TedXAnchorage - Rasmuson Foundation President Diane Kaplan provided an 18-minute snapshot of the Foundation’s collaboration with United States Artists’ new individual artist funding portal, “USA Projects” and how Alaskan creativity is a sought-after commodity.

1. Diane Kaplan President & CEO Rasmuson Foundation Creativity: The Global Advantage

3. Artists Need Support NEA Fellow Program

4. Artists Need Illumination 96% of Americans that value art in their communities and lives 27% of Americans that value artists

6. USA Fellows

8. USA Fellows in Alaska John Luther Adams USA Ford Fellow, 2006 Music

9. Alvin Aningayou USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2008 Crafts & Traditional Arts USA Fellows in Alaska

10. USA Fellows in Alaska Perry Eaton USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2009 Crafts & Traditional Arts

11. USA Fellows in Alaska Anna Brown Ehlers USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2006 Crafts & Traditional Arts

12. John Haines USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2007 Literature USA Fellows in Alaska

13. Tommy Joseph USA Kippy Fellow, 2007 Crafts and Traditional Arts USA Fellows in Alaska

14. Andrew Okpeaha MacLean USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2008 Media USA Fellows in Alaska

15. USA Fellows in Alaska Teri Rofkar USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2006 Crafts & Traditional Arts

16. USA Fellows in Alaska Susie Silook USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2007 Crafts & Traditional Arts

17. Alaska AIR – A rtist I n R esidence

19. USA Projects

20. USA Projects Critical Edge

24. Adam and Eve Industrial Information Knowledge Idea-Based Creativity Agricultural

26. Creativity: The Global Advantage Diane Kaplan Rasmuson Foundation