO 80322-6585
800-765-4119
Email: [email protected]
http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/

State and Regional Arts Agencies and Humanities Councils

State Arts Agency and Regional Arts Organizations Directory

http://www.nasaa-arts.org/aoa/saadir.shtml

State Humanities Councils

http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/statecouncils.html

Arts Organizations

Alternate Roots
1083 Austin Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30307
1-888-871-9898
Email: [email protected]
http://www.alternateroots.org/

American Arts Alliance
Advocates for the Arts
805 15th St. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-1776
Email: [email protected]
http://www.americanartsalliance.org/

American Federation of Arts
41 E. 65th St.
New York, NY 10021-6594
212-988-7700
fax: 212-861-2487
Email: [email protected]
http://www.afaweb.org/

Americans for the Arts
1000 Vermont Ave. NW, 6th fl.
Washington, DC 20005
202-371-2830
http://www.artsusa.org/

The Arts Coalition
P.O. Box 5266
San Antonio, TX 78201
210-736-9272
Email: [email protected]
http://www.artco.org/

Arts Extension Service
Box 31650
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-2360
Email: [email protected]
http://www.umass.edu/aes/

Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers
304 Hudson St., 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10013
212-807-1400
Email: [email protected]
http://www.aivf.org/

Association of Performing Arts Presenters
1112 16th St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202-833-2787
Email: [email protected]
http://www.artspresenters.org/

Business Committee for the Arts
1775 Broadway, Suite 510
New York, NY 10016
212-664-0600
Email: [email protected]
http://www.bcainc.org/

Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies
Robertson Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544-1013
609-258-5180
Email: [email protected]
http://www.princeton.edu/~artspol/

Center for Arts and Culture
4350 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
703-248-0430
Email: [email protected]
http://www.culturalpolicy.org/

Dance/USA
1156 15th St. NW, Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005
202-833-1717
Fax: 202-833-2686
Email: [email protected]
http://www.danceusa.org/

Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network
KCAAEN Education Department
Washington, DC 20566
202-416-8845
Email: [email protected]
http://kennedy-center.org/education/kcaaen/

The League of Historic American Theatres
34 Market Place, Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-9533
http://www.lhat.org/

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
1029 Vermont Ave. NW, 2nd Fl.
Washington, DC 20005
202-347-6352
Email: [email protected]
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/

National Association of Artists Organizations
918 F St. NW, Suite 611
Washington, DC 20004
202-347-6350
Email: [email protected]
http://www.naao.org/

National Council for the Traditional Arts
1320 Fenwick Ln., Suite 200
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-565-0654
Email: [email protected]
http://www.ncta.net/

Partners for Livable Communities
1429 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-887-5990
Email: [email protected]
http://www.livable.com/

Humanities Organizations

American Association for Museums
1575 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-1818
Email: [email protected]
http://www.aam-us.org/

American Association for State and Local History
1717 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37203-2991
615-320-3203
Email: [email protected]
http://www.aaslh.org/

American Folklife Center
Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-G53
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4610
202-707-5510
Email: [email protected]
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/

American Folklore Society
Mershon Center, Ohio State University
1501 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201-2602
614-292-3375
Fax: 614-292-2407
http://www.afsnet.org/

American Historical Association
400 A Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003-3889
202-544-2422
Email: [email protected]
http://www.historians.org/

American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
1717 K Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036-5346
202-452-9545
Email: [email protected]
http://aic.stanford.edu/

Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
8774 Route 45 NW
North Bloomfield, OH 44450
Fax: 440-685-4410
http://www.alhfam.org

Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Barnard Observatory
The University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677-1848
662-915-5993
Email: [email protected]
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/south/

Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes
c/o The Humanities Center, Harvard University
Barker Center 136
12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-0738
Email: [email protected]
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~chci/index.html

Cultural Policy Center
University of Chicago
1155 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637-2745
773-702-4407
Email: [email protected]
http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/

Federation of State Humanities Councils
1600 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 902
Arlington, VA 22209
703-908-9700
Email: [email protected]
http://www.statehumanities.com/index.htm

H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online
310 Auditorium Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-355-9300
Email: [email protected]
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/

Louisiana Folklife Program
(part of Louisiana Division of the Arts)
P. O. Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
225-342-8180
Email: [email protected]
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/

Museum on Main Street
Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Service
Arts & Industries Building
900 Jefferson Drive, SW, Suite 1271
Washington, DC 20560-0706
202-633-0078
http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/

National Humanities Alliance
21 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202-296-4994 ext. 149
http://www.nhalliance.org/

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Smithsonian Institution
750 9th Street, NW, Suite 4100
Washington, DC 20560-0953
202-275-1150
Email: [email protected]
http://www.folklife.si.edu/

USDA, Rural Information Center
National Agricultural Library
Room 304
10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
[email protected]
1-800-633-7701

 


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