National Arts Publications Database

The National Arts Publications Database is a bibliographic tool that gives access current and historical information on a multitude of topics related to arts administration and policy. The database contains over 7,000 bibliographic records—providing arts administrators, policy researchers, and advocates with an asset to help them locate information on arts policy and practice and arts administration resources and best practices. Many recent entries to the database may also include the actual publication for download as well. When possible, Americans for the Arts has included the publication for download, but in many cases the database is purely bibliographic by design.

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Author: Giving USA Foundation

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Giving USA is a trusted source for information, data and trends about the philanthropic sector. We do not rely on anecdotal stories to compile our reports. We use estimating methods developed by experts in philanthropy, statistics, and economics to…

Categories: Fundraising, Funding

Author: Giving USA Foundation

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Giving USA is a trusted source for information, data and trends about the philanthropic sector. We do not rely on anecdotal stories to compile our reports. We use estimating methods developed by experts in philanthropy, statistics, and economics to…

Categories: Fundraising, Funding

Author: Julia Lourie

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Media Type: Newspaper (article)

"Over the weekend, Lech Szporer's performance-disruption indicted a broken criminal justice system." [Creators blog"]

Categories: Public Art, Prisons and Rehabilitation

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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This book provides an analysis of the relationship between tourism, culture and the attractiveness and competitiveness of destinations. It reviews national or regional experiences and practices of destinations where cultural resources are driving…

Categories: Tourism, Economic Impact, Cultural Planning

Author: Shapiro, Robert J.

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Authors Robert J Shapiro and Siddhartha Aneja compiled the first-of-its kind analysis of nine online platforms that now produce income for nearly 15 million Americans. This report begins to detail the economic impact of this new creative economy,…

Categories: Visual Art, Economic Impact, Creative Workforce, Creative Industries, Creative Economies, Artists-Resources for

Author: Schantz, Faith

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Media Type: Toolkit

High Quality Education in the Arts is a handbook for parents, designed to empower them to advocate for quality arts education for their children. 

Categories: Visual Art, Creative Youth Development, Arts Education

Author: Omasta, Matt

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

Participants provided data about their curricular theatre programs; play production activities; student and parental involvement; faculty demographics, training, and employment conditions; performance facilities; production resources and new…

Categories: Performing Arts Organizations, Creative Youth Development, Arts Education, Advocacy

Author: Gazzaniga, Michael

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Learning, Arts, and the Brain, a study three years in the making, is the result of research by cognitive neuroscientists from seven leading universities across the United States. In the Dana Consortium study, released in March 2008, researchers…

Categories: Creative Youth Development, Arts Education

Author: Kaplan, Claire; Chan, Roy

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National Center on Time and Learning's report, Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-Time Schools, reshapes the field for expanded-time schools by outlining specific practices that can lead to dramatic increases in…

Categories: Creative Youth Development, Arts Education

Author: Chan, Roy

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For years, Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School was plagued by low student achievement and high staff turnover. Then, in 2010, with an expanded school schedule made possible with federal funding, Orchard Gardens began a remarkable turnaround. Today, the…

Categories: Creative Youth Development, Arts Education, Access and Equity