RESOURCES: Research & Publications

NEW Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has produced a book entitled Artists & Communities: America Creates for the Millennium. The catalogue includes valuable resources with media toolkit samples that consist of a press release, media alert, event schedule, and a media contact/tracking form. The catalogue is available for $19.95 at: http://www.artistsandcommunities.org/buybook2.html

MAAF has also published a resource guide on the results of the three-year folklife research program that explored the folkways and art of the Delmarva Peninsula .  The book, Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions of the Delmarva Peninsula , an Interpretive Resource Guide, features essays, stories collected in the field, images, and a listing of folklife resources specific to the Peninsula . The Resource Guide is available for purchase at a price of $12.95.  Visit the Foundation's website, www.midatlanticarts.org, to download an order form.

A Survey and Analysis of Regional Traditional Arts Programs and Services > SAF Download PDF.

Advocacy and the Arts: Strategies for Affecting Change. An Analysis of State Arts Agency Artist Fellowship Programs > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

An Assesment of the Field Impacts of Funding Support Provided by the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts > WESTAF Download PDF.

An Assessment of the Needs and Issues Affecting the Performing Arts in the Southern United States > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

An Economic Rationale for State Support of the Arts in Alaska > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

An Examination of the Competitive Grant Application Process > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

An Intro to Jazz Education > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

Arts Agency Grant Processes in Large-Population States: A Review of Selected Processes > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Arts-Education Resources in the West > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Collaborative Strategies for Statewide Cultural Development > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Cultural Education in Oregon > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Cultural Heritage Tourism in California > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Cultural Policy in the West - Full Proceedings > WESTAF Download PDF.

Cultural Policy in the West - Summary > WESTAF Download PDF.

Cultural Policy in the West II - Full Proceedings > WESTAF Download PDF.

Cultural Policy in the West II - Summary > WESTAF Download PDF.

Cultural Programs at the 2002 Utah Winter Olympics > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Economics of Funding > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

Executive Summary of the California Museum Research. ExhibitsUSA/James Irvine Foundation. December 2000 > M-AAA Download PDF.

For profit activity by nonprofit organizations in Lincoln, Nebraska & Kansas City, Missouri > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

Freedom of Expression in the Arts > Arts Midwest Please contact Arts Midwest to request a copy.

From Nascar to Cirque du Soleil: Lessons in Audience Development > WESTAF Download PDF.

Grantmaking Strategies > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Improving Basic Education for All Learners: The Role of Arts Education > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

Increasing the Revenue Base for the Colorado Council on the Arts: Suggested Areas for Further Investigation > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Innovative Funding Strategies for Folk Art Programs
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Investment of State Cultural Trust Funds > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Local Public Funding of the Arts and Culture in Colorado
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Major Findings from New England's Creative Economy: The Non-Profit Sector - 2000 > NEFA Download PDF.

Major Issues Confronting the Public Art Field > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Management Strategies of Grantmaking Programs for State Arts Agencies > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Marketing an Economic Impact Study > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Mid-America Assembly report of proceedings > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

More than a Song and Dance: the Economic Impact of the Arts in the Southern Legislative Conference States > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

Musical Roots of the South > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

National Education Goals and the Arts > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

National Endowment for the Humanities. Results of Museum Survey. September 2000 > M-AAA Download PDF.

Notes on the Process of Working with State Legislatures > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Out of Place: Case Studies of Native American Interpretive Projects and Processes > WESTAF ase contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Presenting in America: Final report on 'global niche' research > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

Proceedings of the symposium: "The status and future of public arts funding" > M-AAA Please contact M-AAA to request a copy.

Promoting Southern Cultural Heritage: A Conference on Impact > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

Re-Envisioning State Arts Agencies – Full Proceedings > WESTAF Download PDF.

Southern Design Arts Task Force > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

Southern Literary Arts Task Force > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

Southern Region Arts Education Partnership in Action Summary Report > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

State Arts Agency Governing Boards: A Review of Selected Issues > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Survey of National Public Art Programs > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Take Part! A Look at Trends in Leisure and Cultural Participation Among Mississippi Residents > WESTAF Download PDF.

Texas Needs Assessment Survey, conducted by Exhibits USA. Executive Summary > M-AAA Download PDF.

The Arts Industry in Colorado: A Vital Contributor to the Economic Prosperity of the State > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Development of Cultural Trusts > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Nebraska’s Arts Industry > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Nevada’s Arts Industry > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Oregon’s Nonprofit Arts Sector
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of the Arts Industry in Oregon
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Utah’s Cultural Sector > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact of Wake County, North Carolina’s Cultural Industry > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Economic Impact Tucson-area Museums and Cultural Institutions Economic Impact of Over $245 Million in 1998 – WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Efficacy of Tax Checkoffs as a Method of Funding the Arts > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Eye of the Beholder: A Review of Percent-for-Art Programs in Twelve States > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The International Collaboration in the Arts project (series of 6 publications) > NEFA Please contact NEFA to request a copy.

The Legislative Enabling Acts of State Arts Agencies and their Processes – WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Role of Legislative Caucuses in Arts Advocacy
> WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Role of State Arts Advocacy Organizations and Their Relationships with State Arts Agencies > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

The Value of Economic Impact Studies > WESTAF Please contact WESTAF to request a copy.

Training Needs Assessment for John S. and James L. Knight Community Museums: Executive Summary > M-AAA. Download PDF.

Voicing Support for the Arts > Arts Midwest Please contact Arts Midwest to request a copy.

Welcome to the World of Touring: A Handbook for Performing Artists > SAF Please contact SAF to request a copy.

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