The arts are a larger segment of the economy than most people realize. According to the latest Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA) report released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the nation’s arts and culture sector—nonprofit, commercial, education—was a $919.7 billion industry that supported 5.2 million jobs ...
Chicago Sun-Times: Driven by arts and culture, pedestrian traffic in Downtown Chicago exceeds pre-pandemic levels, report finds
Driven by arts and culture, pedestrian traffic in Downtown Chicago exceeds pre-pandemic levels, report finds
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The arts are essential. They teach students innumerable lessons—practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects, collaboration leads to creativity. The arts also teach children that there a several paths to take when approaching problems and that all problems can have more than one solution. Research has also shown impressive benefits of arts education on entire school ...
The Research team is a three-person team comprised of a vice president of research, a senior director of research services, and director of local arts agency community engagement and equity research. The team values integrity, equity, accountability, rigor, relevance, non-extractive, and collaboration, which permeate throughout its work. We are ready to support a summer intern who has a desire ...
Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design Johnson Fellowship for Artists Transforming Communities Americans for the Arts Professional Member Spotlights Focusing in on Topics of Interest to Provide Facts and Links to Resources Shining the Spotlight on Arts Programs and Advocacy Work in States Across America