This research, based on a national survey of arts graduates, demonstrates that arts majors — whether they went on to work in the arts or not — continue to make art, teach, manage, volunteer, attend events and donate to the arts in their local communities.
Civic Engagement/Community Development
At What Cost? How Distance Influences Arts Attendance
This report explores the extent to which distance is relevant in the decision to attend the arts.
What Are the Paradigm Shifts Necessary for the Arts Sector to Nurture Thriving Institutions of Color?
Is the desire for organizations to “maintain [their]
own viability” or be “able to be supported with the basic necessities or sufficient funds”?
Yancey Consulting found that sustainability is the start but not the end. More viable operating conditions are irrefutably desired, but organizations ultimately aspire to thrive
[“flourish,” “prosper,” and “grow vigorously”].
So, for the context of this report, our findings and analyses for moving toward sustainability are intended as critical steps in creating a more equitable environment for historically disinvested arts and culture organizations to thrive.
Networked & Collaborative: Convening California Museum Professionals in Pilot Learning Communities
Phase 2 of its four-phase California Networks for Collaboration project offered professional development opportunities to museum professionals and cultural sector colleagues across 12 regions throughout the state, with study topics stemming from the most important critical issue facing the California museum field (identified in Phase 1: Discovery)– Connecting with People: Engagement and Accessibility. The report reflects key findings.
Arts, Culture and Transportation: A Creative Placemaking Field Scan
This study explores transportation challenges and seeks to identify how arts and culture can contribute to solutions.
Building Healthy Communities: Approaching Community Health Through Heritage and Culture in Boyle Heights
A collaboration between ACTA and The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative, Building Healthy Communities: Approaching Community Health Through Heritage and Culture in Boyle Heights is one in a series of papers exploring connections between traditional arts and cultural practices and community well-being, as well as social change processes.
Written by Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Citlalli Chávez, this report is intended for anyone interested in better understanding how heritage-based arts practices can contribute to community empowerment, comprehensive neighborhood revitalization and better health outcomes, ACTA’s 32-page case study examines the Engaging Cultural Assets Pilot Project from 2011 through the fall of 2015 in Boyle Heights, a vibrant neighborhood in Los Angeles, full of challenges, assets and opportunities.
