The American Music Therapy Association presented this 2014 briefing paper focused on music therapy programs provided to military personnel, their families, service members in transition, and Veterans on military installations, in military treatment facilities, in VA healthcare facilities, and in communities.  It includes four sections: Background, Model Programs, Research, Recommendations & Conclusions.

The National Journalism Program at Columbia University's Reporting the Arts studied trends in space, format, and coverage of the arts and culture in daily newspapers from 10 communities and from selected national news outlets.

The pARTnership Movement is a campaign from Americans for the Arts designed to reach business leaders with the message that the arts can build their competitive advantage. Did you know that, among other resources, the pARTnership Movement has a ready-made, free advertising campaign that you can download and easily use to promote arts and business in your community? Check out the latest pARTnership Movement tool-kit on the ads, chock full of what to expect when you download them, how to partner with the business community promote them, ways to inexpensively use them in your

This infographic focuses on the 8 key skills marketers must have according to Salesforce.

Situated at the crossroads of LA’s Skid Row and the burgeoning downtown Arts District, Inner-City Arts is well-positioned to produce greater educational equity for our students and opportunities for them to participate in the region’s growing creative economy. This study looks at the data showing how our work has an impact on the students in Los Angeles.

In the Spring of 2014, DCCAH engaged Quadrant Research to work in collaboration with key stakeholders in District of Columbia Public School (DCPS) and District of Columbia Public Charter School (DCPCS) systems to both craft and implement a comprehensive study on the status of arts education.

"Many arts organizations are discovering that where people choose to attend arts and cultural events can be crucial to developing effective strategies for reaching broader and more diverse audiences. New research finds that more people attend arts and cultural events in community venues--such as open air spaces, schools, and places of worship--than in conventional arts venues, such as concert halls, theaters, museums, and art galleries. Although audiences for events held in both types of venues overlap, about one-fourth of the people who participate in arts and culture do so only in

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

This report is an in-depth look at the perceptions and attitudes about the arts in the United States. An Americans for the Arts and Ipsos Public Affairs survey of more than 3,000 American adults over the age of 18 in December 2015, provides current insight on topics including support for arts education and government arts funding, personal engagement in the arts, the personal benefits and well-being that come from engaging in the arts, and if/how those benefits extend more broadly to the community.

The West Valley Fine Arts Council (WVFAC) is a not-for-profit organization committed to presenting high quality programming that reflects the cultural diversity of the West Valley region in Phoenix, AZ. Trying to develop their audiences, WVFAC decided to reach out to the growing Hispanic people by creating an event called \Mariachi Espectacular\.This case study outlines it strategies, implementation and results to use as a benchmark within your own organization.

In 1998, The Pew Charitable Trusts commissioned Americans for the Arts and The Ohio State University Arts Policy and Administration Program to analyze public and private sources of support for arts and culture. This report is the result of that research.

In communities of all sizes, United Arts Ffunds (UAF) are working to broaden the base of support for the arts, promote excellence in the arts and arts management, and to ensure that arts organizations are financially stable.

Want to use our existing pARTnership Movement campaign in your area?We’ve made getting the word out as turn-key as possible. We’ve put together a "read me first" guide, which not only explains how to use the ads, but also how to leverage the campaign with op-ed ideas and social media extensions. Plus, you’ll find great links to help you build strategic alliances with the various arts-affiliated people and organizations.

Arts & Economic Prosperity IV is the fourth study by Americans for the Arts of the nonprofit arts and culture industry’s impact on the economy. This Media Kit was provided to organizations participating in the study to help provide tips and tricks on leveraging their economic impact findings to make a case for the arts.