In this episode, we look at a new research report on racial/ethnic and gender diversity in the orchestra field. A transcript is available on the NEA website. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Orchestra Diversity Data
Early Stats from the General Social Survey: How Virtual Arts Participation Fared in 2022
With all the attempts to put COVID firmly behind us, it can be tempting to lapse into a pre-pandemic view of the arts landscape in America. To do so would be a mistake: quantitative and qualitative research has shown how arts organizations of all sizes have had to adapt rapidly to new ways of engaging artists, audiences, and learners; how independent artists and performing … [Read more...] about Early Stats from the General Social Survey: How Virtual Arts Participation Fared in 2022
Quick Study: Arts and the Surgeon General’s Health Advisory
In this episode, we discuss arts programming in the context of the Surgeon General’s recent advisory on loneliness and isolation. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Arts and the Surgeon General’s Health Advisory
How Green Is Your Thumb? Gardening, Crafts Linked with Greater Life Satisfaction Early in Pandemic
According to results from the 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA), 39.9 percent of U.S. adults, or 101.9 million, worked with indoor plants or gardened for pleasure in the course of a year. Despite population growth, this rate is comparable to the share of Americans who gardened five or ten years before. The consistently high rate of gardening, as a … [Read more...] about How Green Is Your Thumb? Gardening, Crafts Linked with Greater Life Satisfaction Early in Pandemic
Quick Study: Gender-Inclusive IP Creation Benefits Consumers
In this episode, we consider a study about the rise in women authors and what the trend means for innovation in book publishing. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Gender-Inclusive IP Creation Benefits Consumers