Arts Access Datathon
August 16, 2017 Arts Ecology, Equity & Access, For Data Geeks, Professional Development, Research & Evaluation
On Saturday, April 22, 2017, nearly 150 participants, speakers, volunteers, and observers assembled in downtown LA to spend the day exploring how data can be used to improve access to the arts for all ten million residents of Los Angeles County. This report tells the story of what we did, and provides a toolkit for others who want to do their own datathon.
Strengthening Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts and Culture Sector for All Los Angeles County Residents
This report outlines the Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative, an 18-month public process that led to the development of 13 recommendations to the LA County Board of Supervisors to ensure that everyone in LA County has equitable access to arts and culture, and to improve inclusion in the wider arts ecology for all residents in every community.
The Demographics of the Arts and Cultural Workforce in Los Angeles County
This study analyzes the demographics of the arts and cultural workforce in Los Angeles County – specifically, staff members, board, volunteers, and independent contractors associated with 386 cultural nonprofits, most of which receive funding from LACAC and/or seven other municipal funders in the County.
Public Engagement in the Arts: A Review of Recent Literature
Recent research has found that across the US, arts audiences are declining, while arts participation is on the rise. How can both be true at the same time? This review of the literature on Public Engagement in the Arts explores this question.
Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative: Literature Review
This literature review provides background information on how others have addressed how to improve diversity, cultural equity and inclusion in the arts and culture sector, with a particular focus on boards of directors, the arts and culture workforce, audiences and programming, and culturally specific arts organizations.
Volunteers in Arts Nonprofits in LA County
In 2012, 35,076 volunteers worked nearly six million hours at 386 nonprofit arts organizations in LA County. This report explores the role of volunteers in arts nonprofits.
Stability. Experimentation. Growth: LA County’s Organizational Grant Program in 2014
August 15, 2015
In 2015, the LA County Arts Commission analyzed data from 2014 reports written and submitted by grantees of the Organizational Grant Program, to identify trends in the field and to improve the program.