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Available through DataArts, the Arts Vibrancy Index (AVI) contains data and findings of the role that arts and culture play in a city's livability and social cohesion. The National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) studies such connections between arts and cultural organizations and their communities. They combine data from nonprofit arts and cultural organizations with data for the communities in which they reside. In linking the data courses, NCAR identifies factors that affect the health and sustainability of arts organizations. NCAR realizes that each of the factors from the ecosystem included in the Arts Vibrancy Index report has an influence on a variety of financial, operating, and attendance outcomes for arts and cultural organizations. The findings are shared regarding the operating and community characteristics that drive performance - and how they affect performance - in the NCAR reports.

The data that NCAR integrates for AVI report typically come from numerous sources. Organizational data that forms the basis of the Arts Dollar measures are from the Internal Revenue Service, DataArts' Cultural Data Profile, and Theatre Communications Group. Community data that forms the basis of the Arts Provider measures are from the Internal Revenue Service and the Census Bureau, which is reported by county, zip code, and census tract. State funding data is from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and Federal funding data is from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The AVI reports are used by arts leaders, businesses, government agencies, funders, and engaged citizens to better understand the overall intensity and capacity of the community's arts and culture sector. Communities use the AVI and related data to benchmark themselves against an aspirational set of communities and understand what sets them apart by examining the underlying dimensions of demand, supply, and public support for arts and culture.

The Creative Community Index, a research initiative produced by Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley, measured cultural participation and creativity in the Silicon Valley in 2002 and 2005. The first wave of the study, in 2002, consisted of two surveys: one survey measured the breadth and frequency of cultural participation by residents of Santa Clara County, and another survey gathered a range of data about the current health and vitality of nonprofit arts and culture organizations in the region. The second wave, in 2005, surveyed Silicon Valley residents, nonprofit cultural organizations, local area leaders, and local artists.

The Survey of Silicon Valley Residents [2002] surveyed 361 adult residents of Santa Clara County, California in January and February 2002, and the Survey of Silicon Valley Residents [2005] surveyed 1,007 adult residents of Santa Clara County, California in April 2005. Respondents for both years were asked about their behavior and beliefs regarding arts and culture in their community. The Survey of Cultural Organizations [2002] collected data from 135 organizations in 2001. The organizations were asked a series of questions about their artistic products and programs, organizational capacity, and funding sources in an effort to gather a range of data about the current health and vitality of nonprofit arts groups in the region. The Survey of Silicon Valley Leaders [2005] surveyed adult residents of Santa Clara County between March and April 2005. The survey asked former and current members of American Leadership Forum-Silicon Valley about their organization's ability to attract and retain creative workers to Silicon Valley, as well as their participation, as an individual and with children, in arts and related activities.

The purpose of the Museum Data Files (MDF) is to provide information about museums and related organizations in the United States. These data are a set of three files, based on museum discipline, and available through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Museum Data Files contain information about museum location (including geocode data), museum discipline, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities codes, DUNS, EIN, Regional classifications (American Alliance of Museums and the Bureau of Economic Analysis categorization schemes) and IRS 990 revenue information. For more information, see IMLS's Data File Documentation and Users Guide.

Previous files were posted under the name "Museum Universe Data File (MUDF)" in FY 2014 Q1, FY 2015 Q1, and FY 2015 Q3. IMLS has no plans to update the museum files. Other researchers are working with the data in the three museum files and will share their findings as these are available.

Researchers, journalists, the public, local practitioners, and policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels use the MDF data for planning, evaluation, and policy making purposes.

The latest MDF data can be downloaded in Comma Separated Values (CSV) format.

The National Arts Administration and Policy Publications Database is a bibliographic tool that enables users to access current and historical information on a multitude of topics related to arts administration and policy. Records in the database are classified into four types:

• Americans for the Arts archive
• research abstracts
• sample documents
• one-pagers (infographics).

The database contains over 7,000 bibliographic records--providing arts administrators, policy researchers, and advocates with information to help them locate information on arts policy and practice and arts administration resources and best practices. More recent entries to the database may also include the actual publication for download. To obtain the publications, please contact the publisher listed in the abstract. When possible Americans for the Arts had included the publication for download, but in most cases, the database is bibliographic by design.

The National Cultural Districts Exchange provides a portal for accessing information on cultural districts in the United States. Cultural districts are defined as well-recognized, labeled areas of a city in which a high concentration of cultural facilities and programs serve as the main anchor of attraction. They help strengthen local economies, create an enhanced sense of place, and deepen local cultural capacity. The Nation Cultural Districts Exchange website provides tools and resources to help guide the development and advancement of Cultural Districts. The portal is provided by Americans for the Arts.

The portal offers tools and resources for the following areas:

• Cultural Districts Basics
• Developing a Cultural District
• Advancing a Cultural District
• Profiles of Cultural Districts
• Cultural Districts Research
• Cultural Districts Issue Briefs

Of particular interest to those involved in the arts are the phone survey results from 42 cultural districts in the United States which can be found on the Cultural Districts Research link and the Cultural Districts Interactive Map which provides data on over 300 cultural districts in the United States.

The 2021 Profile of Arts Incubators is a comprehensive survey developed by the Arts Incubation Research (AIR) Lab at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to benchmark the budgets and programs of America's arts incubators. The survey was conducted by the Americans for the Arts during September and October 2021.

The survey collected information about the participating art incubators' programs, financials, and operating procedures. It also focused on the program delivery implications for arts incubators in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as issues of access and equity. Visit the Americans for the Arts website to access a summary of the aggregate national findings from the survey based on 146 survey responses, as well as an interactive map of arts incubators, detailed data tables, infographics, and other resources. Users can also view a photo album of selected incubators and their creative spaces.

The survey responses were collected from arts organizations that (1) have a primary purpose to serve as an arts incubator, or (2) have at least one program/component that serves as an arts incubator for the community it serves, or (3) offers funding that supports the delivery of and/or participation in arts incubator programming (but does not actually provide incubator programming).

The 2021 Profile of Youth Arts Incubators and Workforce Initiatives dataset is a specialized repository developed as part of the 2021 Profile of Arts Incubators initiative, led by the Arts Incubation Research (AIR) Lab at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). This dataset spans more than 70 youth-focused arts incubators and organizations across the United States, cataloguing their diverse approaches to connecting young people with opportunities in arts, technology, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. The repository is designed to support research, collaboration, and strategic planning for stakeholders in youth development, education, and community engagement.

The Profile of Youth Arts Incubators and Workforce Initiatives dataset builds on the work of the previously released Profile of Arts Incubators, United States, 2021 (ICPSR 38682). Both Profile of Arts Incubators studies are designed to empower research, policy, and practice in arts-based development and creative entrepreneurship.

The Public Art Archive (PAA) is a free, continually growing, online and mobile database of completed public artworks. Its purpose is to:

• Gather documentation about public artworks into one central repository.
• Support the standardization and adoption of best practices in cataloging public art.
• Unite records from public art organizations and artists into one comprehensive resource.
• Raise awareness about the value of public art and advocates for public artists.
• Help make it possible for stakeholders to advance the professionalism of public artists and practitioners in allied fields.

The Archive is free to contribute to and interact with from a desktop, tablet or mobile device. Managed by a team of curators, public art administrators, information specialists, web developers, graphic designers, and arts advocates, PAA is supported by a nonprofit arts service organization, WESTAF. Copyright holders retain their rights to any data and media that the Archive displays. WESTAF retains copyright over the compilation that is the Public Art Archive service. The Archive is built on a standardized and highly rigorous metadata structure and controlled taxonomies to describe artworks in a consistent manner. The main goal of this database is to provide accurate documentation. Integrated with Google Maps, PAA supports mapping features for virtual or on foot exploration. The database is searchable with filters that aid in research and education.

Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) is a program committed to the preservation and celebration of America's outdoor sculptures. SOS! works to generate appreciation, enthusiasm, and a sense of ownership for America's largest collection of art and to promote outdoor sculpture as an education resource.

Nationwide, nearly 7,000 volunteers collected information about the history and condition of their communities' public sculpture. Unfortunately, they discovered that much of America's outdoor sculpture is at risk. More than half of the 32,000 public sculptures documented by SOS! volunteers needed conservation or maintenance.

SOS! is taking steps to help communities save their treasures. SOS! works with partners of all kinds--community groups, students, teachers, state and local agencies, civic organizations, preservation agencies, and service clubs--to focus attention on the preservation of outdoor sculpture and to use these treasures as an educational resource.

To explore the sculptures and their details, data users can search the Save Outdoor Sculpture! database. Start by clicking on "Outdoor sculpture" in the "Art & Design" category.