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NEA’s Survey of Public Participation in the Arts Reveals Greater Arts Participtation
Posted on February 24, 2011 | No CommentsA new analysis of data collected by the 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) reveals that nearly 75 percent of American adults participate in the arts. For nearly three decades, the periodic survey has focused primarily on live attendance at “benchmark” arts... -
American for the Arts Comments on Obama’s 2010 Budget Recommendations
Posted on February 17, 2010 | No CommentsOn February 1, 2010 the White House released President Obama’s budget recommendations for FY 2011. Below is a statement from Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts on arts and arts education funding in the budget: “At a time when the... -
National Arts Education Report
Posted on June 25, 2009 | No CommentsLast week, for the first time in 11 years, the federal government released a national report card on achievement in the arts among 8th graders. This long-awaited report finds that since 1997, our nation’s students have not made significant progress in developing their skills and...
