Profile of Youth Arts Incubators and Workforce Initiatives, United States, 2021 (ICPSR 39761)
Version Date: Apr 14, 2026 View help for published
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Stan Renard, University of Oklahoma
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39761.v1
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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.
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This release is a Fast Track Release and files are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped for release. Users should consult the investigator if further information is needed.
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Youth arts incubators, non-arts youth incubators, arts-centric youth workforce initiatives and sample of non-arts-centric youth workforce initiatives
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Data include detailed profiles for each initiative, covering founding year, location, program focus, staffing, financials, annual number of youth connected with, and contact information.
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This study is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Data on Arts & Culture (NADAC). NADAC is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
