The Arts in the Small Community: Arts Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Arts Board, and Americans for the Arts are happy to announce the republication of the landmark 1969 book, The Arts in the Small Community, by Maryo Gard Ewell and Michael F. Warlum. The new guide stays true to its original roots and mission set forth by Wisconsin's community arts pioneer Robert Gard, but has been thoroughly updated to address contemporary examples in the realm of community arts.
$25 through Americans for the Arts
Crossover: How Artists Build Careers Across Commercial, Non-profit and Community Work: During the past four decades, stereotypes about artistic conventions, innovativeness, quality of work, freedom of expression, and audience appeal came to encumber the way that we look at artmaking in American society. Arts industry employers, arts funders, arts presenters and even the public tended to pigeon-hole artists as belonging to one sector or another, and to judge only activities in certain sectors as worthy of investment, encouragement and a hearing. The borders between sectors appeared heavily guarded by mindsets as well as gatekeepers and difficult for artists to cross. http://www.haassr.org/html/resources_links/pdf/caCrossover.pdf
Bright Stars: Charting the Impact of the Arts in rural Minnesota: The McKnight Foundations, Bright Star report - focuses on how the arts have revitalized rural communities in Minnesota. To request a copy of Bright Stars: Charting the Impact of the Arts in rural Minnesota, please call The McKnight Foundation at 612-333-4220, or download the report from http://www.mcknight.org/brightstars/.
Thriving Arts: Thriving Small Communities: http://www.mrac.org/resources/pdf/ThrivingArts.pdf
Building Creative Economies: The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Development - Small and rural communities across the country continue to face drastic population shifts and economic upheaval. Many efforts are under way in these areas to create and implement economic revitalization and community development strategies. In analyzing resources, strengths, and needs, communities are increasingly seeing the potential of their existing creative economies- sectors of the economy that include arts, cultural and heritage organizations, businesses, and workers-as strong revenue, employment, and quality of life generators, or "creative industries. -- Americans for the Arts http://www.arc.gov/images/pubs/entrep/mono.pdf
Strengthening Rural Economies Through the Arts: An arts-based economy can enhance state efforts to diversify rural economies, generate revenue, improve the quality of life, and attract visitors and investment. Rural areas often feature various arts and cultural industries, which, with some assistance, can become productive economic sectors. In addition to stimulating substantial employment and tax revenues, arts enterprises are highly entrepreneurial, readily available in many communities and attractive to tourists. The arts also create a highly desirable quality of life that draws businesses and knowledge workers to further stimulate the economy. This issue brief examines how states are using arts and culture, and the "creative economy" to boost economic development in rural areas. (National Governors Association, August 2005)
http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/RURALARTS.pdf
Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for US Artists - The project, led by Maria-Rosario Jackson, involved asking a new set of questions about the climate for support for artists. How are artists valued in society? What kind of demand is there for their work and social contributions? What kinds of material supports - employment and benefits, grants and awards, and space do artists need? Are artists' training programs preparing them for the environments they will encounter? What kinds of connections and networks enable artists to pursue their careers? And what kinds of information are necessary to assess this more comprehensive notion of support for artists?
http://www.urban.org/publications/411311.html
Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts - Understanding the benefits of the arts is central to the discussion and design of policies affecting the arts. This study addresses the widely perceived need to articulate the private and public benefits of involvement in the arts. The findings are intended to engage the arts community and the public in a new dialogue about the value of the arts, to stimulate further research, and to help public and private policymakers reach informed decisions.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG218.pdf
The Architecture of Value: Alan Brown holds a different light to Gifts of the Muse, the RAND study of arts benefits commissioned by The Wallace Foundation, and suggests a framework for value creation that might have direct use for arts administrators.
http://www.alansbrown.com/media/pdf/architectureofvalue.pdf