This paper discussed the management implications of the findings of two research studies pertaining to the relationships among biological sex, gender identity, and attendance levels at the performing arts. The finding that both 'nature' and 'nuture' explanations of adult art attendance are significant has two main implications for arts managers: (1) that it is important to attract boys and their parents to arts experiences and lessons, and (2) that is may be profitable to segment current adult markets on the basis of sex and position the arts product on the basis of associated gender

This report describes the initial analysis of results from the 1992 nationwide Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) and makes comparisons with previous surveys in 1982 and 1985. This report illustrates some of the potentials of SPPA'92 as a comprehensive and multifaceted source of national survey data concerning the American public's arts activities. The data are widely applicable for arts planning and development. This report identifies major demographic determinants of arts participation, in particular, a person's level of education. Within certain education categories, income,

This report is based on 1,059 telephone interviews with adult Americans 18 years of age and older. The interviews took place between October 14 and 29, 1992. Americans on this subject. The report makes the following conclusion: The American public understand and acknowledges the relevance and the positive impact of the arts and humanities.

Paper presented at the conference Art Museums and the Price of Success; an International Comparison, held at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on December 10 and 11, 1992, and organized by the Boekman Foundation, Amsterdam.

Paper included in the proceedings of the conference Art Museums and the Price of Success; an International Comparison, held at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on December 10 and 11, 1992, and organized by the Boekman Foundation, Amsterdam.

This report summarizes the results of a research project commissioned by the Research Division of the National Endowment for the Arts to examine arts participation patterns in 12 communities across the U.S. It is a study of the relationship between arts participation levels and the supply of local arts programs and facilities in twelve diverse communities. The research involved two major components: the administration of an arts participation survey to randomly selected households in each area and research into the supply of local arts programs and facilities. Survey results for each site

This annual survey of a representative group of nonprofit theatres was known as the TCG fiscal survey in 1974, 1975, 1976; the TCG survey in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980; and as Theatre facts since 1981. Theatre Facts also appears as a supplement to American Theatre magazine, usually in the April issue.

Examination of the arts activities of younger and older (above and below 65) Americans validate other studies in leisure. As expected, those younger than 65 years of age were more active in nearly all of the leisure activities tested. While leisure activities decline as one grows older, participation in passive and active arts activities (in the home and out of the home) decline far less than for most other leisure activities. Those 65 and older were more likely to attend fine arts performances, such as opera, musical plays, stage plays, and ballet dispellling the ideas that the elderly prefer

Following a general description of attendance-distance relationships, a distance decay in attendance and differences of the population is developed. This in turn is applied to differences in attributes of theatres and performances. Estimating the geographical reach of performances the study finds that the attendance of a performance can be estimated by attributes of the participant such as residence-theatre distance as well as education, age and time budget. Estimation of attendance is also enhanced when the above are compared to attributes of the performance such as quality, size of the

In this, the sixth Americans and the Arts survey, the focus has shifted to reflect the changing environment facing the arts in the . Since the last study, conducted in 1987, the role of the federal government in supporting the arts has come into serious question....Central to this study, therefore, is the key question: what is and what should be the role and importance of the arts in the life of the country? And, if the American people feel that the arts are a priority, then how much are they willing to pay in taxes to support the arts?