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<p class="MsoNormal">The reports below about National Endowment for the Arts funded research are quite interesting, linking arts and economic value. Please forward to any arts faculty you believe may be interested.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hCQNIoG3qFF2yHdkaehIY5_flGyee32gcAg8jqOYtHlg8LZJeVSnyi4xHx522jXXrZxJRg9Xyoxor9Vd8QRf6jP5Bzfi1ADoVf5CSvEU9qO7Y4c1CjjIoLANf025CY2VJ1pButxvZRRJlYTLBvpedN5UXC2rfrqezlwErTqBcuHPEdF8iFNR0NbxUfqhKJmguaQp8XlPIszIMPDna0hmHxRJK7NqY1uNYcdCjml8BIW4Q1mzcuPTgPRu2hKxyUbsA4BOrg_pb_PRkEf49eso8D69zr3Rrw4F2YWVKFF_evz9p1-A68sLS3t83dBeLSoEbkPKOBhW0iA=&c=bVYdePKvy5mpGNWYzHJCksT2c6e4S1sXHd0N-IZdpF885PJTzMnJ_w==&ch=jXdtFRGZbVBFumDQjdOXTxah-przGdqPut46OhalE2IGMmbjGJu2lg==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;text-decoration:none">An
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#4C4C4C">Need another way to dive into the new NEA research reports? These infographics illustrate key findings on the economic value
of the arts, and how--and why people participate in the arts. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hCQNIoG3qFF2yHdkaehIY5_flGyee32gcAg8jqOYtHlg8LZJeVSnyi4xHx522jXXrZxJRg9Xyoxor9Vd8QRf6jP5Bzfi1ADoVf5CSvEU9qO7Y4c1CjjIoLANf025CY2VJ1pButxvZRRJlYTLBvpedN5UXC2rfrqezlwErTqBcuHPEdF8iFNR0NbxUfqhKJmguaQp8XlPIszIMPDna0hmHxRJK7NqY1uNYcdCjml8BIW4Q1mzcuPTgPRu2hKxyUbsA4BOrg_pb_PRkEf49eso8D69zr3Rrw4F2YWVKFF_evz9p1-A68sLS3t83dBeLSoEbkPKOBhW0iA=&c=bVYdePKvy5mpGNWYzHJCksT2c6e4S1sXHd0N-IZdpF885PJTzMnJ_w==&ch=jXdtFRGZbVBFumDQjdOXTxah-przGdqPut46OhalE2IGMmbjGJu2lg==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:maroon">Visit this page for high-resolution, downloadable versions</span></a> of the infographics, and share them on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator of Grant Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Do not be afraid to give your time to writing grant proposals. Time given to planning proposals is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so that
our research, our programs, our collaborations and indeed our whole profession may become more profoundly significant.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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