pARTicipate San Diego The Case for Increased Cultural Patronage is a research report in The San Diego Foundation Understanding the San Diego Region series. Findings include a strong case to be made for increased support and sustainability of the arts and culture community. The research conducted for this project presents a composite picture of arts and culture in San Diego County. It illuminates the many ways that the public relates to arts and culture, provides new perspectives on the nonprofit arts and culture community and places San Diego in the context of other communities and the nation.

To preserve the State’s investment, the State Art Collection requires dedicated resources for its ongoing care, including resources for conservation and maintenance. ArtCare guides the management of the State Art Collection. This document serves as an guide and example of a collections management policy.

The focus is exemplary arts-based programs that have had a significant and sustained positive impact on their communities. For the purposes of this inquiry significant and sustained positive impactﾝ is defined as change leading to the long-term advancement of human dignity, health and/or productivity. Long-term in this context is defined as a minimum of ten years.

This article examines local politics, racial attitudes, and public art standards in Richmond, VA, through the lens of a case study- the erection of the Arthur Ashe statue on Monument Avenue.

This annotated model agreement addresses many of the most current requirements and considerations of a contractual agreement to commission a work of art and is provided as a service to the field. This document provides discussion of a number of issues and points typically found in a commission agreement and is intended primarily as a reference and educational resource.

Chicago's Millennium Park is a case study in how to create demand for downtown services and real estate.

Cultural Perspectives in Civic Dialogue shares the efforts of cultural organizers who are skilled in working deeply within and across cultures to understand important cultural considerations in arts-based civic dialogue work. Their endeavors illuminate how cultural norms mediate public space and participation, as well as how the choices regarding art forms and dialogue approaches can support or discourage civic participation of various cultural groups. In the King Kamehameha I Statue Conservation Project, rural Hawai’ian residents deliberated how best to conserve a

New England Foundation for the Arts presents its annual report for fiscal year 2004 as an interactive, online publication through their website.

The Kennedy Center Arts Education Leadership Kit provides a framework for supporting the arts education leadership development needs of cultural organizations, school district leaders, teaching artists, arts management students, and other individuals interested in their own continued professional development.

Article explores the controversy around public art works created by Alan LeQuire in 2002 and 2003.