Sunil Iyengar

I’ve often used this space to discuss the NEA’s commitment to research about the arts’ relationships to health and well-being. This pledge—along with other priorities in our five-year research agenda—has been fortified by NEA Chair Jackson’s own vision of “artful lives” and “arts-infused civic infrastructure” as critical to healthy communities. For my NEA colleagues and me, … [Read more...] about Diary: A Week of Arts & Health Programming

In this episode of Quick Study, we consider the job outcomes and experiences of arts graduates during and before the pandemic. A transcript is available on the National Endowment for the Arts website. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Arts Degrees and Artist Careers

Just in time for the school year, the U.S. Department of Education has updated its set of key indicators that monitor the “Condition of Education” in this country, based on ongoing data collection and reporting from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Where, you might ask, is the art in that? Literally, it resides in an indicator category known as “Family … [Read more...] about Household or Community Dynamics Affecting Children’s Engagement with Art

In this episode of Quick Study, we examine a case study about a community performing arts program for people with dementia and their caregivers. A transcript is available on the NEA website. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Community Arts Programming for Those with Dementia (and Their Caregivers)

The 22nd International Conference on Cultural Economics hummed along nicely—with one conspicuous absence. Victoria (“Vicky”) Ateca-Amestoy, who died unexpectedly in December 2022, was much missed by the very community she had helped to shape. Over the years, Ateca-Amestoy contributed a series of landmark research papers about arts participation, including cultural heritage … [Read more...] about A Spanish Economist Gifts the U.S. with Insights on Cultural Participation