Some recent news stories have captured the economic draw of the performing arts—going so far as to compare the sector favorably with sports. For instance, a November 19 headline in The Wall Street Journal proclaims: “Concerts Are New Arenas’ Main Attraction, Rather Than Sports.”
Taking Note: Performing Arts Presenters Continue to Spur Economic Growth
National Endowment for the Arts,
05 December 2019, USA
USA
Healing, Bridging, Thriving: Reflections on Arts and Culture in Healthy Communities
Using art for medical healing
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Americas
Healing, Bridging, Thriving: Reflections on Arts and Culture in Healthy Communities
Cuba y Seychelles rubrican acuerdo sobre cooperación cultural
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Government (public) support
Creative Australia delivers matched funding boost for creative projects
Government commits to spur creative economy
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Performing arts
Report lays out a path for theaters’ sustainability in post-pandemic world
Lagos Theatre Festival: A fusion of urban artistic diversity, creativity
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Statistics, evaluation and research
The international conference Artists and Culture after COVID has concluded research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cultural sector, identifying ongoing challenges and announcing changes to operations
Artists spend about 60 per cent of their total working time making art – other work is mainly done because the income from making art is not enough to live on
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