California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) has historically supported the concept of resale royalties as a matter of fairness for visual artists and has continued to make its position known through amicus briefs in the current litigation challenging the validity of the California Resale Royalty Act before the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Building Equity and Inclusion by Assessing Demographic Data: Two Case Studies
In fall 2014, D5, a five-year coalition to advance philanthropy’s diversity, equity, and inclusion, announced a partnership with GuideStar to help set standards for how data about diversity within the nonprofit sector is collected.
Diversity in the Arts
The DeVos Institute’s first research topic, Diversity in the Arts, investigated the challenges facing organizations of color operating in the United States today, with a specific focus on African American and Latino theater companies, dance companies, and museums.
At the Crossroads of Arts and Equity
The California Alliance for Arts Education has identified an effective set of approaches to address student access, achievement, and engagement to achieve equity in California schools.
Group music-making causes elevated pain thresholds and social bonding in small and large groups of singers
Over our evolutionary history, humans have faced the problem of how to create and maintain social bonds in progressively larger groups compared to those of our primate ancestors. Evidence from historical and anthropological records suggests that group music-making might act as a mechanism by which this large-scale social bonding could occur.
Public Funding for the Arts: 2015 Update
The arts in America are supported by a complex mix of funds, including individual contributions, corporate and foundation support, earned revenues, and government grants. Although government funds comprise a modest percentage of total arts income, they are an essential part of the American arts ecosystem, supporting community arts development, achieving a wide geographic dispersal of grants, and making arts funds accessible to communities that may have limited access to other resources.
