Current Arts Scene
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Overviews | Economic Aspects | Government Initiatives | Public Participation
Overviews
American Canvas
National Endowment for the Arts, 1997. An in-depth analysis and examination of the current state of the nonprofit arts in America. Written by Gary O. Larson.
http://arts.endow.gov/pub/AmCan/AmCanPDF.html
The Arts Today
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Society & Values Electronic Journal, June 1998. These journal articles explore the meaning and value of the arts in contemporary U.S. society, and the challenges being confronted.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0698/ijse/ijse0698.htm
The Performing Arts in a New Era
This 2001 report explores trends in the performing arts over the past 30 years. Commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trusts and conducted by RAND, the study claims to be the first comprehensive overview of the performing arts in the last few decades.
http://www.pewtrust.org/pdf/cul_rand.pdf
Economic Aspects of the Arts
Arts & Economic Prosperity: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts Organizations and Their Audiences
Americans for the Arts, 2002. This report reveals that America's nonprofit arts industry generates $134 billion in economic activity every year, including $24.4 billion in federal, state, and local tax revenues.
http://www.artsusa.org/EconomicImpact/
The Arts in the GDP
National Endowment for the Arts, October 2003. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that consumers spent $10.6 billion on admissions to performing arts events. This amount was $1.9 billion more than outlays for tickets to movie theaters and $500 million more than spending on admissions to spectator-sports events.
http://www.arts.gov/pub/Notes/83.pdf
International Data on Government Spending on the Arts
This National Endowment for the Arts research note summarizes
the latest research comparing government (public) arts
expenditures in the United States with the spending levels of
other countries. January 2000.
http://arts.endow.gov/pub/Notes/74.pdf
Government Initiatives and Organizations
Public Participation and Demographics
2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts, March 2004. This report describes U.S. adult arts participation in 2002. It shows attendance at live arts events (such as concerts, plays, and dance performances), as well as the number and percentage of adults visiting art museums and reading literature. The survey also investigates arts participation through broadcast and recorded media, the Internet, and personal participation such as singing in choirs or making photographs. In addition, the report discusses demographic and geographic differences in arts participation, and compares 2002 rates to those found in 1982 and 1992.
http://www.arts.gov/pub/NEASurvey2004.pdf
Demographic Characteristics of Arts Attendance, 2002
National Endowment for the Arts, July 2003. Reports on the attendance rates of various demographic groups at arts events/activities based on the 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) and makes comparisons to similar data from the 1992 SPPA.
http://www.arts.gov/pub/Notes/82.pdf
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