Arts

The arts generate a range of benefits for people and society, from bringing individuals pleasure and expanding their horizons to helping communities build stronger social bonds. Research suggests that community orientation and high-quality programming are fundamental to healthy arts organizations.

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Partnerships Between Large and Small Cultural Organizations The Urban Institute looks at what can happen when large and small arts organizations manage to work together on building arts participati...
August 1, 2004 report
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State Arts Agencies at a Crossroads: The Search for Public Benefit
June 28, 2004 Article
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State Arts Agencies 1965-2003 This RAND report traces the history of state arts agencies, particularly as government budgets have tightened over time.
June 1, 2004 report
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Participation in Arts and Culture The Urban Institute looks at how arts groups have successfully used non-traditional venues, such as religious centers, to develop new aud...
October 1, 2003 report
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Arts Participation The Urban Institute looks at how to encourage people to increase their involvement in the arts as donors, creators, and arts-focused pare...
August 1, 2003 report
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Cultural Collaborations The Urban Institute offers the “big picture” of how arts organizations might work together for lasting results in audience development. ...
January 1, 2003 report
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Reggae to Rachmaninoff A broader view of what constitutes arts participation yields a new perspective and strategies for building audiences.
November 1, 2002 report
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Arts and Culture New audiences may be drawn to the arts through their social, family, religious and community connections.
March 1, 2002 report

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