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State Contacts
For a full list of State Arts Agency websites and addresses, visit
http://www.arts.gov/partner/state/SAA_RAO_list.html
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Diana Green
(334) 242-4076
diana.green@arts.alabama.gov
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Susan Olson
(907) 269-6682
Susan.Olson1@alaska.gov
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Kim Willey
(602) 771-6521
kwilley@azarts.gov
Arkansas Arts Council
Cynthia Haas
(501) 324-9769
cynthia@arkansasheritage.org
California Arts Council
Kristin Margolis
(916) 322-6391
kmargolis@caartscouncil.com
Colorado Council on the Arts
Sheila Sears
(303) 321-4936
polinfo@state.co.us
Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture
Amy Freidman
(860) 256-2730
amy.freidman@ct.gov
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Mehgan Kyle
(202) 724-4281
mehgankyle@gmail.com
Delaware Division of the Arts
Sheila Dean Ross
(302) 577-8286
sheila.ross@state.de.us
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Ken Crawford
(850) 245-6395
KCrawford@dos.state.fl.us
Georgia Council for the Arts
Melanie Eisenhart
(404) 814-2063
melanie.eisenhart@gwtw.org
Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Louise King Lanzilotti
(808) 839-9885
louliek@gmail.com
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Cort Conley
(208) 334-2119
cconley@arts.idaho.gov
Illinois Arts Council
Alex A.G. Shapiro
(312) 814-6762
alex.shapiro@illinois.gov
Indiana Arts Commission
Susan Britsch
(317) 232-1281
SBritsch@iac.IN.gov
Iowa Arts Council
Dawn Martinez Oropeza
(515) 281-5773
Poetryoutloud.dca@iowa.gov
Kansas Arts Commission
Israel Wasserstein
(785) 670-1442
Israel.wasserstein@washburn.edu
Kentucky Arts Council
JSuzanne Gray
(502) 564-8110 ext. 489
Suzanne.Gray@ky.gov
Louisiana Division of the Arts
Bethany France
(225) 342-8209
bfrance@crt.state.la.us
Maine Arts Commission
Tina Mann
(207) 287-6571
tina.p.mann@maine.gov
Maryland State Arts Council
Christina Stewart
(410) 767-6476
cstewart@msac.org
Massachusetts Cultural Council
David Marshall
(617) 727-3668
david.marshall@art.state.ma.us
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
John Bracey
(517) 241-3972
jmbrace@michigan.gov
Michigan Humanities Council
Jan Fedewa
(517) 372-7770
jfedewa@mihumanities.org
Minnesota State Arts Board
Amy Frimpong
(651) 215-1607
amy.frimpong@arts.state.mn.us
Mississippi Arts Commission
Kim Whitt
601-359-6037
kwhitt@arts.state.ms.us
Missouri State Council on the Arts
Virginia Sanders
(314) 340-6845
virginia.sanders@ded.mo.gov
Montana Arts Council
Beck McLaughlin
(406) 444-6522
bemclaughlin@mt.gov
Nebraska Arts Council
Anne Alston
(402) 595-2122
anne.alston@nebraska.gov
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Catherine O'Brian
(603) 271-0795
Catherine.r.obrian@dcr.nh.gov
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Robin Middleman
(609) 984-6815
robinm@arts.sos.state.nj.us
New Mexico Arts
Ann Weisman
(505) 827-6490
ann.weisman@state.nm.us
Nevada Arts Council
Maryjane Dorofachuk
(775) 687-6690
mdorofachuk@nevadaculture.org
New York State Council on the Arts
Sharon Scarlata
(518) 473-0823
sharon@nysaae.org
North Carolina Arts Council
Linda Bamford
919/807-6502
linda.bamford@ncmail.net
North Dakota Council on the Arts
Linda Ehreth
(701) 328-7593
lehreth@nd.gov
Ohio Arts Council
Chiquita Mullins Lee
(614) 466-2613
Chiquita.mullinslee@oac.state.oh.us
Oklahoma Humanities Council
Jennifer Kidney
(405) 235-0280
jennifer@okhumanitiescouncil.org
Oregon Arts Commission
Deborah Vaughn (503) 986-0085
Deborah.vaughn@state.or.us
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Amy Gabriele
(717) 787-6883 ext. 3021
c-agabriel@state.pa.us
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Sherilyn Brown
(401) 222-6994
sherry@arts.ri.gov
South Carolina Arts Commission
Susanna Brailsford
(803) 734-8639
SBrailsford@arts.sc.gov
South Dakota Arts Council
Michael Pangburn
(605) 773-3131
michael.pangburn@state.sd.us
Tennessee Arts Commission
Lee Baird
(615) 532-0493
lee.baird@state.tn.us
Texas Commission on the Arts
Anina Moore
(512) 936-6573
anina@arts.state.tx.us
Utah Arts Council
Guy Lebeda
(801) 236-7553
glebeda@utah.gov
Vermont Arts Council
Stacy Raphael
(802) 828-6636
sraphael@vermontartscouncil.org
Virgin Islands Council on the Arts
Tasida H. Kelch
(340) 774-5984
tkelch@vica.gocomtek.com
Virginia Commission for the Arts in partnership with SPARC
Laine Satterfield
(804) 788-6460
Lsatterfield@sparconline.org
Washington State Arts Commission
Lisa Jaret
(360) 586-2418
lisaj@arts.wa.gov
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
Stacy Kepple
(304) 558.0240 ext 145
Stacy.kepple@wvculture.org
Wisconsin Arts Board
Jacki Martindale
(608)318-0551
elumn8@charter.net
Wyoming Arts Council
Michael Shay
(307) 777-5234
mshay@state.wy.us
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