As
part of WESTAF's mission to strengthen the financial, organizational and policy
infrastructure of the arts in the West, WESTAF regularly undertakes research
projects on behalf of our member arts agencies and the general arts community.
The results of our research are usually presented in position papers, many of
which are available to the general public upon request. Papers have been completed
on such topics as: economic arguments for the public funding of the arts; opportunities
for collaboration between various cultural agencies; background information
concerning the development of cultural trust legislation; and an assessment
of the effectiveness of legislative arts caucuses in advocating for the arts.
For a complete list of WESTAF position papers and economic impact studies, follow
the "papers" link.
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Major Publications
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Large-scale research projects and event proceedings |
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Papers
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WESTAF research papers and economic impact
studies |
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Proceedings of the 2007 Association of American Cultures Conference.
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Open Dialogue XI: Global Connections to Cultural Democracy included a WESTAF-sponsored symposium and brought together policy makers, academics, arts administrators, theorists, and artists to discuss global migration, cultural democracy, diversity.
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Perspectives on
Cultural Tax Districts
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Proceedings from a seminar on cultural tax
districts sponsored by the Washington State Arts Commission and WESTAF. Held in
Seattle, Washington, in February, 2008, seminar participants focused on the
benefits, drawbacks, structure and impact of cultural tax districts.
Participants examined several proposed, unsuccessful, and current tax district
structures such as Denver's Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, which
yields more than $42 million annually for arts and culture in a seven-county
area. Printed copies of the proceedings are available upon request from WESTAF.
For more information, please contact Erin Bassity at erin.bassity@westaf.org.
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A History of the SCFD
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Commissioned Paper for WESTAF's 2008 Seminar on Cultural Taxing Districts
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Reflections by Jane Hansberry
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Commissioned Paper for WESTAF's 2008 Seminar on Cultural Taxing Districts
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