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Cultural and Heritage Tourism in the United States
The
U.S. Department of Commerce and the President’s Committee on the Arts and
the Humanities recently released a joint report on the condition of cultural and
heritage tourism in the United States. The Position Paper on Cultural & Heritage
Tourism articulates a national strategy and provides a framework for the tourism,
heritage, business, government, civic and cultural sectors to commit resources
to sustaining and growing cultural and heritage tourism over the next five years.
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that, in 2004, there were more than 10.6
million overseas visitors who participated in cultural and heritage tourism activities
while within the country.
To read the report, visit
www.nasaa-arts.org/artworks/cultural_heritage_tourism_paper.pdf
Accessibility and the Performing Arts
The
Association of Performing Arts Presenters (Arts Presenters) recently released
its first white paper on accessibility and the performing arts — Beyond
the Ramp: Accessibility as an Organizational Asset, by Johanna Misey Boyer.
The new publication, funded by MetLife Foundation, furthers the national dialogue
on increasing cultural opportunities for people with disabilities and older adults.
This population of audiences and artists is a growing area of importance for performing
arts organizations.
Written to guide arts administrators who lead performing arts centers, festivals,
community facilities and other professionals who work in the field, Beyond the
Ramp demonstrates the power of these growing audiences with statistics, best practices,
reference materials and accepted language to work effectively.
For a copy of Beyond the Ramp: Accessibility as an Organizational Asset, visit www.artspresenters.org/members/pdf/beyondtheramp.pdf.
Recommended Reading from Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts, a leading nonprofit organization working to advance the arts and arts education on a national level, offers a variety of available resources on topics ranging from serving youth through the arts to arts management. The following titles are recently recommended for individual artists or cultural organizations. Visit www.americansforthearts.org/bookstore for more information.
The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People are Changing the
World
In
this landmark book, sociologist Paul Ray and psychologist Sherry Anderson draw
upon 13 years of survey research studies on more than 100,000 Americans to reveal
who the Cultural Creatives are and tell the fascinating story of their emergence
over the last generation, using vivid examples and personal stories to describe
their values and lifestyles.
Singing Our Praises: Case Studies in the Art of Evaluation
This
text is designed to demystify evaluation by highlighting glowing examples of arts
presenters who have used it to learn about their success. Through real-life stories,
concrete tools, and techniques adapted from other fields, arts practitioners are
trained to design their own evaluations in order to reveal the value of their
arts programs.
