Publication 2017 Industrial Design: A Competitive Edge for U.S. Manufacturing Success in the Global Economy This 2017 report makes the case that industrial design is an underutilized catalyst for growth for U.S. small and medium-sized manufacturers and a key ingredient in the future success of these firms.
Publication 2017 Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities National Online Dialogue Brief "What ideas do you have to increase the career preparation and employment for people with disabilities in the arts?" This question was posed to participants in an online discussion hosted by the NEA in partnership with the National Arts and Disabilit...
Publication 2016 The National Endowment for the Arts Guide to Community-Engaged Research in the Arts and Health Responding to a need identified by the federal Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development, the NEA commissioned this guide from the cognitive neuroscientist Julene Johnson, PhD, UCSF, and the arts consultant Jeff Chapline, New Art Horiz...
Publication 2016 How to Do Creative Placemaking How to Do Creative Placemaking is an action-oriented guide for making places better. Add to Cart
Publication 2016 Arts-Based Programs and Art Therapies for At-Risk, Justice-Involved, and Traumatized Youths In partnership with the NEA, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) published a literature review on arts-based programs and art therapies for at-risk, justice-involved, and traumatized youths.
Publication 2016 Creativity Connects: Trends and Conditions Affecting U.S. Artists The purpose of this report is to update the findings of the Urban Institute's 2003 study Investing in Creativity; to develop the report, NEA and CCI staff undertook extensive information-gathering and analysis, including conducting 65 in-depth interv... Add to Cart
Publication 2016 NEA Roundtable: Creating Opportunities for Deaf Theater Artists This report summarizes a roundtable conversation hosted by the NEA on creating opportunities for Deaf theater artists.
Publication 2016 National Endowment for the Arts Readiness and Resilience Convening: Summary of Proceedings The devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 dramatically exposed the vulnerability of the arts and cultural sector in emergency preparedness and emergency response.
Publication 2015 The Arts in Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Benefits of Arts Participation This report is a literature review and gap-analysis of recent research about the arts’ relationship to social-emotional benefits in early childhood. Add to Cart