Publications

Highlights of National Endowment for the Arts activities during Fiscal Year 2020

This report is the result of a two-year research initiative exploring the multifaceted creative practices of artists who engage with digital technologies.

Arts Endowment research staff surveyed national service organizations in the arts and interviewed arts organizations and consultants about reopening practices of organizations that have resumed in-person programming in 2020, during the pandemic. This...

Based on findings from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, the brief discusses in particular the positive association between consuming the arts digitally and attending in-person arts events.

Prompted by the nation’s opioid crisis, this report reviews and analyzes 20 years of evidence about the arts’ use in pain management and in treatment of substance abuse disorders; it also highlights promising arts-based strategies in these practice a...

This report summarizes proceedings from a June 2019 gathering of 12 NEA Research Labs at the National Endowment for the Arts. It identifies challenges and opportunities for collaborative, transdisciplinary research projects in the arts.

Highlights of National Endowment for the Arts activities during Fiscal Year 2019

This research paper distills economics research, spanning nearly two decades, about the relationship between ticket pricing and public demand for visual and performing arts events.

This report analyzes data from the 2017 Survey of Public and Participation in the Arts and the 2016 General Social Survey to identify common motivations and barriers for adults in deciding whether to participate in arts activities.

The book was published as part of the centennial celebration of passage of the 19th amendment and commemorates how the arts were used to change the image of women in America and illustrate the importance of their full participation in society and pol...

This report presents findings from an evaluation of Poetry Out Loud, a national arts education program supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and state and jurisdictional arts agencies.

This publication details the challenges and opportunities faced by theaters in America focused on programming for young audiences, compiled from a convening held in partnership with the service organizations TYA/USA and TCG.

This report uses data from the 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts to characterize and compare adults who read books in print only, who read books electronically, and who listen to audiobooks.