The aim of this study is to use fixed effects models that account for unidentified time-constant confounding measures to examine the longitudinal association between arts (frequency of both arts participation and cultural attendance), mental distress, mental health functioning and life satisfaction.

The Los Angeles Artist Census (LAAC) is an artist-run research initiative that gathers and publishes data about the lives and practices of LA County visual artists.

The American Rescue Plan authorizes states and localities to use funds to support nonprofits and impacted industries, such as the creative economy. It also authorizes supporting agencies suffering from reduced tax revenue, such as state and local arts agencies.

These recommendations are adapted from the Put Creative Workers to Work platform, which has been endorsed by over 2,300 creative businesses and workers in all 50 states.

Success for these organizations, the researchers heard, didn’t happen overnight, but took “a slow, controlled burn.” The leaders of these organizations viewed the cornerstones of organizational health to be community orientation and high-quality programming–replicating the findings in the original study. Similarly, key internal factors the leaders credited as enabling high performance included mission alignment, positive organizational culture, investments in marketing and fundraising, a multiyear time horizon, and the discipline to live within your means.

The report outlines the working arrangements of California’s arts workers and sheds new light on the challenges and issues they face, particularly when working as independent contractors. It also identifies policy shifts to update systems, for those in California or nationally, that could be more inclusive of artists and those who similarly operate outside the traditional bounds of employment.

Welcome to the digital home for the 2021 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy. Started in 2007, the Otis Report on the Creative Economy chronicles the creative economy of Los Angeles and California through five creative industries through eight regions of the state.

This document includes key takeaways, highlights the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to BIPOC workers and organizations, quantifies layoffs and closures, and concludes with actionable policy recommendations that are centered in racial and cultural equity.

To assess the impacts of the pandemic, Californians for the Arts (CFTA) conducted two online surveys of creative sector workers as well as businesses and nonprofit organizations between October 6 and November 27, 2020. Surveys were available online in English and in Spanish. CFTA engaged Victoria Plettner-Saunders, a Principal with the arts research and consulting firm WolfBrown, to design, implement and provide analysis of the surveys.

The Statewide COVID-19 Economic Impact Survey for Creative Organizations and Businesses had representatives from 607 creative businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Between October 6 and November 27, 2020, Californians for the Arts (CFTA) conducted an online survey of creative sector workers, to assess the personal and professional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was available online in English and Spanish. CFTA engaged Victoria Plettner-Saunders, a Principal with the arts research and consulting firm WolfBrown to design, implement and provide analysis of the surveys.

The information provided through the 993 individuals who responded to the survey is a snapshot of a moment in time.

This one-pager summarizes Americans for the Arts' four ongoing COVID-19-related impact on the arts studies.

This guide is a tool for creating a powerful shift in the overarching narrative about arts and creativity. It moves arts and creativity to be framed and understood as core necessities for strengthening all of America, rather than as niceties that are enjoyed by some and that play an optional role in our lives.

Eleven states and communities are highlighted in these case studies: Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. Each study examines the resilient regions and creative industries, dynamic organizations, well-established and innovative initiatives and programs, and a number of creative economy-supportive public policies.

From the north to the south, California is rich in arts and cultural programming and leads as the economic capitol of creativity. California is the State of the Arts. Review this resource to learn why the arts matter in California.

Artists/creatives are among the most severely affected workers by the pandemic. 63% have become fully unemployed. They expect to lose an average of $21,500 each in creativity-based income in 2020 ($50.6 billion, nationally). Findings are based on 27,200 survey responses.

The results suggest that the arts and cultural sector can improve—not merely reflect— the health of the broader economy. […] These characteristics may make the arts a valuable asset for states seeking a path out of economic crises.