SMU DataArts - Cultural Data Profile

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Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, Chicago, IL. Photo by G. Thomas Ward. Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, Chicago, IL. Photo by G. Thomas Ward.

The Language of Data for the Business of Culture

 

Our Vision

SMU DataArts will build a national culture of data-driven decision making for those who want to see the arts and culture sector thrive.  We will make data useful and accessible to all in the arts and culture field, illuminating strengths, challenges and opportunities for individual arts organizations and for the sector as a whole, to help ensure long-term stability.

Our Mission

To empower arts and cultural leaders with high-quality data and evidence-based resources and insights that help them to overcome challenges and increase impact.

 

 

Spudnik Press Cooperative, Chicago, IL. Photo by Angee Lennard. Spudnik Press Cooperative, Chicago, IL. Photo by Angee Lennard.

See What Makes Us Tick

Where we’ve been. Where we are going.

For more than a decade, we’ve been providing data-informed insights to the arts and cultural sector, and we’re always looking for new ways to make DataArts more useful and  valuable.

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Daryl Peveto. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Daryl Peveto.

Directors & Staff

Building a national information resource for the cultural sector takes teamwork. Our Board and staff includes artists, enthusiasts, and devoted patrons of the organizations that we serve. We’re also just a little bit obsessed with data and how it can fuel the arts.

Silk Road Rising, Chicago, IL. Photo by Michael Brosilow. Silk Road Rising, Chicago, IL. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

DataArts News

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Financials

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