Light Returning: What Ancient Traditions Teach Us About Creative Practice
The winter solstice, occurring around December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. For many ancient cultures, this turning point symbolized the […]
What Dogs Can Teach Us About Loyalty, Love, and the Art of Connection
by Lance Nielsen I am a proud dog dad! I love how Coco, my English Bulldog, makes me feel, and the fact that she is extremely calm, chill, and tolerant […]
What Comes First? Celebrating Arts in Education
By Judy Bush, NFTA Board Member When I was a kid growing up in the city, if someone had asked me where my hamburger came from, I would have said […]
The New Culture War: What We Stand to Lose
by Dr. Lance Nielsen In America today, a new kind of culture war is being waged, one not of ideas or identity, but one aimed squarely at the institutions that […]
Why Showing Up for the Arts Matters More Than You Think
There’s something uniquely joyful about spending a summer evening listening to live music in the park, strolling through a local art gallery walk, or watching a community theater production come […]
Using the Power of Policy
Using the Power of Policy: How the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 Fuels Arts Advocacy By Dr. Lance Nielsen, NFTA Executive Director When we […]
The Importance of State and Local-Level Mobilizing
**Reprinted by permission and credit to Andrew Schneider, Senior Director of Government Affairs and the Arts Alliance Illinois. Through good times and bad, we must continue to engage officials at […]
The Arts Are for Everyone: Why We Must Keep Creating, Sharing, and Uplifting All Voices
The arts have always been a mirror of the human experience—our triumphs, our struggles, our histories, and our dreams. Across generations, artists have used their voices, brushes, movements, and melodies […]
Celebrating 40 Years of Arts Advocacy
Celebrating 40 Years of Arts Advocacy: The Legacy of Nebraskans for the Arts This year, Nebraskans for the Arts (NFTA) proudly celebrates 40 years of championing the arts and their […]
Introducing the Nebraska Arts Education Data Project (AEDP)
We’re excited about Nebraska’s Arts Education Data Project (AEDP), which was launched earlier this fall. Our state’s AEDP program was made possible by a partnership between the Nebraska Arts Council […]
