American museums have always had to struggle to raise funds from many sources to survive. This helped them to avoid over-dependence on a single source (as is the case in many European countries where museums are often dependent on government support). Art museums have an uneasy relationship with democracy: according to research in the and France they still attract largely the highly-educated public. (from abstract)

Christopher Knight, art critic for the Los Angeles Times, recently wrote that the American cultural landscape today is far more diverse than it ever was before the 1965 birth of the National Endowment of the Arts. He went on to say that if the NEA is cut or crippled, it will be because of its success in addressing and supporting diversity in the arts.

Paper presented at the 19th annual conference on Social Theory, Politics and the Arts, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, September 30 - October 2, 1993. This report summarizes the findings of three research surveys commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra and conducted with the assistance of the Case Western Reserve University Arts Management Program.

Paper presented at the conference Art Museums and the Price of Success; an International Comparison, held at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on December 10 and 11, 1992, and organized by the Boekman Foundation, Amsterdam.

Paper presented at the conference Art Museums and the Price of Success; an International Comparison, held at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on December 10 and 11, 1992, and organized by the Boekman Foundation, Amsterdam. (from abstract)

Summary of Very Special Arts program activities in the 50 states, New York City, and Washington, D.C. during FY-1993. Includes descriptions of the national programs that each state organization has adapted and replicated in their community as well as innovative state initiated projects. (from abstract)

The author analyzes the uses and meaning of art for those who buy it and live with it. This study examines the context of houses in several different types of neighborhoods in the New York City area. These neighborhoods include affluent, middle class and blue-collar areas. The author examines these different neighborhoods in order to determine the meaning of art for each class and area. (from abstract)

The author discusses the challenge of cultural diversity in arts education. Specifically, she addresses the issue of ethnic arts education as way to reveal the common concerns of all the peoples in the world and to show the basic similarities of all citizens of the United States.

The authors is a discussion format speak on the role of museums in expressing cultural diversity.

The First Peoples Advisory Committee was one of two advisory committees of artists and arts professionals created by the Canada Council to advise it on the development of policies and strategies that would make its programs more responsive to the needs of artists of diverse cultural and racial backgrounds. This document consists of the report of the committee and a statement by the Council that reaffirms its commitment to facilitating equitable access to Council programs for Canadian artists of all cultural and racial backgrounds.