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: The Massachusetts Cultural Council

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Media Type: Report

This report examines the investment of the state of Massachusetts in the arts and culture. According to the report, Massachusetts ranks 42nd in the nation in the average grant it awards to cultural organizations and community projects. 

Categories: Partnerships, Local Arts Agencies, Grantmaking, Funding, Financial Management, Evaluation, Economic Impact, Cultural Districts, Creative Youth Development, Creative Industries, Arts Education, Advocacy, Access and Equity

Author: Sikes, Michael

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

Categories: Professional Development

Author: Burns, Susanne and Pichilingi, Dave

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

Categories: Professional Development

Author: Chandler, Karen A.

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

Categories: Professional Development

Author: Gonzalez, A. Miren and Tetlock, Philip

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Media Type: Report

Categories: Volunteerism

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The goal of the CPS Arts Education Plan is to bring arts education to every child in every CPS school. While the work to expand arts instruction across Chicago Public Schools is ongoing, this report can provide context and construct for a new…

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

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The arts are a vital element of a 21st century education . Research conducted over the past decade shows that exposure to an education in the arts significantly decreases dropout rates, improves the likeli - hood of entering college, increases civic…

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

Author: Evenhouse, Erin

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Media Type: Report

This report is for peope planning, designing and building transportation projects and provides an primer to creative placemaking, an emerging approach that every community should consider.

Categories: Transportation & Infrastructure, Public Art, Community Development

Author: Metropolitan Area Planning Council

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Media Type: Toolkit

The Toolkit [online] presents a menu of strategies grounded in case studies of real projects that are exemplary of how arts and culture can be an effective component of planning, community development, land use, housing, transportation, economic…

Categories: Transportation & Infrastructure, Public Art, Community Development

Author: Americans for the Arts

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Media Type: Sample document

Copy of the 2018 LAA Profile survey instrument intended as reference material.

Categories: Public Art, Partnerships, Marketing and Communications, Local Arts Agencies, Grantmaking, Funding, Access and Equity