Case study of the Americana Project, a creative music education program in Sisters Oregon, mixing Americana music, story telling, and songwriting. A study of social capital, inter-generational connection, asset-based community development, and rural community-building.

Careers in the arts is designed for use by undergraduates, graduates, and beginning professionals pursuing a career in any of the creative, technical, or administrative arts fields. It's purpose is to identify the books, organizations, and other resources which can increase your awareness of employment prospects in the arts.

As part of the activities marking the 25th Anniversary of the Ontario Arts Council in 1988, a census of arts activities occurring on a single day was conducted among non-profit professional arts organizations in Ontario, most of them clients of OAC. The aim of the Ontario Arts Census was to produce a report showing the variety, distribution, financial magnitude, employment and volunteer activity of arts organizations on a given day. The result is a snapshot of the non-profit professional arts activity of responding organizations on that day.

ARTSTATS is a compendium of statistics on the arts and culture in Canada which evolved from an earlier publication entitled Selected Arts Research Statistics (SARS). The tables which make up this new volume are intended to provide readers with a wide range of quantitative evidence concerning culture in this country.

Arts and culture not only attract creative workers but also have a positive impact on the community. Researcher a the University of Pennsylvania's Social Impact of the Arts Project found that the presence of art and culture offering in a neighborhood has a measurable impact on the strength of the community. (p.1).

Arlington County, Va., has successfully developed a new way of working in this changing climate: the arts incubator. This new model of support is infinitely adaptable and transferable to any community interested in expanding its arts presence despite limited resources.