Untapped Opportunity: Older Americans & the Arts Culture Track, in partnership with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, has just published a new report, Untapped Opportunity: Older Americans & the Arts. It provides data on people aged 55 and over, detailing their experiences with the arts. The report offers a national portrait of demographic data, comparing people aged…
You Ask, NASAA Answers NASAA receives and responds to many requests for information on a wide variety of arts, culture and economic topics. For the first half fiscal year 2022, NASAA staff fulfilled nearly 300 of these information requests from state and jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs), partners, and the public. Responses included providing data to…
Adding Arts to STEM for Young Students Policymakers have long been interested in the benefits of STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math) in improving a state’s economic outlook. Yet even after the adoption of STEM programs, systematic youth engagement has not occurred in primary schools. Research and Policy Implications of STEAM Education for Young…
Updated Search 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…
Museums as Community Infrastructure Museums can help communities become better, stronger and more resilient. Rather than focusing on museums as institutions, the American Alliance of Museums annual report for 2022, TrendsWatch: Museums as Community Infrastructure, makes the case that museums are a vital part of community infrastructure that helps communities strengthen and stabilize. The report…
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, the interactive dashboard visualizes details about the creative economy in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This update features data from…
Community Planning and the Arts in Indiana A new report on arts and economic development in Indiana, Planning with Arts & Culture, has been produced for the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) by Ball State University. The report surveyed Indiana municipal government leaders, tourism offices and community foundation offices to better understand how communities perceive and…
NASAA has released its Fiscal Year 2022 State Arts Agency Revenues report with the latest aggregate and state-specific data. While FY2021 reflected the financial difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, the reopening of economies and enhanced federal pandemic aid expanded state budgets for a rebound in FY2022. Legislative appropriations to state arts agencies (SAAs) rose more…
Pandemic’s Impact on Museums More than 700 museum directors shared their pandemic experiences in a survey conducted by the American Alliance of Museums. The resulting report, National Snapshot of COVID-19 Impact on United States Museums (fielded December 2021-January 2022), includes their responses about museum closures, layoffs and financial losses; what museums are doing to cope;…
Every year, NASAA creates state panel cover sheets that give detailed overviews of each state and territory’s legislative appropriations and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding history, as well as a statewide demographic profile. The panel cover sheets are used as part of the NEA State Partnership Agreement panel review and facilitate a better…
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