Artists, arts institutions, academics, researchers, private funders, policy makers and students all use the Center’s research and resources for a variety of purposes. Although the data are distributed to a wide array of constituents, a frequent request for data comes from individual artists. These data show that many artists have similar career paths, goals, and obstacles, particularly in relation to their status in society.
Our research and programs are used in the following ways:
By Artists
- To strengthen their support networks
- As evidence of a stable community for artists’ housing
By Advocates
- To justify the arts and artists to local and national legislators
- To show developers the benefits of artists in their neighborhoods
- To validate involvement of the arts and artists in their communities
By Educators
- To educate the staff and board members of arts funding agencies and organizations
- As educational materials in the classroom
- As curriculum for intergenerational programs that train artists
By Researchers
- As a prototype on sampling techniques and methods for finding hard-to-reach populations in the arts
- To develop surveys and techniques for replicating the Center’s work locally and internationally
- As a benchmark and incentive for other research on artists
- As comparative data for artists in other data sets (the census) and other countries
By Policy Makers, Funders and Decision Makers
- To create new funding mechanisms for artists
- To increase existing support with solid data
- To leverage other community funds
- To develop new programs in service organizations from senior centers to local arts councils
- To understand the needs of diverse and immigrant artist populations
By Business
- As a model for leadership training
- To understand a market of highly educated, politically involved practitioners
- As background for local developers interested in downtown redevelopment
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