Americans for the Arts

This report deals with the reorganization of the function of the Council on the arts and its staff in light of increased funding for the arts in New York State.

This report concerns the funding of cultural activities in New York City.

This paper provides a close reading of "Flow City," an ecological public art installation by Mierle Laderman Ukeles in the Fresh Kills landsfill site, New York City.

This issue of COPC Central looks at how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of University Partnerships, Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) are using arts programming for youth to rehabilitate local communities.

This is the second report to the American people on the services provided by New York City's non-profit institutions of art and culture. This report is based on information from 95 arts and cultural institutions in New York City. In the period from July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1977, these institutions provided services to people or organizations in 1,180 cities outside New York City - 860 in the and 320 in 87 foreign countries.

This is a report on the survey of out-of-town visitors to the Tutankamen Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Interviewing took place at the exit to the exhibit during four one-week periods: January 2, February 6, March 6, and April 3. The purpose of the research was twofold: To study the extent to which the Museum serves as a stimulus for visits to New York City and generates important spending dollars for all aspects of the economy of the City. To learn about the audience profile of out-of-town visitors to the Museum during this special exhibit, and the extent to which it attracted

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 groundbreaking report by the Center details how arts & culture is fueling economic growth in New York City neighborhoods. (Publishers description)

This manual is designed as a hands-on tool for any lawyer who is forming a nonprofit, tax-exempt entity in New York. It is based on materials originally published in connection with a training conference on legal formation of nonprofit corporations which was sponsored jointly by the Council of New York Law Associates, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and Community Law Offices in 1978. The Council is grateful to those organizations for their role in the manual's creation and their support of our efforts to update it periodically since then.

This report suggests the Department of Education to broaden the accountability framework, build school capacity to have at least one arts teacher, expand outreach to potential cultural partners, and ensure adequate funding to support quality arts education in all city schools. Despite core arts instruction mandates, arts education in New York City’s public schools has become inequitable and underfunded. Arts instruction has been weakened by disinvestments and disincentives due to federal and state accountability systems that fail to recognize the value of the arts. This report shows a

Despite core arts instruction mandates, arts education in New York City’s public schools has become inequitable and underfunded. Arts instruction has been weakened by disinvestments and disincentives due to federal and state accountability systems that fail to recognize the value of the arts. This report shows a 47% decline in spending to hire arts and cultural organizations for educational services, and even steeper declines in spending on arts supplies and equipment. Many schools use supplemental arts funding for non-arts related areas. Many city schools are in violation of the

Monroe County/Rochester, New York [population: 700,000] is one of the 33 communities, ranging in population from 8,500 to 2.5 million, included in this three year study. The study examined data from 789 nonprofit organizations in order to compile a national average. The study was designed to document nonprofit arts expenditures in a cross section of American communities and demonstrate the economic impact gained from investing in the arts.

It was partly to identify this stratum of the population that we embarked on our survey. What kinds of people in Brooklyn attend cultural performances? What are their preferences and tastes in performances and art forms? Among these people, how many know about the Brooklyn Academy of Music? How many have actually seen productions at BAM? How is BAM doing vis a vis Lincoln Center as a cultural attraction for Brooklynites?

Included in this pamphlet are arts and cultural affairs laws of New York State.

In the view of continuing need to fund non-profit organizations, the New York State Council on the Arts retained the firm of J. Richard Taft & Associates of Washington, D.C. to study and plan an information service concerning Federal, Foundation, Corporate, and other sources of financial assistance for the performing and visual arts. From this information a full-time Development Program would be established to assist individuals and groups seeking financial aid not otherwise available from the Council.

For 28 years, the Arts and Business Council has been a major catalyst in New York City in creating win-win partnerships between nonprofit music, dance, literary and visual arts organizations and the for-profit business community. Many of our programs now reach beyond New York City and have impact throughout the country.