Blog Dec 02, 2021 Sweating the Big Stuff for Small Nonprofits – Plus New Jobs Numbers For December, NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar looks at the findings from a new report on arts nonprofits from the Urban Institute.
Blog Nov 04, 2021 Museums, Libraries, and Community Impact – It’s Not (Just) the Economy In his monthly arts research post, Sunil Iyengar looks at the links between museums and libraries and healthy communities.
Blog Oct 04, 2021 Agents for Recovery—Going Local with Federal Arts Spending In his latest post, NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar writes about the importance of local arts agencies to the arts ecosystem.
Blog Sep 02, 2021 But What About the Artists? In his latest post, NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar looks at why it's important to make sure that conversations about the creative economy and creative ecosystem include a deep look at artists.
Blog Aug 05, 2021 Far from Frill—Large Investments in Campus Arts Facilities May Attract Higher-Tuition Students In his latest post, NEA Research & Analysis Director Sunil Iyengar asks the question: Do cultural amenities play a role in attracting students to a particular higher education institution?
Blog Jul 21, 2021 Notable Quotable: Michael Murphy of MASS Design MASS Design Group's Michael Murphy talks about how architecture can affect the health and well-being of our communities.
Blog Jul 01, 2021 A View from the Data: How Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive, and Accessible are Arts Organizations? In this new piece from NEA Research & Analysis Director Sunil Iyengar, he looks at what we can learn about DEAI and the arts from the data, including a new research brief from the Arts Endowment.
Blog Jun 10, 2021 Sampling Beats and Youth Research Participants – in Real Time In the latest post from our Research Director Sunil Iyengar, he looks at what we can learn from studying YR Media's Type Beat Challenge, which they created in response to the pandemic lockdowns.