Nebraskans for the Arts strives to bring its advocates and members up-to-date information and resources that will be helpful to their local, state, and federal cause of furthering the arts and arts education.
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Advocacy Blog Gallery
What Dogs Can Teach Us About Loyalty, Love, and the Art of Connection
by Lance Nielsen I am a proud dog dad! I love how Coco, my English Bulldog, makes me feel, and the fact that she is
What Comes First? Celebrating Arts in Education
By Judy Bush, NFTA Board Member When I was a kid growing up in the city, if someone had asked me where my hamburger came
The New Culture War: What We Stand to Lose
by Dr. Lance Nielsen In America today, a new kind of culture war is being waged, one not of ideas or identity, but one aimed
Why Showing Up for the Arts Matters More Than You Think
There’s something uniquely joyful about spending a summer evening listening to live music in the park, strolling through a local art gallery walk, or watching
Arts Education Resources
Research Studies and Statistics
A list of research related to arts education.
Arts Education Data Project (AEDP)
Nebraska AEDP Dashboard
Arts & Economic Impact
ROI on the Arts
Depolying Dollars Broadly - A Nebraska Snapshot
AEP6 Report
The Economic & Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts & Culture Organizations & Their Audiences
The Arts and Culture Sector’s Contributions to Economic Recovery and Resiliency in the United States
2021 Key Findings Douglas S. Noonan, Ph.D. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, AEI Lab
Measuring The Arts
The Arts in the United States: Developing Key National Indicators of Arts Activity A Report for the National Endowment for the Arts by the National Arts Statistics and Evidence-based Reporting Center Ashley Roberts, Thomas Snyder, Landa Spingler, Jim Lindsay, and Damon Blair National Arts Statistics and Evidence-based Reporting Center
Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account
Nebraska Data - 2023
