In this episode, we look at new statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, showing the pace of recovery for arts and cultural industries from 2020 to 2021. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: The Arts’ “Value Added” to GDP
Arts and Well-Being Data for a New Policy Era
Later this month, the NEA and the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release statistics on how the arts and cultural economy fared in 2021, roughly a year after COVID arrived in the U.S. The new numbers will tell us which industries have recovered, which are still ailing, and which remain surprisingly robust. The health metaphor is apt, if predictable: one of the quickest ways … [Read more...] about Arts and Well-Being Data for a New Policy Era
Quick Study: Persistence in Music Education
This episode looks at a study identifying factors that predispose 8th-graders to persist with music education when they enter high school. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Persistence in Music Education
Classifying Songs and Societies to Promote Cultural Equity—Can It Be Done?
When most empirical researchers in the arts think of Alan Lomax (1915-2002)—which is probably not often, or not often enough—they might envision a man in a rumpled suit, hauling a reel-to-reel tape machine in the backseat of his car, bound for Appalachia or the Mississippi Delta to record a folk or blues artist. Or maybe they picture him in a hotel room, asking questions and … [Read more...] about Classifying Songs and Societies to Promote Cultural Equity—Can It Be Done?
Quick Study: Arts Strategies for Recovery and Resilience
In this episode, we look at a federal plan—developed with input from multiple agencies—that would integrate arts and culture with tactics to foster equitable well-being and resilience for communities. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Arts Strategies for Recovery and Resilience