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