| Description |
xvi, 68 p. : ill., map. |
| Note |
"MG-359-WF."--P. [4] cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-68). |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Research approach -- Report overview -- 2. At arms-length -- SAAS governance structure and decisionmaking processes -- Advocacy -- Insulation or isolation? -- 3. Catalysts for change -- Budgetary trends -- Political developments -- 4. Making the case for the arts in Montana -- Brief history of the Montana Arts Council -- Montana's new strategy : marketing the arts and the agency -- 5. New priorities for public arts funding in Maine -- Brief history of the Maine Arts Commission -- Maine's strategy : strengthening communities, strengthening alliances -- 6. Strategic management of state arts agencies -- Public-value framework -- Lessons from Montana and Maine -- Relevance of lessons to other states -- Arm in arm with state government leaders? -- 7. At arms-length-- but dancing -- Risks of arm-in-arm approaches -- Rewards of arm-in-arm approaches -- Appendix A. Some facts about state arts agencies -- Appendix B. Montana Arts Council's listening tour. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Government aid to the arts -- United States -- Case studies.
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Art commissions -- United States.
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U.S. states -- Cultural policy.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ondaatje, Elizabeth Heneghan.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0833038672 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780833038678 |
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