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.
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.
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.
SMU DataArts News
SMU DataArts, The National Center For Arts...
DALLAS (SMU) - SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, today...
SMU DataArts Releases Study on Greater Houston...
DALLAS (SMU) - Houston is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse cities in the country, yet that diversity is...
SMU DataArts Fundraising Report Reveals It Takes...
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU DataArts today released its latest report on national fundraising trends in the arts and cultural...
SMU’s National Center for Arts Research and...
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU announces the merger of its National Center for Arts Research (NCAR), a leading provider of...
James L. “JW” Williams III Joins DataArts’ Board...
PHILADELPHIA– DataArts, the respected national resource for in-depth data about nonprofit arts, culture, and...
DataArts Launches "Everyday Data" Initiative...
PHILADELPHIA - Small performing arts organizations are showcased in “Everyday Data,” a new online video series...
Kathy Lindenmayer Joins DataArts as Director of...
PHILADELPHIA – DataArts, the respected national resource for in-depth data about nonprofit arts, culture, and...
Caralyn Spector Elected Interim President and...
PHILADELPHIA – DataArts’ Board Chair, Rich Mintz, today announced the election of Caralyn Spector as the...
DataArts President and CEO Tuttle to Step Down...
PHILADELPHIA - Beth Tuttle, President and CEO of DataArts, announced today that she will resign from her leadership...
Caralyn Spector Joins DataArts Leadership Team...
PHILADELPHIA– DataArts, the respected national resource for in-depth data about nonprofit arts, culture, and...
DataArts Announces New Data-Driven Tools and...
PHILADELPHIA - DataArts, the respected national resource for in-depth financial and programmatic data for and about...
DataArts Launches Free Online Courses to Teach...
Real World Examples Help Arts and Culture Professionals Apply Analytic Skills
DataArts’ Business Intelligence and Analytics...
New Management Center Provides Powerful Reporting and Decision-Making Tools to the Cultural Sector
A New Wave of Reporting Tools and Features Now...
Cultural nonprofits have made a successful first dive into our new data management system and CDP. Now users have...
10 Tips to Prepare for Your Audit
Follow these steps for improved organization and communication during your audit.
DataArts Online and On the Road
Join us for in-person and online trainings and conference appearances by DataArts in 2017.
Share Your Data Success Stories!
Tell us about your organization’s data-driven success and you may be chosen to receive a $1,000 stipend and have your...
Funding Partners Provide $4.85 Million for...
Since becoming independent from The Pew Charitable Trusts in 2013, DataArts has secured $4.85 million in leadership...
New DataArts National Data Collection and...
DataArts recently launched the beta version of a new online data management platform and enhanced Cultural Data...
National Partnerships Streamline Cultural Data...
DataArts has forged national partnerships to streamline data collection for the Arts and Economic Prosperity® 5 (AEP5)...
Audience Demographics Pilot Underway in Houston
As cultural nonprofits seek to serve and reflect increasingly diverse communities, DataArts is developing ways to...
Anh Thang Dao-Shah Joins DataArts as Senior...
Anh Thang Dao-Shah, PhD, joins DataArts as Senior Research Advisor, effective July 1. Dao-Shah will work closely with...
DataArts Announces Early Adopter Honoraria...
We would like to thank the data-savvy participants of the Early Adopter program who were among the first to complete...
Zenetta Drew, Teresa Eyring, and Patricia...
The CDP announces that three new members have been elected to its national Board of Directors: Zenetta Drew, Executive...
Cultural Data Project to Rebrand as DataArts
The Cultural Data Project, the respected national resource for in-depth data about nonprofit arts, culture, and...
Americans for the Arts to Use Cultural Data...
The Cultural Data Project (CDP), the most significant national resource for in-depth data about nonprofit arts...
Arts & Cultural Practitioners Call for Solutions...
The CDP today released a new report, Bridging the Capacity Gap: Cultural Practitioners’ Perspectives on Data, which...
Karen Roter Davis and Rich Mintz Join CDP Board...
The Cultural Data Project today announced that two new members have been elected to its national Board of Directors...
Mario Garcia Durham Joins Cultural Data Project...
The Cultural Data Project, the leading resource for high-quality dataon the nonprofit arts and culture sector, today...
Larry Bomback to join CDP as COO/CFO
The Cultural Data Project (CDP) today announced that Larry Bomback will join the organization as Chief Operating...
Texas joins the Cultural Data Project
CDP is pleased to welcome Texas with its vast, varied and diverse cultural community to the Cultural Data Project.
The CDP Begins Operations as an Independent...
As of April 1, the Cultural Data Project has made the big leap to independence!
Introducing the CDP’s New CEO
After a six-month national search that attracted a large pool of extraordinary candidates from across the country, CDP...
CDP launches in Minnesota
The CDP is delighted to announce that on June 1st, Minnesota will become the 12th state to join the Cultural Data...
Cultural Data Project Launches in DC
Arts and cultural organizations in the District of Columbia will now have access to state of the art technology to...
CDP Launches in Rhode Island
Arts and cultural organizations in Rhode Island will now have access to new technology to help them strengthen their...
Cultural Data Project Launches in Arizona
Arts and cultural organizations in Arizona will now have access to new technology to help them strengthen their...
Cultural Data Project launches in Michigan...
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Michigan Cultural Data Project (Michigan CDP).
Cultural Data Project Launches in Massachusetts...
We are pleased to announce the launches of the Massachusetts Cultural Data Project (Massachusetts CDP) and the New...
Massachusetts Arts Groups Gain New Technology to...
Hundreds of arts organizations across Massachusetts have access to new technology to help them strengthen their...
Cultural Data Project Launches in Illinois
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Illinois Cultural Data Project (Illinois CDP), the fourth state to...
Cultural Data Project Launches in California
Thousands of arts organizations across California will improve the impact they have on their communities and the state...
Cultural Data Project Launches in Maryland
The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance announced today that the Cultural Data Project (CDP), a powerful data...