The high-quality data collected by the CDP has been used in a growing number of research and advocacy reports produced by professional researchers around the country. In order to foster significant research both regionally and nationally, the CDP partners with qualified researchers who anaylze and report out on the data on the arts and cultural sector.
Research
Art is Everywhere in Baltimore
July 6, 2010
The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance released a new brochure highlighting the social and economic impact of arts and culture in Baltimore. The brochure points out the Baltimore is home to more than 150 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and that 723,206 school children visit arts and culture venues in the city each year.
San Diego economic impact report, “Arts and Culture: Impacting Today. Investing in the Future.”
June 29, 2010
This report outlines the economic and community impact of arts and cultural organizations in San Diego in 2009.
Arts and Culture: A Competitive and Creative Edge for San Diego
August 14, 2009
This report outlines the scope and importance of the arts to San Diego’s economic well-being and status as the country’s eighth largest city.
Getting Beyond Breakeven: A Review of Capitalization Needs and Challenges of Philadelphia-Area Arts and Culture Organizations
June 29, 2009
Getting Beyond Breakeven: A Review of Capitalization Needs and Challenges of Philadelphia-Area Arts and Culture Organizations used CDP data from 158 Philadelphia-area organizations to review the capitalization status, needs, and challenges faced by nonprofit arts and culture organizations in the five-county Philadelphia region; clarify how well these organizations understand these needs; and develop recommendations for how organizations’ financial health and capitalization could be improved.
California Cultural Data Project Analysis 2009: Los Angeles County Municipal Arts Funders
June 12, 2009
The Los Angeles County Municipal Arts Funders have analyzed the California Cultural Data Project data from their 278 grantees and created an overview of the economic impact of the arts and cultural organizations in the greater Los Angeles area.
Philadelphia 2009 State of the City Report
March 30, 2009
Using data from the CDP, the Pew Reseach Initiative assembled a detailed statistical portrait of six important key facets of the city in Philadelphia 2009: The State of the City, including arts and culture.
Philadelphia’s Professional Theatres: A Snapshot
January 22, 2009
Philadelphia’s Professional Theatres: A Snapshot analyzes data from professional theatres that participated in the Pennsylvania Cultural Data Project. The strengths of Philadelphia’s theatres include increased attendance, a growing number of contributors, more trustee and foundation support than peer theatres, and total expenses that are under control.
2008 Portfolio
September 26, 2008
Published by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the 2008 Portfolio uses hard data to examine the vibrancy, value and vulnerability of the regional cultural community for civic leaders, policymakers, cultural organizations and the general public. The Pennsylvania CDP provided the high-quality, longitudinal data upon which the report is based.
Arts, Culture & Economic Prosperity in Greater Philadelphia
September 24, 2007
Arts, Culture & Economic Prosperity in Greater Philadelphia is a 2007 report by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, based on Pennsylvania CDP data and additional research on audience spending.
Arts & Economic Prosperity III
June 6, 2007
Arts & Economic Prosperity III: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences documents the key role played by the nonprofit arts and culture industry in strengthening our nation’s economy. Instead of having organizations in Pennsylvania fill out additional surveys, Americans for the Arts relied on data collected by CDP.