As part of their evolving role as community centres, performing arts centres are being expected to develop more programs that address local needs, “especially those involving the economy and education”. This report, based on a national forum on the i… View this resource

This report examines the management of performing arts facilities in Canada, including a wide range of issues such as ownership, tenancy, operating costs and income, capital costs and funding, working capital, and improvements to physical infrastruct… View this resource

This discussion paper, prepared for a June conference in London (U.K.), argues that more attention must be paid to “the fundamental contribution that cultural institutions can make to our quality of life at the deepest level”, rather than instrumenta… View this resource

In economic impact analysis, the contribution of individual artists is rarely, if ever, taken into account. Exploratory research by Ann Markusen and David King aims to change this practice by articulating how artists’ contributions to regional econom… View this resource

Based on three sources – NEA applications, a Unified Database of Arts Organizations and the economic census – this report paints a statistical portrait of the changing situation of American dance companies (not independent dancers) betwee… View this resource