The Changing Landscape of Arts Participation: A Synthesis of Literature and Expert Interviews
This report provides an overview of theoretical issues concerning: ■ How people participate, both in terms of what activities should be included within the larger, ecological domain of artistic and cultural activity, and the manner and degree of people’s involvement with them ■ Who participates ■ Where participation happens ■ Motivations and barriers to participationArts Education in America: What the declines mean for arts participation
Investigating the relationship among arts learning (both past and current), overall educational attainment, and all forms of arts participation.
Mapping Cultural Participation in Chicago
Chicago's cultural institutions attract millions of visitors every year. What is the connection between the city's major cultural organizations and its diverse population? This study draws upon data – ticket purchases, subscriptions, donor lists – from over 60 organizations to examine how these transactions are linked to the economic, racial, and ethnic data from the Census to provide neighborhood-by-neighborhood maps of participation patterns.
The Talking Cure?: A Theory of Social Interpretation in the Live + Digital Era
Lynne Conner, cultural historian, playwright/director and Professor and Chair of the Theater and Dance Department at Colby College