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Team: John Carnwath, Kacie Willis In 2023, we partnered with The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC) to ask the musicians, writers, craftspeople, designers, makers, and performers who enrich >>
Team: John Carnwath, Alan Brown, Salvador Acevedo, Anh Thang Dao-Shah, Shalini Agrawal The California Arts Council’s programs aim to allow all Californians to thrive via public support for creativity and >>
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, Arts Division Made possible by The Wallace Foundation’s State Arts Partnerships for Cultural Participation (START) Program Alan Brown The Values Study was an >>
Through an innovative partnership, Capacity Interactive and WolfBrown sought to address this gap by producing a definitive report on the media habits of performing arts patrons in the >>
The Performing Arts Ticket Buyer Media Usage Study is back to provide you with the data you need as an arts marketer in 2020. WolfBrown created this study >>
The 2021 Performing Arts Ticket Buyer Media Usage Study is the third iteration of the 2017 Capacity Interactive study by WolfBrown, which continues to support the work as >>
WolfBrown conducted a comprehensive study of the Literary Arts Emergency Fund—a Mellon-funded initiative that awarded $7.8 million to 376 literary arts organizations and small publishers that had been >>
From the April 2002 issue of Harmony, published by the Symphony Orchestra Institute Curious about those charismatic “maestros” who conduct our symphony orchestras? Are they hold-overs from the >>
How five schools are strengthening arts education as part of a longer school day. Read the full report on the Wallace Foundation’s website. >>
How are audiences affected by live choral music concerts? What can we conclude about their experiences? How do their experiences differ? Can we identify drivers of impact? In >>
How are audiences affected by live choral music concerts? What can we conclude about their experiences? How do their experiences differ? Can we identify drivers of impact? In >>
The ”Assessing the Intrinsic Impacts of a Live Performance” study attempts to define and measure how audiences are transformed by a live performance. Its research design consisted of >>
Audience Outlook Monitor COVID-19 Study is a collaboration of international cultural organizations working together to understand audiences preferences during the pandemic. Our partners and research notes include: >>
Using Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) data from 1982–2008, this NEA research monograph explores the breadth of participation within and between three primary categories, or >>
Foreword by John McGuirk, Director, Performing Arts Program, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The Audience Research Collaborative (ARC) was a three-year initiative of the William and Flora >>
Measuring the Intrinsic Impact of Performing Arts on Children In 2011, Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf presented this summary of arts education research for a Congressional Briefing sponsored by >>
Evaluating the Effects of El Sistema-Inspired Music Programs in the United States Longy School of Music of Bard College and WolfBrown formed a strategic partnership to carry out >>
Victoria Plettner-Saunders worked with San Diego employment attorney Arlene Yang to write a white paper outlining California Assembly Bill 5 and its impact on arts organizations. In January 2019, >>
Across many developed economies, there is a drive to measure the impacts of the arts. Governments wish to measure the effects of their investments. Funders seek to spend >>
Research Commissioned by CultureSource Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the arts sector has experienced an extraordinary level of uncertainty and financial tumult. Two >>
In her article “Freedom Machines,” Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf outlines a bold approach to the evaluation of arts and cultural learning programs. The article is part of “Contours >>
In 2009, the sponsoring foundations commissioned Helicon Collaborative and WolfBrown to study the values and motivations of donors to FFAMC projects, and capture useful lessons about the program >>
Results from the FY 2019 Attendee Surveys and Spending Data The Cultural Tourism Development Fund provides two grant programs that are funded by revenues from Palm Beach County’s >>
Responding to the Coronavirus state of emergency in 2020, the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County issued a survey about COVID-19 impacts on its constituent organizations between March >>
Team: Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf, Henry Clapp, Dr. Steven John Holochwost, Matthew Garcia, and Haeun Moon The air is full of commitments to increasing diversity, inclusion, and belonging >>
This suite of three reports, completed in 2010, explores why donors give to arts groups in the Bay Area. It captures lessons learned by individual artists and small >>
Arts participation is being redefined as people increasingly choose to engage with art in new, more active and expressive ways. This compelling trend carries profound implications and fresh >>
A Participatory Evaluation of Community MusicWorks In the fall of 2009, Community MusicWorks (CMW) completed an 18-month participatory evaluation funded by The Rhode Island Foundation. Findings Summary The evaluation >>
Research Commissioned by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation At the heart of this report is the artistic idea that there is value in looking at something familiar in a >>
Arts Corps’ Highline Creative Schools Initiative (HCSI) Report shares the intentions, implementation, and results of a multi-year Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) project. Through >>
Commissioned by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute Since 2011, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute has pioneered a lullaby program that pairs skilled musicians with expectant or recent mothers, many >>
Engaged audiences are a cornerstone in the foundation of a strong arts ecosystem. This report takes stock of a growing body of practice in the arts sector referred >>
This research report from WolfBrown and the Bernard van Leer Foundation combines a comprehensive literature and landscape review that highlights the value, impact, and scaling potential of music >>
An Exploration of the Potential of Music in Juvenile Justice Executive Summary For decades the United States has outstripped other nations not only in the number of adults >>
Research Commissioned by the Montana Arts Council Artists’ Sales and Impact on Household Income 2009-2014 The Montana Arts Council established the Montana Artrepreneur Program (MAP) in 2009 to >>
More than Measuring is the final publication of the longitudinal study that assessed the impact of ArtsPartners. The evaluation, conducted over five years in cooperation with the Dallas >>
Written by seasoned practitioners Thomas Wolf and Gigi Antoni, the new book More Than the Sum of Its Parts: Collaboration & Sustainability in Arts Education is a primer >>
A Paper Commissioned by the Musical Connections Program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute In 2009, the Weill Music Institute of Carnegie Hall launched the Musical Connections Program. >>
“Olney Culture Lab was blessed to have started from the seeds of collaboration. It blossomed from nothing but the joy of camaraderie and community in 2014. Since then, >>
Commissioned by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute Team: Dennie Palmer Wolf, Steven Holochwost WolfBrown took on an evaluation of the impact of ensemble choral music-making on young people living >>
Foreword by Tommer Peterson, Deputy Director, Grantmakers in the Arts Publication of this report marks a significant milestone in GIA’s initiative to develop and initiate a benchmark study >>
When a major region of the country announces a new cultural action plan, it is important news—especially when the plan provides a bold vision in these challenging economic >>
Historic buildings and places are the physical expressions of local heritage. Public art, music, painting, sculpture, dance, and other forms of creative practice are ways in which a >>
From 1994 to 2004, a seminal decade for the arts in America, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation invested $13 million in its Magic of Music >>
Strengthening neighborhoods through community centric concerts in the West Endof Providence Can classical music concerts strengthen neighborhoods? This fundamental question guides Community MusicWorks’ recent evaluation of a “community-centric >>
There is an evolving and compelling mandate for investing in arts education based on an equitable distribution of educational opportunities. Such opportunities can foster students’ arts learning as >>
Measuring the Intrinsic Impact of Performing Arts on Children Throughout New York City schools, New Victory has witnessed the performing arts’ powerful ability to inspire and ultimately change >>
Americans for the Arts has published The Teaching Artist Companion to Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change. The publication was developed by Animating Democracy, a >>
Triple Play was a national research project led jointly by Theatre Development Fund and Theatre Bay Area to explore the relationships between playwrights, audiences, and theatres. The initiative >>
Over the past decade, there has been a lively debate over the many ways in which cultural activities add value to the lives of individuals and to society >>
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