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Thank you to the many people who have been blog contributors to, and readers of ArtsBlog over the years. ArtsBlog has long been a space where we uplifted stories from the field that demonstrated how the arts strengthen our communities socially, educationally, and economically; where trends and issues and controversies were called out; and advocacy tools were provided to help you make the case for more arts funding and favorable arts policies.

As part of Americans for the Arts’ recent Strategic Realignment Process, we were asked to evaluate our storytelling communications platforms and evolve the way we share content. As a result, we launched the Designing Our Destiny portal to explore new ways of telling stories and sharing information, one that is consistent with our longtime practice of, “No numbers without a story, and no stories without a number.”

As we put our energy into developing this platform and reevaluate our communications strategies, we have put ArtsBlog on hold. That is, you can read past blog posts, but we are not posting new ones. You can look to the Designing Our Destiny portal and our news items feed on the Americans for the Arts website for stories you would have seen in ArtsBlog in the past.

ArtsBlog will remain online through this year as we determine the best way to archive this valuable resource and the knowledge you’ve shared here.

As ever, we are grateful for your participation in ArtsBlog and thank you for your work in advancing the arts. It is important, and you are important for doing it.

Rebecca Noon

Rebecca Noon is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Trinity Rep in Providence, and a creator-producer of original work and community events. As the Community Engagement Coordinator, she’s instigated several new initiatives including an annual statewide season kickoff party, Trinity Rep’s Every 28 Hours and subsequent One-Minute-Play Festival, America Too, and Shakespeare en el Verano, as well as partnerships with RI Latino Arts, RI Jobs with Justice, the Naval War College, Radia Herbs, Daughters of the American Revolution, RI Black Storytellers, the Wild Plant Society, Bar Association, Wheaton College, Mt Holyoke Alumni Association, and the Veterans Theater Institute. Rebecca teaches physical theater and acting to students of all ages, and runs a small devising ensemble, Strange Attractor Theatre with collaborators from Providence, Philadelphia, and Juneau, AK. Since 2010, they have created original shows and experiences in their three hometowns, supported by various producers, state funders, national organizations, and audiences. Rebecca holds a BFA in Acting from the College of Santa Fe and an MFA in Lecoq Based Actor Created Physical Theatre from the London International School of Performing Arts and was the 2015 RI State Council on the Arts Merit Playwriting Fellow and 2017 RISCA Playwriting Fellow.

Photo of Rebecca Noon by Flordelino Lagundino.