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, equity, publishing and research. Learning and education are also areas where TCG has made an impact through its conferences and distance learning programs. TCG is a valuable resource for more than 500 theatres, 10,000 individuals and 247 affiliates.
Artists and Other Cultural Workers: A Statistical Portrait
This report analyzes six federal datasets-but predominantly the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey-to capture a statistical profile of 11 artist occupations and several types of cultural workers who are non-artists.
Preparing Students for Learning, Work and Life Through STEAM Education
This Policy Brief shares insights from a recent Thinkers Meeting that looked beyond existing state policies and explored new pathways to guide future practice, research and policy work to support access to STEAM education for all students.
Measuring Folk: Audience Research Initiative 2018-2019
Measuring Folk, a report released by Folk Alliance International, assesses current folk music practices through interviews and a survey of more than 2,000 folk music constituents in North America. The survey of stakeholders, 50% of which were artists, found that many people hold multiple roles in the folk music community. When asked if they valued inclusivity and diversity, respondents overwhelmingly acknowledged their value, but many indicated there was room for improvement within the community
Selected Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Partnering Arts, Communities, & Education
The Partnering Arts, Communities, & Education (PACE) program was established by the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) in 2014 for the purpose of establishing long-term, in-depth, and sustainable partnerships between elementary schools with high poverty/low performing populations and arts organizations to impact student growth and achievement through extended arts and literacy experiences. PACE arts experiences occur as part of the academic day, at frequent and regular intervals throughout the entire school year, and align with the school’s planned academic curriculum. Arts educators and teaching artists collaborated to plan and provide instruction in the arts and to conduct ongoing assessments of student learning in the arts.
Arts Vibrancy Index Report V: Hotbeds of America’s Arts and Culture
SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, is pleased to provide the 2019 Arts Vibrancy Index Report. Like its four predecessors, this year’s edition draws upon a set of data-informed indices to identify arts-vibrant communities across the U.S.
