NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar explores the lasting influence of the late cultural economist Stephen Sheppard

In this new post from our Director of Research, learn how you can have a say in how artist occupations are classified in government-collected data.

In the new Measure for Measure post, NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar looks at how Sarah Morrison of Dance/USA utilized IRS Form 990 data to analyze financial changes in the U.S. nonprofit dance ecosystem during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEA Director of Research Sunil Iyengar shares ideas for how to progress with building knowledge about the arts, neuroscience, and health.

In the new Measure for Measure post, NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar looks at recent studies on the relationship between music and our mental health.

NEA Research & Analysis Director Sunil Iyengar takes a look at a study on efforts by performing arts organizations to diversify their audiences.

Our Office of Research and Analysis takes a look at an updated report on “the arts and culture sector’s contributions to economic recovery.”

In the latest Measure for Measure, NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar looks at research around children's engagement with the arts.

In this blog post, NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar breaks down data from the 2022 General Social Survey—specifically from its arts module, which is sponsored by the NEA.

In this new post from the NEA Office of Research and Analysis looks at statistical evidence related to the positive benefits of living an artful life.

In this National Poetry Month research post, we take a look at the date on the audience for poetry—both IRL and virtually.

In this month's Measure to Measure, we look at how "well-being measures" might factor into assessing the health of the nation's GDP.

In this blog post NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar looks at what happened when Alan Lomax turned a statistical lens on his ethnomusicological field work.

With the start of each new year, it’s salutary not only to make new plans but also to practice humility and take encouragement from what has gone before. Those of us who aggregate and analyze quantitative data about the arts can embark on 2023 with t...

In this month's Measure for Measure post, NEA Research Director Sunil Iyengar presents some cursory findings from the most recent Arts Basic Survey.