This report analyzes the work of the nation’s Folk Arts Partnerships (aka state folklife programs), identifying how these programs fortify and celebrate cultural heritage while connecting underserved communities to the resources of state arts agencie...

This report describes arts participation patterns of older adults (aged 55 and over) tracked by the 2014 Health and Retirement Study.

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.

"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...

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...

How to Do Creative Placemaking is an action-oriented guide for making places better.

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.

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...

his report summarizes a roundtable conversation hosted by the NEA on creating opportunities for Deaf theater artists.

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 dramatically exposed the vulnerability of the arts and cultural sector in emergency preparedness and emergency response.

This report is a literature review and gap-analysis of recent research about the arts’ relationship to social-emotional benefits in early childhood.

This report summarizes themes and trends emerging from psychological and neurobiological studies of creativity.

This report examines demographic and socio-economic characteristics of adults who attended visual and performing arts activities in 2012.

This report synthesizes findings across several modes of arts participation to show how many American adults--and from which backgrounds--have engaged in art throughout the decade of 2002 to 2012.

This report summarizes a June 2014 symposium held at the Gallup Headquarters in Washington, DC, in partnership with the UK’s Arts & Humanities Research Council.