02453nam a22003734a 4500 ebr10152610 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060322s2006 cauab sb 000 0 eng 2006009929 0833038672 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780833038678 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)154315440 n-us--- NX740 .L67 2006eb 700.79/73 22 Lowell, Julia, 1961- The arts and state governments [electronic resource] : at arm's length or arm in arm? / Julia F. Lowell, Elizabeth Heneghan Ondaatje. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2006. xvi, 68 p. : ill., map. "MG-359-WF."--P. [4] cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-68). 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Government aid to the arts United States Case studies. Art commissions United States. U.S. states Cultural policy. Electronic books. local Ondaatje, Elizabeth Heneghan. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10152610 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 95613 95613