From the Research Team
State Arts Agency Funding Preview for FY2026 NASAA has released the FY2026 State Arts Agency Legislative Appropriations Preview, presenting preliminary funding projections for all 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies for fiscal year 2026. The data shows expected changes in arts funding as states transition away from COVID-19 pandemic-era budget environments. State arts agencies are […]
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Analysis of Rhode Island’s Arts and Culture Sector In collaboration with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the Rhode Island Foundation, SMU DataArts recently released the Analysis of the Arts and Culture Sector of Rhode Island report, which analyzes the financial and operational state of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations throughout Rhode Island […]
State Arts Agency Grant Making and Funding
NASAA’s State Arts Agency Grant Making and Funding Summary offers a concise visual snapshot of grant distributions and state arts revenue for both national and state level analysis. This annually updated resource is available year-round on NASAA’s Grant Making page and serves as a reference for understanding the scope and impact of public funding for […]
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Major Study Explores Theatre Governing Boards In-Depth In Whom We Trust VI: Governing Boards Survey 2024, released by Theatre Communications Group, offers the first major study of not-for-profit theatre governance in over a decade. Drawing on data from 141 theatres across various regions and budget sizes, the survey analyzes board demographics, giving practices, meeting structures […]
Return on Investment: National Endowment for the Arts
NASAA’s new one-pager, Return on Investment: National Endowment for the Arts, offers succinct talking points demonstrating the powerful impact of federal and state arts funding. Designed to help you communicate the importance of federal investment in the arts in the current policy environment, this resource provides data on the broad reach of federal dollars, the […]
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New Survey Identifies Challenges Faced by Women Artists The new Artists Speak Report, commissioned by Anonymous Was A Woman and written by journalists Charlotte Burns and Julia Halperin and SMU DataArts, presents data from the Artists Speak survey, an international survey of over 1,200 women artists featuring topics ranging from experiences in the art world […]
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New Creative Economy State Profiles NASAA has refreshed our Creative Economy State Profiles with the new 2023 data on arts and cultural production, jobs and compensation. Produced in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), this interactive dashboard provides comprehensive insights into the creative economy of 50 states and the District of Columbia. […]
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AFTA Pulse Survey on the Effects of Policy Changes Americans for the Arts (AFTA) recently launched a new National Pulse Survey to better understand how recent policy developments are affecting the health of the arts and culture sector, including the human, programmatic, and financial health of arts and culture organizations across the country. Americans for […]
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2024 State Legislative Roundup NASAA has released its 2024 State Legislative Roundup, the latest in its annual review of state legislation important to state arts agencies and the arts community. This report—which includes 73 bills curated from over 1,000 we reviewed—is designed to help arts leaders stay current on legislation and ultimately advance policy that […]
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FY2025 State Arts Agency Revenues Report NASAA’s new Fiscal Year 2025 State Arts Agency Revenues report presents national funding trends across state and jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs). Total legislative appropriations reached $694 million in FY2025. This marks an 8.1% drop from $755 million in FY2024. While this decrease stems from reduced investment in a few […]