Research into the value and impact of the arts is a core function of the National Endowment for the Arts. Through accurate, relevant, and timely analyses and reports, the NEA elucidates the factors, conditions, and characteristics of the U.S. arts ecosystem and the impact of the arts on other domains of American life.
Research & Analysis Fact Sheet | NEA Research Agenda FY2017-2021 | Shortcut to Findings
Staff
Research & Analysis Director
Staff
- Bushra Akbar
- Program/Data Analyst, akbarb@arts.gov
- Ellen Grantham
- Program Analyst, granthame@arts.gov
- Melissa Menzer
- Program Analyst, menzerm@arts.gov
- Bonnie Nichols
- Operations Research Analyst, nicholsb@arts.gov
- Patricia Moore Shaffer
- Supervisory Program Analyst, shafferp@arts.gov
- Krystal Tomlin
- Detailee, tomlink@arts.gov
Recent Grants
An online grant search is available to find information on NEA grants from 2000 to the present.
National Initiatives
Arts & Human Development Task Force
The federal interagency task force established in 2011 to encourage research on the arts and human potential.
National Endowment for the Arts Research Labs
Transdisciplinary research teams investigating the value and impact of the arts.
Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network
Creative arts therapies at the core of patient-centered care for military members, veterans, and their families.
Audio
Resources
Arts Data Profile Series
Collections of statistics, graphics, and summary results from data-mining about the arts.
National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture
Hosted by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan.
Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement
Links to online resources about program evaluation and performance measurement for arts organizations.
Research Convenings
National gatherings with researchers and arts and community experts.
UMass Amherst NEA Archives Collection
A digitization of more than 40 years of publications on the arts and arts management.
Features
The Music-Science Handshake of Sound Health
GRANTEE RESEARCH
Research: Art Works Study Findings
Working papers, publications, and presentations that so far have resulted from NEA Research: Art Works grant funding.