A report on a survey of close to 14,000 parents and guardians nationwide finds a jump in reported participation in afterschool in the U.S. over the last decade.
Students with Disabilities and the Core Arts Standards: Guiding Principles for Teachers
All students, regardless of disabilities, have the right to the same educational goals and standards.
Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter?
Grantmakers are making shifts on how they support their grantees. Among these shifts is the increasing support for general operating, multi-year, and capacity-building purposes.
Why “Where”? Because “Who” – Arts venues, spaces and tradition
By more fully understanding the dynamics between space and arts
engagement, and by rethinking the role of place, arts organizations can open up new opportunities for themselves and for the people they want to engage.
Measuring Cultural Engagement: A Quest for New Terms, Tools, and Techniques
This report summarizes a June 2014 symposium held at the Gallup Headquarters in Washington, DC, in partnership with the UK’s Arts & Humanities Research Council. Cultural researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from the U.S., the UK, and other countries met to review common assumptions, techniques, and challenges in measuring cultural engagement. The report offers expert guidance on how those measurements can be refined and made more relevant to different stakeholder groups.
When Going Gets Tough: Barriers and Motivations Affecting Arts Attendance
This report examines demographic and socio-economic characteristics of adults who attended visual and performing arts activities in 2012, but unlike prior NEA research it offers in-depth perspectives on attitudes, motivations, and barriers concerning arts attendance.

