Network for Culture & Arts Policy

08/30/2022

Just like listening to classical music while studying, playing an instrument as a child can have a positive impact on the brain later in life.

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08/22/2022

Have you been back to a live show? If not, why?

Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip.

07/07/2022

“If the arts industry starts valuing the art, that will ripple out and impact the way people donate and the way corporations and foundations give support. If we stop thinking of resources as scarce, maybe they finally won’t be.”
https://nyti.ms/3NMEdaV

05/23/2022

NCAP is proud to share the news that we've been selected as the consulting group to develop the Cultural Arts Plan for the City of Fresno.
https://bit.ly/3aiFhW6

05/13/2022

Covid and inflation continue to plague performing arts venues. The uncertainty is troublesome. How do we overcome it?

After nearly two years of pandemic closures, live theater has returned. But attendance is down, operational costs are soaring, and leaders are worried.

03/29/2022

Artists can help us emerge and heal from the global pandemic — but first, we have to create more systems that support them and their work via

Artists can help us emerge and heal from the global pandemic — but first we have to create more systems that support them and their work.

03/16/2022

A great read for how museums and artists are responding to the Ukraine invasion.

New York’s Guggenheim Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts in London are among the institutions distancing themselves from Russian benefactors.

01/27/2022

Could not agree with this more. Great column by Arthur Brooks for The Atlantic. Arts should be a part of our daily lives and accessible to all. https://bit.ly/3r3Ozv2

01/03/2022

As we embark on another New Year, here's to brighter days ahead and a renewed outlook on all that is to come.

12/24/2021

From all of us at NCAP, Happy Holidays to you and yours.

11/11/2021

Honoring our Veteran's today and every day.

10/12/2021

First published in 2015, this The American Theatre article is incredibly relevant for today and how regional theatres are a vital component for creating access to the art form.

The American theatre as we know it didn’t just evolve organically, inevitably; it was conjured by visionaries who dreamt of a national theatre outside New York, then built it.