Publishing and distributing these Grantmakers in the Arts essays is part of our ongoing commitment to sharing information and deepening the understanding between local arts agency grantmakers and their partners in the private funding community.

More than 2,300 participants from 21 cities participated in the 41 forums, which were directed by a wide cross section of experts—from business leaders and elected officials to artists and arts-based training consultants, from human resource and education professionals to arts administrators.

Part history, part case study, and part “idea bank,” we hope this Monograph will serve as a tribute to the accomplishments of a vibrant and growing field, as well as a catalyst and guidepost for those new pioneers who have just begun their journey.

Released November 2006, this study finds that many artists' work spans two or more sectors, that artists would increase such crossover if money were not an issue, and that each sector provides special artistic development opportunities.

In collaboration, The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and The Society for Human Resource Management conducted an in-depth study of the corporate perspective on the readiness of new entrants into the U.S. workforce by level of educational attainment.

Washington State Arts Commission 2007-2011 Strategic Plan

Cultural Council Victoria, TX provides a sample evaluation form, Performance Appraisal.

Singing Our Praises is designed to demystify evaluation by highlighting glowing examples of arts presenters who have used it to learn about their success. Through real-life stories, concrete tools and techniques adapted from other fields, arts practitioners are trained to design their own evaluations in order to reveal the value of their arts programs.

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.

Corporate recruiters have begun visiting top arts grad schools. This approach has often come at the expense of traditional business graduates.