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Diane KaplanPresident & CEO
Rasmuson Foundation
Creativity: The Global Advantage
• Private Foundation that works as a catalyst to promote a better life for Alaskans
• We ensure a diverse and vibrant arts and cultural community
• Local impact requires understanding needs and solutions on a national level
Sharpening Alaska’s Creative Edge
Artists Need Support
NEA Fellow Program
Artists Need Illumination
96%of Americans that value artin their communities and lives
27% of Americans that value artists
United States Artists
Invest in America’s finest artists andilluminate the value of artists to society
USA Fellows
USA Fellows in Alaska
John Luther Adams
USA Ford Fellow, 2006
Music
Alvin Aningayou
USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2008
Crafts & Traditional Arts
USA Fellows in Alaska
USA Fellows in Alaska
Perry Eaton
USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2009
Crafts & Traditional Arts
USA Fellows in Alaska
Anna Brown Ehlers
USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2006
Crafts & Traditional Arts
John Haines
USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2007
LiteratureUSA Fellows in Alaska
Tommy Joseph
USA Kippy Fellow, 2007
Crafts and Traditional Arts USA Fellows in Alaska
Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2008
Media USA Fellows in Alaska
USA Fellows in Alaska
Teri Rofkar
USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2006
Crafts & Traditional Arts
USA Fellows in Alaska
Susie Silook
USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2007
Crafts & Traditional Arts
Alaska AIR – Artist In Residence
USA Projects
USA Projects Critical Edge
Artists Projects
100+
Visitors
100,000+
Funds Raised
$1,000,000+
Match Funds Raised
$250,000+ 4,000+
USA Projects Early Results
Donors
So Far, So Good.
Adam and Eve
IndustrialInformation
Knowledge
Idea-Based
Creativity
Agricultural
It is the perfect moment in the U.S. to champion artists.“
- Samuel Hoi, USA Board Member President of Otis College of Art and Design,
Creativity = Opportunity
Creativity: The Global Advantage
Diane KaplanRasmuson Foundation