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Arts policy research often uses specific terms that are not always self-explanatory. Below is an alphabetical list of topical categories with links to expanded definitions, field perspectives and research, news articles, project profiles and sample documents from our National Arts Policy Database.
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Accessibility : Addresses issues of equal access and broad public participation in the arts.
Advocacy : Decision makers and the general public respond to different messages. Become or stay informed and well-versed on a variety of issues that affect arts policy—economic, social, and political.
Artist Visas : Resources for and about foreign guest artists, their managers, and performing arts organizations.
Artists - Individuals : Resources for issues that individual artists frequently face (health insurance, living/work space, emergency relief funds, etc.)
Arts Education : See Education, Arts.
Arts Environments : How cultural goods help communities establish a sense of place, define values, enrich environments and stimuate positive change by creatively using existing environmental resources.
Arts Journalism : Information on how news organizations around the country are covering culture, and more importantly, how their approaches to arts coverage have evolved.
Arts Participation : Information on boosting arts participation, diversifying the audience base, defining the characteristics and indentifying patterns of participation in the arts and culture, etc.
Arts and Social Development : How the arts and arts programs effect communities and society at large.
At-Risk Youth (Arts Education) : Resources and information on programs, studies and toolkits that use the arts as a powerful and effective prevention tool.
Audience Development : See Marketing and Communications.
Authenticity : Promoting standards of authenticity, ethical practice and scholarship within the cultural tourism industry.
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Civic Engagement : Encompasses the many ways that people may get involved in their communities to consider and address civic issues.
Civil Liberties : UNDER CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. SHOULD BE UNDER ARTS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT?
Communications and Marketing : Audience development, organizational branding, the targeting of new markets, earned income strategies, etc.
Community Development : ? On the table.
Compensation : Information and research on artist and arts organization compensation scales, types of compensation, labor agreements, etc.
Corporate funding : Information for and about corporate arts funding, programs and tools.
Craft and Heritage Trails : Regionally based trials build around specific topics - such as handcrafts, musicial genres or historic events.
Creative Economies : An introduction to the topic.
Creative Industries : Businesses involved in the arts and cultural goods.
Creative Workforce : An integral part of any creative economy. Cites and towns attract and retain a highly-skilled workforce through the establishment of creative scenes and the lure of abundant cultural products, services, and venues.
Creativity and Innovation : An introduction to the critical economic assets.
Crime and Justice : Information on and about arts program alternatives within the justice system and in community-based crime prevention.
Cross-Industry Collaborations : Resources for and about the myriad industries that plan coordinated and centralized efforts to promote cultural and hertiage tourism nationwide..
Cultural Democracy : See Democracy and Politics.
Cultural Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange : Information on international arts exchanges and cultural exchange programs.
Cultural Districts - Areas established by cities or regions to create or develop a community's cultural identity or strength.
Cultural Diversity :
Cultural Facilities : Anchors for cultural districts like theaters, museums, art galleries, and other cultural facilities.
Cultural Planning : A public process in which representatives of a community undertake a comprehensive community assessment and create a plan of implementation for future cultural programming.
Cultural Policy - International : Introduction to the topic. See Artists Visas, Cultural Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange, Immigration and World Heritage Preservation for more information.
Cultural Products : The exportable cultural products created by industries that contribute to economic growth.
Cultural Tourism : An introduction to the thrid largest retail industry in the U.S. economy.
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Democracy and Politics : Freedom of expression, cultural competency, and civic engagement, etc. and their roles in civil society.
Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange : Information on international arts exchanges and cultural exchange programs.
Diversity - Cultural Diversity :
Economic Impact : Communities large and small demonstrate the impact of the creative economy by conducting economic impact studies and other research.
Education, Arts : Introduction to Arts Education topic.
Education, Arts - Adult Education : Research and programming for adult arts education.
Education, Arts - After-School or Out-of-School Learning : Arts programs that operate outside of the school day can keep children and teens engaged in constructive learning environments, an added benefit for at-risk youth.
Education, Arts - Early Childhood : Early engagement in the arts has great significance on the life of a child and can help create unique brain connections that will have long-term impacts on that youngster's life.
Education, Arts - Higher Education : Partnerships with institutions of higher learning are critical for the future of future arts practitioners, educators, administrators, and scholars of the visual, performing, and literary arts.
Education, Arts - K-12 Arts Education Policy : American public schools serve as fundamental centers of community, as well as serving as the major provider of formalized arts instruction for America’s youth.
Education, Arts - Professional Development : High-quality professional development for arts educators, teaching artists, and arts education administrators is critical to the vast, diverse, and complex field of arts education.
Education, Arts - Standards, Evaluation, and Assessment : What the nation’s school children should know and be able to do in the arts. Well-executed evaluation and authentic assessment of arts education programming increase its effectiveness.
Emerging Leaders : Information and research on the next generation of cultural leaders.
Economic Impact : Arts and cultural programs can contribute significantly to local economic development.
Environment : Focuses on the use of cultural facilities and artists as environmental educators.
Financial Management :
Funding - Corporate : Information for and about corporate arts funding, programs and tools.
Funding - Federal : Information for and about federal arts funding, programs and tools.
Funding - Foundation : Information for and about foundation arts funding organizations, programs and tools.
Funding - Individual : Information for and about individual arts philanthropists, programs and tools.
Funding - Local : Information for and about local arts funding organizations, programs and tools.
Funding - Private Sector : An introduction to private sector funding for the arts. See Corporate, Foundation, Individual, United Arts Funds or Voluntarism for more information.
Funding - Public/Government : An introduction to public funding for the arts. See Federal, State, Regional or Local Funding for more information.
Funding - Regional : Information for and about regional arts funding organizations, programs and tools.
Funding - State : Information for and about state arts funding, programs and tools.
Funding - United Arts Funds : A combined or federated appeal for arts funding conducted annually to raise unrestricted support on behalf of three or more arts, culture, or science organizations.
Fundraising :
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Governance :
Grants and Grantmaking : Funding trends, equity in funding, evaluation criteria, grantee accountability, etc.
Heritage and Craft Trails : Regionally based trials build around specific topics - such as handcrafts, musicial genres or historic events.
Heritage and Preservation : The preservation of historic spaces and buildings through adaptive reuse by or for artists.
Health and Healing : The integration of the arts with healthcare providers and insitutions.
Housing : Information on the artist housing and the effect of the arts on housing developments in general.
Human Resources :
Immigration : Resources and information about immigration patterns, communities, programs, etc.
Individual Artists : Resources for issues that individual artists frequently face (health insurance, living/work space, emergency relief funds, etc.)
Individual Giving : Information for and about individual arts philanthropists, programs and tools.
International Cultural Policy : Introduction to the topic. See Artists Visas, Cultural Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange, Immigration and World Heritage Preservation for more information.
Intellectual Property : Information for about about products of intellect, including ideas and artistic works.
Justice and Crime : Information on and about arts program alternatives within the justice system and in community-based crime prevention.
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Leadership : Information on and for arts leaders about honing professional skills, tracking trends in the arts field, meeting the growing cultural needs of communities, etc.
Leadership and Management in the Arts : An introduction to the topic.
Leadership - Emerging Leaders : Information and research on the next generation of cultural leaders.
Legal :
Local funding : Information for and about local arts funding organizations, programs and tools.
Management - Financial :
Management - Cultural Planning : A public process in which representatives of a community undertake a comprehensive community assessment and create a plan of implementation for future cultural programming.
Management - Leadership : Information on and for arts leaders about honing professional skills, tracking trends in the arts field, meeting the growing cultural needs of communities, etc.
Management - Nonprofit : Nonprofit arts management strategies, case studies, tool kits, etc.
Marketing and Communications : Audience development, organizational branding, the targeting of new markets, earned income strategies, etc.
Management and Technology : Information on how technological advances effect arts leadership, advocacy resources and communitcations networks.
Nonprofit Management : Nonprofit arts management strategies, case studies, tool kits, etc.
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Organizational Planning :
Participation, Arts : Information on boosting arts participation, diversifying the audience base, defining the characteristics and indentifying patterns of participation in the arts and culture, etc.
Partnerships : See Cross-Industry Collaborations.
Philanthropy: See Individual Giving or Voluntarism.
Planning - Cultural Planning : A public process in which representatives of a community undertake a comprehensive community assessment and create a plan of implementation for future cultural programming.
Politics and Democracy : Information on how the arts benefit, influence and integrate with politics and democracy.
Private Sector Funding : An introduction to private sector funding for the arts. See Corporate, Foundation, Individual, United Arts Funds or Voluntarism for more information.
Professional Development : Professional training, leadership and creative networking information.
Professional Development - Arts Education : Professional training, leadership and creative networking information for arts educators, teaching artists and arts education administrators.
Preservation and Heritage : The preservation of historic spaces and buildings through adaptive reuse by or for artists.
Public Art : Information and resources on art that is created by artists for places accessible to and used by the public.
Public/Government Funding : An introduction to public funding for the arts. See Federal, State, Regional or Local Funding for more information.
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Religion and Spirituality : Information and issues on the integration of the arts and religion.
Regional Funding : Information for and about regional arts funding organizations, programs and tools.
Regionalism : A growing trend within the tourism industry, focusing regionally on an area’s cultural appeal.
Research - Mangement and Leadership : ? redundant?
Social Development and the Arts : How the arts and arts programs effect communities and society at large.
Start-up - Management and Leadership:
State Funding : Information for and about state arts funding, programs and tools.
Technology and Arts Management : Information on how technological advances effect arts leadership, advocacy resources and communitcations networks.
Technology and Science : The integration of science, technology, the arts and artists.
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United Arts Funds : A combined or federated appeal for arts funding conducted annually to raise unrestricted support on behalf of three or more arts, culture, or science organizations.
Voluntarism : Research and information on one of the most critical resrouces for the arts and arts organizations.
World Heritage Preservation : The conservation of cultural resources threatened by war, environmental destruction or neglect.
YouthARTS : Americans for the Arts program designed to give arts agencies, juvenille justice agencies, social service organizations, and other community-based organizations detailed information about how to plan, run, provide training, and evaluate arts programs for at-risk youth.