Kingsport’s Cultural Arts Division Selected for First-Ever Local Arts Index Research Study
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The Local Arts Index will be the first county-level study designed to measure the health and vitality of the arts industries throughout the
I had hoped that the Cultural Arts Division and
The Local Arts Index is an incredible tool for local arts leaders and we are excited to work with our community partners over the coming year. The Local Arts Index will allow the arts groups to place their community in a national context and strengthen the arts in their schools, businesses, and homes, said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts.
The Kresge Foundation has awarded Americans for the Arts a $1.2 million grant to conduct the Local Arts Index, as well as the supporting workshops and materials necessary to assist communities in the effective application of the local data. Research for the Local Arts Index is directed by Roland Kushner, PhD, through support from
Americans for the Arts announced the National Arts Index in January. Those findings showed that the National Arts Index fell 4 points in 2008 to a score of 98.4, reflecting losses in charitable giving and declining attendance at larger cultural institutions, even as the number of arts organizations grew.
Communities participating in the Local Arts Index are:
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AZ |
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AK |
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Arts Council of |
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CA |
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Community Development Department – City of |
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CA |
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CA |
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City of |
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CA |
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CO |
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Art on the Corner, Downtown Partnership |
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CO |
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Cultural Services Department |
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CO |
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Wildethyme Art |
Monte |
CO |
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Parker Arts, Culture and |
Parker |
CO |
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Arts Council of Greater |
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CT |
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Greater Hartford Arts Council, Inc. |
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CT |
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Cultural |
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DC |
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Brooksville |
FL |
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FL |
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Gainseville |
FL |
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United Arts of |
Maitland |
FL |
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Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs |
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FL |
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Cultural Arts Association of Walton County, Inc. |
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FL |
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City of |
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FL |
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FL |
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City of |
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GA |
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Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County |
Douglasville |
GA |
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City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs |
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GA |
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HI |
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IA |
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City of |
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ID |
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IL |
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IL |
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IN |
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Arts United of Greater |
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IN |
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Arts Council of |
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IN |
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IN |
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Arts Place, Inc. |
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IN |
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KS |
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City of |
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KS |
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Arts Council of |
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LA |
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City of Slidell Department of Cultural & Public Affairs |
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LA |
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MD |
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MD |
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Hyattsville |
MD |
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Arts and Humanities Council of |
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MD |
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Cultural |
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MI |
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Tibbits Opera Foundation & Arts Council, Inc. |
Coldwater |
MI |
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MI |
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Lexington Arts Council, Inc. |
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MI |
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The Art Center aka |
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MI |
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Metropolitan Regional Arts Council |
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MN |
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United Arts of |
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MN |
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Arts Council of Metropolitan |
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MO |
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MO |
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Allied Arts Council of St. Joseph, Inc. |
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MO |
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MO |
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Arts Council of Big Sky |
Big Sky |
MT |
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MT |
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Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Inc. |
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NC |
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NC |
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City of |
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NC |
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Arts |
Wonalancet |
NH |
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NJ |
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Red Bank |
NJ |
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Creative |
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NM |
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CNYCAC, dba |
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NY |
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Community Arts Partnership of |
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NY |
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Arts |
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NY |
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The Arts and Humanities Council of |
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OK |
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Fine Arts Fund |
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OH |
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OH |
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Arts Commission of Greater |
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OH |
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OR |
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Regional Arts & Culture Council |
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OR |
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PA |
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ArtsErie |
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PA |
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Jump Street |
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PA |
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City of |
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PA |
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Greater |
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PA |
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The Cultural |
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PA |
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City of |
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RI |
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SC |
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Cultural Council of Richland and |
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SC |
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Arts Council of |
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SC |
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The Arts Partnership of Greater |
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SC |
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Allied Arts of Greater |
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TN |
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Arts & Business Council of Greater |
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TN |
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Cultural Arts Division – City of |
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TN |
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ArtsMemphis |
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TN |
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City of |
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TX |
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City of |
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TX |
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Greater |
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TX |
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Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) |
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TX |
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Arts Council of |
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TX |
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TX |
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UT |
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VA |
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VA |
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The Cultural |
Glen Allen |
VA |
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Cultural |
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VA |
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WA |
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WA |
