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Thank you to the many people who have been blog contributors to, and readers of ArtsBlog over the years. ArtsBlog has long been a space where we uplifted stories from the field that demonstrated how the arts strengthen our communities socially, educationally, and economically; where trends and issues and controversies were called out; and advocacy tools were provided to help you make the case for more arts funding and favorable arts policies.

As part of Americans for the Arts’ recent Strategic Realignment Process, we were asked to evaluate our storytelling communications platforms and evolve the way we share content. As a result, we launched the Designing Our Destiny portal to explore new ways of telling stories and sharing information, one that is consistent with our longtime practice of, “No numbers without a story, and no stories without a number.”

As we put our energy into developing this platform and reevaluate our communications strategies, we have put ArtsBlog on hold. That is, you can read past blog posts, but we are not posting new ones. You can look to the Designing Our Destiny portal and our news items feed on the Americans for the Arts website for stories you would have seen in ArtsBlog in the past.

ArtsBlog will remain online through this year as we determine the best way to archive this valuable resource and the knowledge you’ve shared here.

As ever, we are grateful for your participation in ArtsBlog and thank you for your work in advancing the arts. It is important, and you are important for doing it.

Community Development INVESTMENT REVIEW: Creative Placemaking

Date of Publication (formatted): 
December, 2014
Summary: 

Artists and cultural institutions have an important role to play in neighborhood social and economic vitality. As community developers consider how best to reimagine space they can and should look to the arts to help create place. This work, otherwise known as “creative placemaking,” is beginning to take shape across the country. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is pleased to dedicate Volume 10, Issue 2 of the Community Development Investment Review to this emerging work.

Out on a Limb

Date of Publication (formatted): 
February, 2002
Summary: 

This article discusses the modest salaries paid to most nonprofit chief executives. The author is puzzled as to why many nonprofit boards look for quality performance in the managerial positions of nonprofit organizations and yet offer compensation that is noncompetitive with the for-profit sector. The article also notes the value of a talented director of volunteers.

The Young and the Restless: How Portland Competes for Talent

Date of Publication (formatted): 
May, 2004
Summary: 

The Westside Economic Alliance and the Portland Development Commission co-sponsored this study which examines what young adults in the 25 to 34 year-old age group want from cities and how well communities in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region are positioned to compete for this group.

Arts in the Local Economy: Final Report

Date of Publication (formatted): 
January, 1994
Summary: 

Conducted by the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, this three-year study focuses on 33 communities ranging in population from 8,500 to 2.5 million. The study examined data from 789 nonprofit organizations in order to compile a national average. The study was designed to document nonprofit arts expenditures in a cross section of American communities and demonstrate the economic impact gained from investing in the arts. Key findings show that of the 1.3 million jobs supported annually by the nonprofit arts industry in the U.S., 908,800 were in the arts sector, a direct result of...

Local Arts Agency Salaries 2013

Date of Publication (formatted): 
May, 2013
Summary: 

This report provides detailed statistics about the salaries and demograhics of the nation's Local Arts Agency (LAAs) employees. The data colled in March 2013 after receiving 753 responsed from 2,199 survey's e-mailed to LAAs.

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