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Research ConveningsNational gatherings with researchers and arts and community experts. Improving Arts Learning through Standards & Assessment: A National Endowment for the Arts Research RoundtableOn February 14, 2012, the National Endowment for the Arts will host a day-long series of panels and presentations to examine the latest trends, current practices, and future directions for arts learning standards and assessment methods. In addition to moderated panels of experts, the roundtable features a presentation of the NEA's latest research report, Improving the Assessment of Student Learning in the Arts: State of the Field and Recommendations. The entire event will be webcast live.
Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human DevelopmentThe National Endowment for the Arts is leading a new task force of 13 federal agencies and departments to encourage more and better research on how the arts help people reach their full potential at all stages of life.
Future of the City: The Role of the Arts in Building CommunitiesA broad array of arts scholars, cultural leaders and audience members participated in in-depth discussions at the June, 2011, "Future of the City: The Arts Symposium" a gathering that charted the community-building role that the arts can play in Chicago and beyond. Five of the sessions are archived on YouTube. Session 1: Valuing Culture in the Global City Session 2: Cities and Their Citizens: Fostering Civic Engagement through the Arts Lunch: David Simon and Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Treme) Discuss Art and Urban Drama Session 3: Art Influences Lives: Why Participation Matters Session 4: Art, Architecture and Design: Transforming Place in Global Cities Webinar: Time and Money: Using Federal Data to Measure the Value of Performing Arts ActivitiesOn May 15, 2011, NEA Director of Research & Analysis Sunil Iyengar and Research Analyst Bonnie Nichols presented new NEA research "Time and Money: Using Federal Data to Measure the Value of Performing Arts Activities" [Research Note #102]. "Time and Money" looks at the value of the arts in three ways: time spent on arts activities; organizational revenue and expenses; and direct consumer spending. A particular focus on performing arts data provides consistency across these three measurements. The 20-minute presentation was followed by a question and answer period. Webinar: Preview of Three New SPPA ReportsOn February 24, 2011, Sunil Iyengar, Directorof the NEA's Office of Research and Analysis, and the authors of three independent reports analyzing the data from the 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA), presented their findings and answered questions in a public webinar. The reports explore how factors such as arts education, age and generational characteristics, and personal creativity have affected arts participation patterns in the U.S. Arts and Livability: The Road to Better MetricsOn June 7, 2010, national experts in the fields of urban planning and community development, design, arts and cultural research, arts administration, sociology, and economics convened in Washington to 1) develop a wish-list of questions that can yield statistically reliable information on how arts, design, and cultural assets contribute to the livability of communities; 2) identify existing or potential data sources for answering those questions; and 3) determine which questions and/or which sources can be adopted most rapidly. A summary of proceedings from this event—including a series of proposed metrics and associated data sources—are now available. Download summary >> (pdf)
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On November 20, 2009, academics, foundation professionals, and service organization representatives, along with NEA senior staff and discipline directors, met in Washington to discuss improving the collection and reporting of statistics about arts and cultural workers, and to develop future research agendas and approaches.
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