http://www.arts.gov/research/NEA-SPPA-brochure.pdf
Reports that adult attendance at arts events declined for virtually all art forms in 2008 compared with the prior survey in 2002. Also reports that arts participants are older, with lower rates of participation reported for those 18-44 years old. From the National Endowment for the Arts.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009488
Presents the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Arts assessment. The tests were administered to public and private school 8th graders. Some were tested in visual arts, the others in music. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
Initially a collection of about 1200 documents on cultural history from worldwide sources, modeled on the Library of Congress American Memory site. Documents appear in the original languages but each is accompanied by a brief description of content and significance in each of the site's seven languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. From the United Nations
http://arts.endow.gov/research/Notes/97.pdf
Uses unpublished data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to analyze the employment situation of artists. Reports that 129,000 artists were unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the unemployment rate for artists was 6%. From the National Endowment for the Arts.
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=press_release&ID=992
Press release announcing the launch of the redesigned Lincoln head penny in four different obverse formats. From the U.S. Mint.
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn323.pdf
Considers how history and other evidence from humanities disciplines could help to inform decisions on key scientific and technological policy issues. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.
http://www.arts.gov/research/ReadingonRise.pdf
Reports that reading has risen among adult Americans following decades of downward trends. Largest increases were reported in young adults aged 18-24 who recorded a 21% increase in reading. From the National Endowment for the Arts.
http://www.nea.gov/research/TheaterBrochure12-08.pdf
Reports on the growth and general financial condition of the nonprofit theater community, and discusses the challenges of developing audiences. Covers some 2,000 nonprofit theaters. From the National Endowment for the Arts.
http://www.nps.gov/history/NAGPRA/REVIEW/MaasCulturallyAffiliatedReportFinal.pdf
Intends to clarify the circumstances surrounding a collection of more than 1,000 Native American human remains in museum and federal agency collections across the U.S., to link the remains to present day Indian tribes, and promote the process of repatriation of the remains to the tribes. From the National Park Service.
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/USIP_1008.PDF
Discusses the continued looting of Iraqi antiquities, measures taken to recover and protect cultural heritage resources, and the value of international law and policing to prevent such crimes. From the United States Institute of Peace
http://www.arts.endow.gov/research/ArtistsInWorkforce.pdf
Provides a statistical portrait in 60 tables of the occupation of artist, including the number and location of artists, earnings, geographic and demographic trends. Includes detailed information by state for each category of arts activity. From the National Endowment for the Arts and the Census Bureau.
