Local Arts Agency Funding and Arts Vibrancy SMU Data Arts has published Local Arts Agency Funding and Arts Vibrancy, which details the positive impact local arts agencies (LAAs) have on arts communities. SMU Data Arts suggests that local governments often do not see the value that LAAs add to the local arts scene and are…
Updated Research Tool: State Creative Economy Studies NASAA has completed its annual survey of economic studies for the Interactive Database of State Creative Economy Studies. This database, produced in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Arts, is a curated collection of the creative economy studies that state arts agencies use to measure the economic…
State of the Arts in Texas Texas Cultural Trust has just published its 2023 State of the Arts Report. This biennial report offers insights on the power of arts and culture to improve educational, economic and health outcomes. The study uses a combination of statewide and national studies accompanied by examples of arts and culture…
New Profiles of States’ Creative Economies NASAA’s Creative Economy State Profiles have been freshly updated with new arts and cultural production data. Produced in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the interactive dashboard visualizes details about the creative economy in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This update features data…
Museums: Leading through Crisis; Legislative Updates The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has published Reopenings: What Museums Learned Leading through Crisis, an in-depth series of three reports examining the impacts, long-term lessons and practices museums have adopted from handling the COVID-19 pandemic. As the legislative season continues, AAM has reported on Museums Advocacy Day with…
NASAA has released its Fiscal Year 2023 State Arts Agency Revenues report, with the latest aggregate and state-specific data. Even considering inflationary pressures, the total legislative appropriations for state arts agencies (SAAs) in FY2023 have surpassed not only the record high points of the early 2000s, but also the all-time high of FY2022. The FY2023…
Most Vibrant Cities in 2022 SMU DataArts recently released updated data from the Arts Vibrancy Index comparing the level of demand and supply of arts as well as government support across 900 communities in the United States. The index is accompanied by an Arts Vibrancy Map that allows explorers to visualize the data across the…
New Arts in Transportation Strategy Sampler NASAA recently released a new Strategy Sampler, Arts in Transportation, exploring the symbiotic relationship between arts and transportation. Arts can enhance all aspects of transportation, from transforming public spaces to enriching the traveler’s experience. The transportation arena provides the community space and opportunity for art. However, initiating and sustaining…
Social Prescription in the United States Tasha L. Golden, et al., have just released the results of their new study, Social Prescription in the US: A pilot evaluation of Mass Cultural Council’s “CultureRx”. The peer reviewed research, published in Frontiers in Public Health, finds that participants in Mass Cultural Council’s CultureRx social prescribing program reported…
As states enter legislative sessions this winter, NASAA provides several customized tools to assist with educating legislators and the public about the role of state arts agencies in supporting the powerful, cross-sector impact of arts and creativity. NASAA knows that individual states have an array of strategies to inform the public and elected officials about…
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