This year’s annual report focuses on inequalities
that persist in the training and careers of arts
school graduates from diverse backgrounds.
In particular, the report explores gaps in school
experience; career opportunities and barriers;
and income based on gender, race/ethnicity, and
socioeconomic status (SES).
Creativity and Education: Why It Matters
Eighty-eight Percent of U.S. Professionals Surveyed Believe Creativity Should be Built into Standard Curricula
Supporting the Creative Economy in Los Angeles
The purpose of this report is to provide thought leaders in the creative economy in Los Angeles, including members of the Los Angeles Creative Economy Convergence (CEC), with ideas and feedback regarding the future structure and goals of efforts to better support creative industries in Los Angeles County.
Happiness in the arts: International evidence on artists’ job satisfaction
Many artists are prone to high unemployment and low incomes suggesting low job satisfaction. Our analysis including 49 countries paints a different picture. On average artists enjoy higher job satisfaction than other employees, mainly due to more autonomy.
Valuing the Art of Industrial Design
Industrial designers develop the concepts for manufactured products such as cars, home and electronic appliances, sporting goods, toys, and more. Working in a range of industries, industrial designers combine art, business, and engineering to make products and improve systems that people use every day.
Craft Emergency Relief Fund Biennial Report
This report, whose theme is “working together to keep artists working,” takes a look at CERF+’s expanded program offerings and increased numbers of artists served during a period of great economic uncertainty. With natural disasters occurring more frequently and often with greater force, CERF+ has taken a lead role in preparedness, which is key to building resilient arts communities around the country.
This report highlights the information, stories, and testimonials that provide a picture of CERF+’s role as one of the nation’s few full-time “arts responders” – providing emergency assistance programs for craft artists, educational resources and training to help all artists be more disaster-ready, and leadership to improve the disaster safety net for artists and organizations that serve them.
