SEARCH RESULTS FOR AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ARCHIVE: 665 ITEMS FOUND

Author(s): Americans for the Arts
Date of Publication: Mar 01, 2017

This 2017 Arts Facts prepared by Americans for the Arts highlights data from a U.S. Department of Education report showing that only 3% of elementary schools offer dance and only 4% offer theare programs.

Author(s): Americans for the Arts
Date of Publication: Mar 01, 2017

In 2017 Americans for the Arts prepared this fact sheet to show the value of an arts education for children.

Author(s): Americans for the Arts
Date of Publication: Mar 01, 2017

Studies by the U.S. Departmen of Justice demonstrate increased pre-social behaviro amoung youth invovled with arts programs.

Author(s): Saloom, Susan; Wester, Marete; Gregory, Alicia
Date of Publication: Feb 01, 2017

A collaboration between AFTA’s National Initiative on Arts & Health and the Military and the Local Arts Advancement departments, Arts Deployed is a guide for arts organizations and artists interested in bringing creative arts programming to military and Veteran communities, their caregivers, and families.

Author(s): Cohen, Randy
Date of Publication: Feb 01, 2017

Ten Reasons to Support the Arts - 2017 update

Author(s): Cohen, Randy
Date of Publication: Feb 01, 2017

Highlights from the 2015 public opinion poll, Americans Speak Out About the Arts, conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Americans for the Arts. 

Author(s): Americans for the Arts
Date of Publication: Feb 01, 2017

Support for the nonprofit arts is a mosaic of funding sources—a delicate 60-30-10 balance of earned revenue, private sector contributions, and government support.  The chart above provides a snapshot of what the average revenue picture looks like for a nonprofit arts organization in the U.S.

Author(s): Americans for the Arts
Date of Publication: Feb 01, 2017

The arts and culture sector is a $730 billion industry, which represents 4.2 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—a larger share of the economy than transportation, tourism, or construction—according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.  

Author(s): Americans for the Arts
Date of Publication: Feb 01, 2017

The arts have outperformed the overall United States Balance of Trade, increasing its surplus tenfold from 2006 to 2013, while the United States goods and services trade as a whole has registered a deficit every year over the same period. 

 

Author(s): Americans for the Arts
Date of Publication: Feb 01, 2017

In 2015, private sector giving to the arts, culture, and humanities—by individuals, foundations, and corporations—was $17.07 billion, up 7.0 percent (6.8 percent when adjusted for inflation) from a revised $17.23 billion in 2014. This marked the fourth consecutive year of growth and makes 2015 the highest arts contribution year ever, even when adjusted for inflation. 

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