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Americans for the Arts Resources (6) more

• Forging a Creative Community for the New Creative Economy
  The demand for creativity has outpaced the ability of most nations to produce enough workers simply to meet their needs.
• Recommendations from Mini-Conference on Creativity and Aging in America: May 18-19, 2005
  The Mini-Conference on Creativity and Aging in America sought to develop recommendations for the 2005 White House Conference on Aging. Convened May 18–19, 2005, at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, DC, it focused on the importance and value of professional arts programming for, by, and with older Americans as a quality of life issue.
• Community Schoools of the Arts: An Arts Education Resource for your Community
  This Monograph provides an overview of community schools of the arts and their potential benefits to your community, as well as ways local arts agencies and other community organizations can tap these vibrant resources.

News Articles (71) more

• The [New] Rules of Engagement
  Cultural historian Siva Vaidhyanathan muses on contemporary culture and how using technology can create gateways to new audiences. He tells the Metropolitan Opera's Elena Park that arts institutions can no longer sit back and simply deliver content.
• Hollywood is seeing fans pull a power play
  As Aaron Sorkin so eloquently put it the other day, complaining about the blogger influence on media coverage of his "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" TV drama: "We live in the age of amateurs."
• Putting the 'art' in party: At gatherings grand and humble, art makes for a potent mixer across L.A.
  The art world social scene here has never exactly been what you'd call avant garde... And in terms of connecting it in any organic way to the entertainment industry, fashion, celebrity, indie rock and hipsterdom, L.A. still looks east for inspiration.

Project Profile (33) more

• Poetry on Buses
  Started in 1992, Poetry on Buses features poems submitted by local poets—amateur and professional, student and adult—posted throughout the King County Metro bus fleet.
• Portfolio
  Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance published an outstanding report, the first of its kind in the country, that provides a comprehensive look at the arts in the Philadelphia area.
• Free Fall Baltimore
  Free Fall Baltimore is a collaboration of more than 85 arts organization in the Baltimore, MD, area working together to present performances, lectures, exhibits, workshops and hands-on creative experiences at no cost to the public.

Research Abstract (226) more

• Cultural Heritage Organizations: Nonprofits That Support Traditional, Ethnic, Folk, and Noncommercial Popular Culture
  Overview of nonprofit cultural heritage organizations in the United States and a snapshot of their structure, finances and programs.
• pARTicipate San Diego - The Case for Increased Cultural Patronage
  pARTicipate San Diego – The Case for Increased Cultural Patronage is a research report in The San Diego Foundation’s “Understanding the San Diego Region” series. Findings include a strong case to be made for increased support and sustainability of the arts and culture community. The research conducted for this project presents a composite picture of arts and culture in San Diego County. It illuminates the many ways that the public relates to arts and culture, provides new perspectives on the nonprofit arts and culture community and places San Diego in the context of other communities and the nation. A range of issues emerge from the study. Advocacy and public awareness, arts education, audience development, increased funding and leadership are all identified as issues central to increasing cultural patronage.
• Making Exact Change
  The focus is exemplary arts-based programs that have had a significant and sustained positive impact on their communities. For the purposes of this inquiry “significant and sustained positive impact” is defined as change leading to the long-term advancement of human dignity, health and/or productivity. “Long-term” in this context is defined as a minimum of ten years.

Sample Documents (3) more

• THE SHIFTING SANDS OF DEMAND: Trends in Cultural Participation
  Slideshow presentation by Wolf-Brown firm, commissioned by the Scottsdale Cultural Council. PDF Format
• Geodemographic Mapping Study Executive Summary
  The Executive Summary for a 360 page report on how to target new customers, testing the capactiy of the market to maintain or expand audiences, identifying possibilites for audience diversification, ticketing strategies and recommendations for growth opportunities.
• Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission - Regional Cultural Business Plan
  A strategic business plan, based on current research data, designed to address the needs and issues facing arts and cultural organizations and constituents in the Sacramento Metropolitan area.