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Alabama State Council on the Arts
Kaci Norman
334-242-5148
kaci.norman@arts.alabama.gov
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Arizona Commission on the Arts c/o The University of Arizona Poetry Center
Gema Ornelas
520-626-9625
gornelas@email.arizona.edu
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Juneau Arts and Humanities Council (Alaska)
Amanda Filori
907-586-2787
pol@jahc.org
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Instagram: @juneau_arts_council
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Arkansas Arts Council
Matt Boyce
501-324-9769
Matt.Boyce@arkansas.gov
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Instagram: @yourarheritage
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American Samoa Arts Council
Tasi Sunia
684-633-4490/5613
tsunia.artscouncilasg@gmail.com
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California Arts Council
Charlie O’Malley
916-507-3582
charles.omalley@arts.ca.gov
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Colorado Creative Industries
Jesse Martinez
720-205-2864
copoet@empowered-people.com
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Instagram: @coloradoecodevo
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Connecticut Office of the Arts, Department of Economic and Community Development
Tekowa Omara-Otunnu
860-500-2379
tekowa.omara-otunnu@ct.gov
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Delaware Division of the Arts
Sheila Dean Ross
302-577-8286
sheila.ross@delaware.gov
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Instagram: @artsdelaware
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Andrea Brown
202-651-2304
andrea.brown3@dc.gov
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Instagram: @thedcarts
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Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Lisa Morrell Laubach
727-873-4744
lmlaubach@usf.edu
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Georgia: Alliance Theatre
Liz Davis
404-733-5256
Liz.Davis@alliancetheatre.org
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Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities
Jacqueline Balbas
(671) 300-1204
Jacqueline.balbas@caha.guam.gov
Angie Taitague
(671) 300-1207
angie.taitague@caha.guam.gov
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Hawaii State Foundation on the Culture and the Arts
Tamara Smith
808-839-9985 x704
edadmin@htyweb.org
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Instagram: @hawaii_sfca
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Idaho Commission on the Arts
PoetryOutLoud@arts.idaho.gov
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Instagram: @artsidaho
Iowa Arts and Culture
Michael Lane
515-414-6039
outloud.michael@gmail.com
Diana Wooley
712-251-3014
diana.wooley@gmail.com
Illinois Arts Council
Susan Dickson
312-814-6740
Susan.dickson@illinois.gov
Sheila Walk
217-753-3519
programs@springfieldartsco.org
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Indiana Arts Commission
Megan Telligman
219-405-4544
mtelligman@indianahumanities.org
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Instagram: @inartscomm
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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission
Cheryl Germann
316-210-5296
cherylgermann@gmail.com
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Instagram: @kansascommerce
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Kentucky Arts Council
Cynthia Warner
502-782-4982
cynthia.warner@ky.gov
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Louisiana Division of the Arts
Leea Russell
225.342.8209
lrussell@crt.la.gov
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Instagram: @louisiana_arts
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Maine Arts Commission
Khristina Kurasz
207-287-2713
Khristina.Kurasz@maine.gov
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Instagram: @artsinmaine
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Michigan Humanities Council
Katie Wittenauer
517-372-7770 ext. 294
kwittenauer@mihumanities.org
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Instagram: @mihumanities
Missouri Arts Council
Jenni Ryan
314-340-6857
jenni.ryan@ltgov.mo.gov
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Maryland State Arts Council
Lizzie Morales
443-794-7564
elizabeth.morales@maryland.gov
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Instagram: @mdartscouncil
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Minnesota State Arts Board c/o South Central Service Cooperative
Mary Hillmann
952-715-8745
mhillmann@mnscsc.org
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Montana Arts Council
Monica Smith Grable
(406) 444-6522
monica.grable@mt.gov
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Massachusetts Cultural Council
Erik Holmgren
617-858-2731
poetryoutloud@huntingtontheatre.org
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Mississippi Arts Commission
Katherine Brown
662-312-0909
mspoetryoutloud@gmail.com
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Instagram: @msartscommission
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Nebraska Arts Council
Anne Alston
402-595-2122
anne.alston@nebraska.gov
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Instagram: @neartscouncil
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Kenya Bullock
732-224-8778 x160
admin@njpol.org
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Instagram: @njpoetryoutloud
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North Carolina- Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
Emily Chuma
704-973-2801
pol@ctcharlotte.org
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Instagram: @ctcharlottenc
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Nevada Arts Council
Shereen Choudhury
702-486-6680
schoudhury@nevadaculture.org
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Instagram: @nvartscouncil
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New Mexico Arts
Kevin Lenkner
505-412-5791
Kevin.Lenkner@dca.nm.gov
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Instagram: @newmexicoarts
North Dakota Council on the Arts
Matthew Anderson
701-328-7593
mabanderson@nd.gov
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Instagram: @ndcouncilonarts
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New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Allison Hawkins
603-271-0791
allison.hawkins@dncr.nh.gov
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New York State Council on the Arts c/o Teachers & Writers Collaborative
Asari Beale
212-691-6590
pol@twc.org
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Ohio Arts Council
Chiquita Mullins Lee
614-728-4455
Chiquita.MullinsLee@oac.state.oh.us
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Instagram: @ohioartscouncil
Oklahoma A+ Schools
Jessica Switzer
405-974-3789
jswitzer1@uco.edu
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Instagram: @okaplus
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Oregon Arts Commission
Tiffany Harker
971-719-6169
Tiffany.HARKER@biz.oregon.gov
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Amanda Lovell
717-585-7987
alovell@pa.gov
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Institute of Puerto Rican Culture/Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena
Olga Malavé
787-724-3210 or 787-724-0700 ext. 1318
omalave@icp.gobierno.pr
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Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Damont Combs
401-699-1483
poetryoutloudri@gmail.com
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South Carolina Arts Commission
Kimberly Washburn Motte
803-734-8694
kmotte@arts.sc.gov
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Instagram: @scartscomm
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South Dakota Arts Council
Rebecca Cruse
605-773-5084
rebecca.cruse@state.sd.us
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Tennessee Arts Commission
Julia Stark
615-532-5934
Julia.stark@tn.gov
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Texas Commission on the Arts
Matrex Kilgore
512-936-6563
matrex@arts.state.tx.us
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Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Jean Tokuda Irwin
801-236-7559
jirwin@utah.gov
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Instagram: @utahartsandmuseums
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Vermont- The Flynn
Michael Bureau
802-652-4507
mbureau@flynnvt.org
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Instagram: @flynncenter
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Virgin Islands Council on the Arts
Kendell Henry
340.773.3075
kendell.henry@dpnr.vi.gov
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Instagram: @artscouncil_vi
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Corey Holmes
540-319-3977
cholmes@waynetheatre.org
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Washington State Arts Commission
Judy Cullen
360-252-9972
Jd.cullen@arts.wa.gov
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Wyoming Arts Council
Ismael Dominguez
307-275-4476
ismael.dominguez@wyo.gov
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West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History
Jim Wolfe
304-558-0240
james.d.wolfe@wv.gov
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Instagram: @wvdach
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Wisconsin Arts Board
Penny Parsons
608-274-0087
penny.wipol@gmail.com
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