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Cultural Institutions of United States

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Government

Institute of Museum and Library Services
http://www.imls.gov/
Enhance museums and libraries and encourage usage and access among the community through grants to museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, and institutions of higher education
Museums

Census of Service Industries
http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/sas0500.html
Estimates of revenue and other measures for most traditional service industries
Statistics

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/
Unites, represents and serves the nation's state and jurisdictional arts agencies.
Art promotion
Cultural policy
Link to State Arts Agency's web sites

National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/
Collects information on all types of education statistics. Many of these data sets are available online and contain information that has been used in Sociology and Education literature to discuss the effects of arts participation in primary and secondary school curricula.
Culture and Education data

National Endowment for the Arts
http://www.nea.gov/
Foster, preserve, and promote excellence in the arts, to bring art to all Americans, and to provide leadership in arts education.
Art Promotion
Cultural policy

National Endowment for the Humanities
http://www.neh.fed.us/
Supports projects in the humanities that enrich American life.
Its four funding areas are: (1) preserving and providing access to cultural resources, (2) education, (3) research and (4) public programs
Art promotion

Chicago Center for Arts Policy
http://artspolicy.colum.edu
Academic center which seeks to foster and support a greater understanding of the role of the arts in society, through applied research, public programs, analysis and publications.
Research

University/Research

National Center for Charitable Statistics
Unified Database of Art Organizations
http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/FAQ/index.php?category=62
A collaborative effort of the IRS, State Arts Agencies (SAA), and NCCS with funding from the Research Division of the National Endowment for the Arts to develop, test, and distribute a comprehensive database of arts organizations in the United States that includes extensive financial data and reliable classifications of their activities.
Cultural policy data
Archives

Ohio State University
Cultural Policy Research
http://arts.osu.edu/ArtEducation/APA/cultural.htm
Research
Culture
Research

Princeton University
Cultural Policy and Arts National Data Archive (CPANDA)
http://www.cpanda.org/
Interactive digital archive of data on the arts and cultural policy in the U.S., available for research and statistical analysis, with data on artists, arts and cultural organizations, audiences, and funding for arts and culture
Cultural policy data
Archives

Foundation

Ford Foundation
http://www.fordfound.org/
New Directions/New Donors for the Arts is one of the Foundation's current focuses, which looks to strengthen arts and cultural institutions.
Art promotion

The Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/
Collects, organizes, and communicates information on U.S. philanthropy, and conducts and facilitates research on trends among foundations
Art promotion

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA)
http://www.artsawards.org/
Nonprofit organization with a mission to identify emerging artists and assist them at critical junctures in their educationsl and professional development, and to raise the appreciation for, and support of, the arts in American society.
Art promotion

Rockefeller Foundation
http://www.rockfound.org/display.asp?Context=1&Collection=1&Preview=0&ARCurrent=1
Committed to enriching and sustaining the lives and livelihoods of excluded people around the world through grant-making and sponsoring programs in the several areas, including Creativity & Culture.
Culture and Development

NGO

American Arts Alliance
http://www.americanartsalliance.org/
Nationwide consortium of nonprofit performing, presenting and exhibiting arts organizations
Art promotion

Americans for the Arts
http://www.artsusa.org/default.asp
Dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts
Art promotion
Non-profit

Center for Arts and Culture
http://www.culturalpolicy.org
Domestic independent think tank for arts and cultural issues
Cultural policy

Professional

Actor's Equity Association (AEA)
http://www.actorsequity.org/home.html
Union that represents American theatrical actors and stage managers
Intellectual Property Right

American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
http://www.afm.org/public/home/index.php
Union representing the interests of musicians in the United States and Canada.
Intellectual Property Right

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
http://www.aftra.org/aftra/aftra.htm
Union for actors, other professional performers, and broadcasters in the United States
Intellectual Property Right

American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
http://www.musicalartists.org/
Union representing the interests of opera singers, choral singers, and dancers.
Intellectual Property Right

Association of Art Museum Directors
http://www.aamd.org/
Aids its members in establishing and maintaining high standards for museums they represent, thereby increasing the contribution of art museums to society
Museums

The Dramatists Guild of America
Http://www.dramaguild.com/
Professional association for composers, playwrights, and composers in the United States
Intellectual Property Right

Directors Guild of America (DGA)
http://www.dga.org/index2.php3?chg=
Union representing American Film and Television Directors, Assistant Directors, Stage Managers, and other production staff.
Intellectual Property Right

The Independent Sector
http://www.independentsector.org/
Devoted to mobilizing cooperation and creating influence among America's "independent sector."
Culture and cooperation

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
http://www.iatse-intl.org/index_flash.html
Labor union representing technicians, artisans and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theater, film and television production, and trade shows.
Intellectual Property Right
National Artists Equity Association (NAEA)
Nonprofit professional association for visual artists in the United States
Intellectual Property Right

Producers Guild of America (PGA)
http://www.producersguild.org/
Professional association for American producers
Intellectual Property Right

Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
http://www.sag.org/sagWebApp/index.jsp
Union for actors in the United States
Intellectual Property Right
Writers Guild of America (WGA)
Union representing over 8,500 film and television writers
Intellectual Property Right

Internet

Arts for All People
http://www.arts4allpeople.org/
Facilitate the exchange of new research, concrete ideas and "best practices" to promote service to people as integral to the health of arts institutions and to the life of their communities.
Web community


















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