Publications

This paper accompanying release of the ACPSA preliminary estimates for 1998-2011 consists of two parts: one explains the background and inner working of the account and the other advances a new framework for understanding the arts/cultural labor forc...

This report presents results from an initial analysis of the 2012 SPPA.

In September 2012, the National Endowment for the Arts teamed with the National Institutes of Health to sponsor a National Academies workshop titled "Research Gaps and Opportunities for Exploring the Relationship of the Arts to Health and Well-Being ...

A white paper based on the "Social Impact Design Summit," a convening by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; the National Endowment for the Arts; and The Lemelson Foundation at The Rockefeller Foundation offices in New Yorkon Feb...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse network of public and private funders that directly and indirectly support the arts in the U.S.

Using data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics American Time Use Survey (ATUS), Note #106 examines state-level arts participation by gauging how Americans spend an average day.

This report examines arts-related variables from four large datasets to understand the relationship between arts engagement and positive academic and social outcomes in children and young adults of low socioeconomic status.