RAND Research Topic: Arts and Policy 2012-05-24T14:56:16Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/arts-and-policy.html Strategic Value of African Tribal Art: Auction Sales Trends as Cultural Intelligence http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120095.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012 This paper explores the potential of the art market for open-source intelligence assessments of cultural security. Security of Cultural Property: U.S. Engagement and Potential for Improvement http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120076.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012 This paper assesses the role of historic sites and antiquities in foreign engagement. Over the past century, U.S. foreign policy has had successes and shortcomings in leveraging protection of cultural patrimony to strategic advantage. Nurturing the Arab Spring: What Can Be Done to Remove Existing Barriers to Freedom of Expression in the Arab World? http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2011/06/13/remove-existing-barriers-freedom-expression-arab-world.html Jun 13, 2011 Jun 13, 2011 In this June 2011 Congressional Briefing, RAND researchers discuss the growing body of creative works produced by Arab authors and artists that counter the intellectual and ideological underpinnings of violent extremism, factors that thwart the distribution of such works, and policy recommendations for overcoming those barriers. Assessing Policies to Curtail the Illegal Trade in Cultural Property http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB602.html Mar 29, 2011 Mar 29, 2011 Despite a range of legislative and policy interventions, the trade in illicit art and antiquities continues to flourish, resulting in damage to the arts, scholarship, and heritage. RAND Europe explored new ways of curtailing the illegal trade in cultural property. Art Sales as Cultural Intelligence: Analysis of the Auction Market for African Tribal Art http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100258.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011 This paper examines auction sales of African tribal art for the continent as a whole and by individual nations of origin. Collecting Cultural Intelligence: The Tactical Value of Cultural Property http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100259.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011 This paper defines a framework for the collection of cultural intelligence as a fundamental asset in countering threats to cultural security. Barriers to the Broad Dissemination of Creative Works in the Arab World http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG879.html Sep 21, 2009 Sep 21, 2009 <p>Many analysts have examined the media that violent extremists use to communicate their core messages. Far less research, however, has been devoted to the growing body of creative works produced by Arab authors and artists that counter the intellectual and ideological underpinnings of violent extremism. </p> Trends and Future Prospects for the Arts Predict Changing Role for State Agencies http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG817.html Nov 18, 2008 Nov 18, 2008 <p>State arts agencies &mdash; key players within the U.S. system of public support for the arts &mdash; face a wide varitey of challenges to their typical roles as grantmakers. The author concludes that future state arts policy is likely to focus more on efforts to develop the creative economy and to grow the audience for the arts.</p> Emerging Trends in State Arts Policy http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9402.html Nov 12, 2008 Nov 12, 2008 <p>This research brief describes an effort carried out to describe and understand the strategies being used by innovative state arts agencies to deal with today's financial and political realities.</p> Improving Arts Education Is Key to Stemming Audience Decline http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/09/08/arts_education.html Sep 8, 2008 Sep 8, 2008 Policymakers have underestimated the critical role of arts learning in supporting a vibrant nonprofit cultural sector. Despite decades of effort to make high-quality works of art available to Americans, demand for the arts has failed to keep pace with supply. Improving Arts Education Is Key To Stemming Audience Decline http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG640.html Sep 8, 2008 Sep 8, 2008 <p>Policymakers have underestimated the critical role of arts learning in supporting a vibrant nonprofit cultural sector. Despite decades of effort to make high-quality works of art available to Americans, demand for the arts has failed to keep pace with supply.</p> Creative Collaborative Approaches Work to Maintain, Extend Arts Education in Six U.S. Urban Areas http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/06/18.html Jun 18, 2008 Jun 18, 2008 Amid cutbacks in school arts education funding, public and private organizations in six urban regions have collaborated to expand access to arts learning for children in and outside of public school. Public and Private Collaboration Can Provide Arts Education, Aid Child Development http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG702.html Jun 18, 2008 Jun 18, 2008 <p>Amid cutbacks in school arts education funding, public and private organizations in six urban regions have collaborated to expand access to arts learning for children in and outside of public school.</p> How to Cultivate Demand for the Arts http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9344.html May 20, 2008 May 20, 2008 This research brief summarizes a study about what it means to cultivate demand for the arts, why it is important to do so, the role of arts learning in this effort, and arts and education policy changes needed to build future arts audiences. The Arts Debate: What do People Value About the Arts? http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR574.html Mar 29, 2008 Mar 29, 2008 <p>In 2006 and 2007, Arts Council England ran a large inquiry called 'the arts debate'. A summary of the feedback from this inquiry offers insight into what people value about the arts and what principles should guide publicly funded arts organizations.</p> Extending the Reach of Arts Education http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9328.html Mar 12, 2008 Mar 12, 2008 This research brief describes efforts of six urban centers to expand access to arts education by developing collaborative networks among diverse organizations. A Vision for the Arts in Los Angeles http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP522-2007-04.html May 14, 2007 May 14, 2007 <p>The arts in L.A. are booming. But the city, major players, the public, and the arts sector lack a shared vision for realizing its full potential. On October 5, 2006, RAND hosted a Policy Forum to guide strategic thinking about the future of the arts in Los Angeles.</p> RAND Study Says Greater Collaboration and Centralization of Functions Needed to Support Arts http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/03/09.html Mar 9, 2007 Mar 9, 2007 March 9, 2007 news release: RAND Study Says Greater Collaboration and Centralization of Functions Needed to Support Arts. Strategies for Sustaining Arts and Culture in the Metropolis http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9217.html Feb 26, 2007 Feb 26, 2007 This research brief draws from an analysis of eleven metropolitan areas to develop a new framework for evaluating arts support systems, and uses it to assess Philadelphia's arts sector. RAND Study Describes Strategies That Can Build Public and Governmental Support for State Arts Agencies http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/08/07/index1.html Aug 7, 2006 Aug 7, 2006 August 7, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Describes Strategies That Can Build Public and Governmental Support for State Arts Agencies.