Have you ever wondered how many artists are working in your state? Fortunately, the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey has collected data that helps answer this question. The National Endowment for the Arts compiled census information relevant to artists from the Census Bureau in its Arts Data Profile #1, and NASAA turned those spreadsheets…
The National Endowment for the arts (NEA) provides state arts agency information sheets to panelists to provide supplemental background information for each state whose application is under review. With guidance from the NEA Partnership Office, and at their request, NASAA produces specialized information sheets that highlight state or regional demographic data and a chronology of state…
The National Standard for Arts Information Exchange is a long-standing taxonomy of data fields and definitions used to collect and analyze information about arts constituents, projects, activities and resources. NASAA and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have published a full National Standard Reference Guide and revisions history along with historical documentation on National…
Updated annually, NASAA’s FY2015 Grant Making and Funding Report summarizes aggregated data from two of NASAA’s key data collection efforts: Final Descriptive Report grants data and the state arts agency revenues survey. This report provides statistical summaries, tables and visualizations of grants data including total dollars awarded, number of communities reached, awards by discipline and…
NASAA’s policy brief on dedicated revenue strategies has been updated with fiscal year 2015 numbers. This policy brief, previously titled State Arts Agency Supplemental Funding Strategies, gives information on the funding mechanisms state arts agencies have pursued beyond general fund appropriations. Current sources of dedicated funding for state arts agencies explored in this report include arts license…
NASAA’s new creative place-making literature resource helps state arts agencies, arts organizations, artists and other stakeholders better understand and leverage the potential of creative place-making projects to enrich communities. In recent years, creative place making—a concept tying in the work of multiple sectors to strategically shape the physical and social characteristics of a place around arts…
If you’re curious about what types of state arts agency research and information are just a phone call or an e-mail away, check out NASAA’s latest Information Services Summary. It provides an overview of NASAA’s research services for members in the first six months of fiscal year 2015. Along with charts and statistics showing NASAA’s…
State arts agency grant-making data, as provided to NASAA through Final Descriptive Reports, has always been a powerful source for describing a major component of the work conducted by state arts agencies. NASAA’s Grant Making page provides key facts on state arts agency grant-making functions, such as: General Operating Support Support for Individual Artists Support…
NASAA recently released State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2015, which gives an in-depth look into the various types of funds state arts agencies (SAAs) receive to support their work. This report provides historical and national context for states and often serves as a starting point when creating customized revenue reports. NASAA has created two…
The time is upon us to plan for and implement new reporting requirements affecting state arts agency/regional arts organization (SAA/RAO) fiscal year 2016 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Final Descriptive Reports (FDRs). To assist states with preparation for FY2016 FDRs, NASAA is making available the Quick and Easy Guide to Field Definitions and Data…
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