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: Chirs Walker

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

The research conducted by the Urban Institute in five communities mixed with diverse immigrants in the U.S.A. suggests that the arts and cultural participation may be a path of engagement to other forms of civic participation.

Categories: Cultural Diversity, Community Development

Author: Evrard, Yves

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Media Type: Journal

The argument in this article is that debates about culture - which go beyond cultural policies to include, for example, the criticism of mass culture in defense of intellectual culture - may be grouped and structured around the conflict between two…

Categories: Cultural Diversity

Author: Kirchberg, Volker

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

The article offers a historical viewpoint of corporate philanthropy via a case study of corporate tycoon Pierre Samuel du Pont. Volker purports that the institutionalization of corporate philanthropy had its beginnings in the early years following…

Categories: Private Sector, Funding

Author: Brest, Paul

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Media Type: Report

Released by the Board of Directors of the Independent Sector, Guidelines for the Funding of Nonprofit Organizations calls on funders and nonprofits to work together in a constructive, effective manner. Providing recommendations to funders, the…

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Author: Brown, Alan

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Media Type: Sample document

Slideshow presentation by Wolf-Brown firm, commissioned by the Scottsdale Cultural Council.

Categories: Participation, Organizational Planning, Governance, Funding, Cultural Planning, Advocacy, Accessibility

Author: Dezell, Maureen

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

This in-depth news article discusses corporate sponsorship of the arts. Corporate partnerships are designed to meet the interests of both the sponsoring organization and nonprofit institution. Arts organizations welcome the support, especially since…

Categories: Private Sector, Funding

Author: Amdur Spitz & Associates, Inc., Editors

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Media Type: Report

This is the written report of brief presentations made during an invitational meeting of those who fund arts and education programs which was held January 12-14, 2000 in Los Angeles, California. It reflects some of the most useful thinking about…

Categories: Partnerships, Arts Education

Author: Yardley, Jonathan

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

This commentary by Jonathan Yardley discusses the $10 million increase to the $110 million allocation to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for FY03. He examines the increasing bipartisan support of the this federal agency, the result of…

Categories: Funding, Federal

Author: Walker, Christopher

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Media Type: Report

This document offers findings from a survey, conducted by the Urban Institute, of residents in five places where programs have been working to broaden, deepen, and diversify cultural participation.

Categories: Participation, Community Development

Author: Gateway Arts Council

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Media Type: Sample document

This document is a performance evaluation designed for the executive director position.

Categories: Organizational Planning, Governance