Resources

 Research and Articles

• Creative Communities: Artist Data User Guide

Please contact us if you'd like the artist census data for your community.

The artist census data is currently available for the following locations: Alaska, Boston, California, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Florida, Hawaii, Houston, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas City Metro, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Miami and Dade County, Michigan, New Orleans City, New Orleans Metro, New York Metro, New York State, North Carolina, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco and Oakland, San Jose, Seattle, Sonoma Napa Solano, South Carolina, Washington D.C., and Washington State.

• Crossover: How Artists Build Careers across Commercial, Nonprofit and Community Work
• From Rust Belt to Artist Belt: Challenges and Opportunities in Rust Belt Cities (White Paper), or view the Executive Summary
• Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for U.S. Artists
• The Creativity Stimulus
• Activists Ask White House for Role in Recovery
• Native Artists:  Livelihoods, Resources, Space, Gifts

Other Resources

•  Chicago Artist Resource