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Arts talk economics

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 1980
22p.
Subjects:
Arts--Economic aspects--United States
Art patronage--United States

Audience 2.0 : How Technology Influences Arts Participation

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Authors:
Bawa, Sameer
Contributors:
Williams, Kevin
Dong, William
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2010
149p.

This report describes the demographic characteristics of U.S. adults that participated in the arts (such as concerts, plays, and dance performances) via electronic media (e.g., TV, radio, computers and portable media devices) in 2008, based on the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA). Separately, the report examines broad categories of arts participation via Internet. The report also investigates factors contributing to the likelihood of some Americans experiencing art through media. Finally, the report considers the relationship between media-based arts activities and other types of arts participation, such as live attendance and personal arts creation.

Subjects:
Arts surveys--United States
Arts audiences--United States--Statistics
Technology and the arts

Audience Crossover: Media Participation and Attending Live Events : Research Division Note no. 12

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 1985
4p.

Using data from the 1982 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, this Note compares pairs of live attendance activities and electronic media activities, such as: watching on TV, listening to radio, and listening to recordings. The Note also examines the correlations between hours spent watching all TV and attending live events. The Pearson correlation coefficient is used for measuring the correlation between the 119 pairs that are considered in this Note.

Subjects:
Arts--United States--Citizen participation--Statistics
Arts audiences--United States--Statistics
Arts--United States--Statistics

Audience Development: An Examination of Selected Analysis and Prediction Techniques Applied to Symphony and Theatre Attendance in Four Southern Cities : Research Division Report no. 14

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 1981
47p.

Marketing strategies applied to the problem of turning marginal arts attenders into regular patrons show pitfalls in some traditional promotional techniques and underscore the importance of life-style analysis in relation to arts attendance. Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Memphis, and Columbia (South Carolina) are studied.

Subjects:
Theater audiences
Arts--Marketing
Performing arts--Public relations
Theater audiences--Southern states

The audience for American art museums


Authors:
Schuster, J. Mark Davidson, 1950-
Publication:
Washington (D.C.) : Seven Locks Press, 1992
60 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects:
Art museum attendance--United States
Art museum visitors--United States

Audience Studies of the Performing Arts and Museums: A Critical Review : Research Division Report no. 9

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Authors:
DiMaggio, PAul
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 1978
102p.

Evaluates the methods and relative effectiveness of 270 completed audience studies and considers the implications of their collective findings.

Subjects:
Performing arts--Audiences--United States
Museum attendance--United States
Art exhibition audiences--United States

Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer de Mark Twain : guía del lector


Authors:
Kipen, David
Contributors:
National Endowment for the Arts
Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)
Arts Midwest (Organization : Minneapolis, Minn.)
Publication:
Washington (D.C.) : National Endowment for the Arts, 2008
16 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

El proyecto The Big Read es una iniciativa del National Endowment for the Arts (el Fondo Nacional para las Artes de Estados Unidos) con la intención de revitalizar el papel de la lectura en el centro de la cultura estadounidense. El NEA presenta The Big Read en colaboración con el Instituto de Servicios de Museos y Bibliotecas y en cooperación con Arts Midwest.–P. 4 of cover.

Subjects:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Adventures of Tom Sawyer--Study and teaching

An Average Day in the Arts : State Participation Patterns from the American Time Use Survey for 2006-2010

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2012
41p.

Using data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics American Time Use Survey (ATUS), Note #106 examines state-level arts participation by gauging how Americans spend an average day.

Subjects:
Arts--United States--Statistics

Awards in the Visual Arts 7 : an exhibition of works by recipients of the annual Awards in the Visual Arts Fellowships

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 1982
142p.
Subjects:
Awards in the Visual Arts
Art, American