An Arts Council report links cultural activities and reading for pleasure with children’s cognitive growth and wellbeing.
Createquity Podcast Series 4: Approaching Cultural Equity
The latest podcast from Createquity and Fractured Atlas looks at different visions of success for cultural equity, and examines how pursuing those visions has played out in practice.
Createquity Podcast Series 3: Is Television Bad For Us?
The latest podcast from Createquity and Fractured Atlas looks at the effect of television on our lives, our communities, and our creative work.
The State: A Friend Indeed to Artists in Need?
Internationally, governments can play an important role creating occupational equity for the arts – but there’s a catch.
Who Can Afford to Be A Starving Artist?
The key to success might be risk tolerance, not talent.
The BFA’s Dance With Inequality
Most arts majors come from money. Most artists didn’t major in the arts. What does that say about the sector?
Capsule Review: The Starving Artist
Looking at data from the 1980 census, this study attempts to flesh out the the myths and realities of the labor market for artists.
Core Research Process Update: February 2016
This month, we began a new research investigation in the arts and economic disadvantage research area into how artists make a living. We are examining the barriers that economically disadvantaged people face when pursuing “scarce” opportunities in the arts to become artists. We have agreed upon research questions and completed an initial scan for literatureRead More
Taking Art into Their Own Hands
Audiences who won’t visit your museum may be enthusiastic amateur artists in their spare time.
Notes to “Are The Arts The Answer to Our TV Obsession?”
The following end notes accompany our article, “Are The Arts The Answer to Our TV Obsession?” published on February 22, 2016: (1) What we mean when we say “watching TV” When we talk about hours of television watched, we’re talking about self-reported hours; in other words, the amount of time an individual themselves assesses they watchRead More