This groundbreaking report shows that New York's vast creative sector, from arts organizations to ad agencies, is one of the city's most important, and least understood, economic assets.

This paper explores and discusses the fairly recent phenomenon of cultural clustering strategies in the Netherlands.

This report presents the outcomes of two UNESCO-sponsored conferences: Asian Regional Symposia on Arts Education, Measuring the Impact of Arts in Education, Hong Kong SAR, China (9-11 January 2004) and Transmissions and Transformations: Learning Through the Arts in Asia New Delhi, India (21-24 March 2005). Artists, educators, policy makers and experts in art and culture from across Asia prepared the papers for this report. The report argues that there is increasing evidence that the benefits of art education are multiplied when the arts are used instrumentally in education. It recommends the

This thesis investigates four arts districts (Providence, RI, Pawtucket RI, Worcester MA, and New Bedford MA) in order to answer ways in which artists can be proactively involved in the urban regeneration process.

Working paper presented as part of the New York Creative Economy Project's 2006 meeting, "Opportunities and Challanges Facing the rural Creative Economy."

This is a summary of a public forum that brought together 300 arts leaders to discuss issues related to current and future collaborations between the not-for-profit and for-profit arts fields.

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

Through this thorough and accessible infographic, College Match Up shows us the median salary, common responsibilities, necessary characteristics and education level for careers in Art, Design, Media, Marketing, Education, Art Therapies, as well as Entrepreneurial and Self-Expressive endevors.

This Issue Brief provides examples of arts-based education as a money-and time-saving option for states looking to build skills, increase academic success, heighten standardized test scores, and lower the incidence of crime among general and at-risk populations.

The benefit of an all-hands-on-deck approach to confronting economic challenges and opportunities becomes readily apparent when considering the case of arts, culture, and design. Not traditionally present in the domain of economic development, this trio has many potential benefits for boosting the economy. They touch the economy at crucial leverage points, including innovation, entrepreneurship, employment, and revitalization. An arts, culture, and design strategy is not the only requirement for promoting prosperity. However, coupled with other strategies, the three can provide a