NAC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Special initiatives - these projects and services are designed to increase awareness of, and participation in, arts and culture this program supports fees paid to consultants who work with targeted arts organizations and artists as well as other areas of organizational and professional development services included training for artists and organizations in the following areas trends in performing, touring, arts education, marketing, strategic planning, contracts and legal maners the initiative supports and promotes artists for regional projects and administers the artist fellowship program

Poetry out loud - this program encourages nebraska's high school students tolearn about poetry through memorization and performance, which helps studentsmaster public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about our literaryheritage. Starting at the classroom level, teachers are provided with multimediacurriculum materials to augment their regular poetry curriculum with poetryrecitation and a classroom-level competition. Nacdc provides poetry recitationworkshops for students in participating schools from teaching artists who haveexpertise in poetry and performance. All nebraska high schools are welcome toparticipate in poetry out loud