From the Field
Some States Much Better Prepared than Others for Recession The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examines the economic preparedness of each state in the context of a COVID-19 recession in its new report, Some States Much Better Prepared Than Others for Recessions. Evaluating four indicators of preparation—state budget reserves, unemployment insurance systems, Medicaid […]
From the Research Team
State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2020 NASAA’s newly released State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2020, reports that state arts agencies are seeing an overall increase of 37.3% in total state appropriations. While 42 state arts agencies reported an appropriations increase between FY2019 to FY2020, every state has a different funding story beyond what […]
From the Field
U.K. Digital Culture Survey Nesta, in affiliation with Arts Council England, is continuing to research the role of technology within arts and cultural organizations in the United Kingdom with its fifth Digital Culture survey report. While American arts organizations were not included in the survey, the report speaks to broader digital changes within arts and […]
From the Research Team
Each year, NASAA updates our broad overview of state arts agency funding and grant making. The State Arts Agency Grant Making and Funding Report provides data on the overall scope of state arts agency grants and the long-term trend data for state arts agency revenues. This brief snapshot of grant making and funding can help […]
From the Field
U.S. Patterns of Arts Participation The 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts is now available from the National Endowment for the Arts. The release includes a report, U.S. Patterns of Arts Participation, that presents top‐line statistics about U.S. adults’ participation in arts activities and analyzes patterns of participation by different types of art. […]
From the Research Team
We’ve spruced up our monthly research column in NASAA Notes. Now called “The Research Digest,” this monthly sampling of bite-sized research will offer both timely updates on new research from NASAA as well as curated and relevant pieces of information from the field. We hope that you find this new format to be both convenient […]
From the Field
Theatre Communications Group Impact Report The Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has published a report celebrating its 58 years representing the theatre field. TCG Impact Report: 58 Years Of Advancing The Theatre Field, documents TCG’s accomplishments in leadership, grant making, advocacy, publishing and research. Learning and education are also areas where TCG has made an impact […]