This is a one pager of quick facts about the number of artists employed in the United States compiled from research by the Americans for the Arts Research and Policy Department.

This Arts Facts one pager provides statistics in support of Creativity as on of teh top three personality traiits most importat to career success.

This one pager complied by Americans for the Arts gives an overview of revenue sources for arts non profit organizations. Revenue from earned income is the largest sources of income, the remainder must be raise through contributed revenue.

This Arts Facts one pager provide data to support the connections between high invovlement in the arts learning and general academic success.

The Arts Fact one pager show the decline of arts educatio in underserved populations.

The Arts Facts one pager presents data suggesting students who participate in the arts, both in school and after school, demonstrate improved academic performance and lower dropout rates.

This workbook series focuses on one of the many ways arts organizations can work with businesses—arts-based employee engagement. This broad concept can be defined as employee engagement training or a cultural experience, delivered through various arts disciplines (music, visual art, drama etc.).

This infographic provides an overview of what Local Arts Agencies are, how they are funded, and how they serve their communities.

The Evaluator / Researcher Companion to Animating Democracy’s framework, Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change, offers ideas and insights to help evaluators and researchers apply the framework to address their needs and interests.  Aesthetic Perspectives aims to enhance understanding and evaluation of creative work at the intersection of arts and community/civic engagement, community development, and justice. It offers 11 artistic attributes that elevate aesthetics in civically and socially engaged art, expand the criteria for

Americans for the Arts partnered with The Conference Board to conduct this survey which examines trends in business support and employee engagement for the arts. The survey draws on 125 responses from companies of all sizes that participate in corporate philanthropy, employee engagement, volunteer programs, or sponsorships.