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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... -
NEFA Request for Research Proposals: Cultural Nonprofit Economic Impact Study
Posted on January 12, 2011 | No CommentsNEFA seeks proposals from researchers interested in the next economic and community impact study of New England arts and culture nonprofits. The study may be proposed by individuals or groups and the completed report will be published on the NEFA website in summer 2011. Deadline... -
From Newsweek: The Creativity Crisis
Posted on July 20, 2010 | No CommentsFor the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it. Back in 1958, Ted Schwarzrock was an 8-year-old third grader when he became one of the “Torrance kids,” a group of nearly 400 Minneapolis children who... -
Berkshire County Artist Study: $100 Yearly Honorarium
Posted on December 10, 2009 | No CommentsAssets for Artists – a project of Berkshire Creative, MASS MoCA, MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center and Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development – is recruiting Berkshire County artists in all disciplines to participate in a research study investigating the economic impact of the Assets for...











