NASAA’s new one-pager, Return on Investment: National Endowment for the Arts, offers succinct talking points demonstrating the powerful impact of federal and state arts funding. Designed to help you communicate the importance of federal investment in the arts in the current policy environment, this resource provides data on the broad reach of federal dollars, the…
New Survey Identifies Challenges Faced by Women Artists The new Artists Speak Report, commissioned by Anonymous Was A Woman and written by journalists Charlotte Burns and Julia Halperin and SMU DataArts, presents data from the Artists Speak survey, an international survey of over 1,200 women artists featuring topics ranging from experiences in the art world…
New Creative Economy State Profiles NASAA has refreshed our Creative Economy State Profiles with the new 2023 data on arts and cultural production, jobs and compensation. Produced in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), this interactive dashboard provides comprehensive insights into the creative economy of 50 states and the District of Columbia.…
AFTA Pulse Survey on the Effects of Policy Changes Americans for the Arts (AFTA) recently launched a new National Pulse Survey to better understand how recent policy developments are affecting the health of the arts and culture sector, including the human, programmatic, and financial health of arts and culture organizations across the country. Americans for…
2024 State Legislative Roundup NASAA has released its 2024 State Legislative Roundup, the latest in its annual review of state legislation important to state arts agencies and the arts community. This report—which includes 73 bills curated from over 1,000 we reviewed—is designed to help arts leaders stay current on legislation and ultimately advance policy that…
FY2025 State Arts Agency Revenues Report NASAA’s new Fiscal Year 2025 State Arts Agency Revenues report presents national funding trends across state and jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs). Total legislative appropriations reached $694 million in FY2025. This marks an 8.1% drop from $755 million in FY2024. While this decrease stems from reduced investment in a few…
Insights into Cash Support, Employment Programs for Artists In response to the precarious economic situation many artists face, Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) started two programs to support artists in 2022: the Guaranteed Income for Artists program and the Artist Employment Program. The Guaranteed Income for Artists program provided 2,400 artists across New York State…
The newest updates to NASAA’s grant making facts, based on fiscal years 2014-2023, are now available. These resources offer a comprehensive overview of how state and jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs) are advancing public funding for the arts across diverse focus areas while offering a detailed look at funding trends and their impact on the arts…
Public Funding for the Arts 2024 Grantmakers in the Arts has published Public Funding for the Arts 2024, offering a detailed analysis of the public funding ecosystem that supports arts and culture across the United States. Compiled by NASAA, this article examines fiscal year 2024 trends in federal, state and local government appropriations amid economic…
Cross-Sector Strategies for Health and Community Well-being, Civic Infrastructure, Creative Rural Development In collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), NASAA is releasing three new Strategy Samplers exemplifying successful state programs and policies that leverage the arts and creativity for solving community challenges. Cross-Sector Strategies for Health and Community Well-being underscores the transformative…
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