Dallas (SMU), TX, February 4, 2025 – SMU DataArts, the national center for arts research based at SMU Meadows School of the Arts has named Bao-Long Chu, program director for arts and parks at Houston Endowment, as its fourth Nasher Haemisegger Fellow, effective February 3, 2025. SMU DataArts leverages data and innovative research techniques to provide strategic insights to the arts and cultural sector. Long will serve as an intellectual partner and counsel, working with SMU DataArts leadership on critical issues within arts and culture. He will also serve as an ambassador for SMU DataArts, communicating with funders, arts organizations, and other constituents of the national arts sector and helping to raise awareness about SMU DataArts’ research.
Dallas (SMU), January 14, 2025 – SMU DataArts is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Research Grants in the Arts award of $50,000. This grant will support a study using artist grant data from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (GPAC) to identify factors that may promote or inhibit equitable grantmaking.
Dallas (SMU), December 12, 2024 – SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, today released its annual ranking of the 40 most arts-vibrant communities in the United States, organized into three separate lists based on community size. The list is based on their 2024 Arts Vibrancy Index data, which is developed through a data-driven approach that analyzes the level of supply, demand, and government support for the arts using data available in more than 900 communities across the country.
Dallas (SMU), December 5, 2024 – SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, today released the second annual Arts Vibrancy State Rankings. The rankings are based upon SMU DataArts’ Arts Vibrancy Index, which identifies the most arts-vibrant areas in the United States through an analysis of the level of supply, demand, and government support for the arts across the country.
Dallas, TX / October 24, 2024 – A new report from SMU DataArts, Federal Recovery Funds for Local Arts and Culture: Tactics from 11 Creative Communities, examines how Local Arts Agencies (LAAs) distributed federal relief funding to arts and cultural organizations across 11 geographically diverse cities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dallas, TX / September 16, 2024 - SMU DataArts, a leading research center for arts and culture, is proud to announce the appointment of Wenhua Di as the organization’s Research Director as of September 16.
Dallas, TX / May 7, 2024 – SMU DataArts announced today that Jen Benoit-Bryan, Ph.D., will assume the role of Director on September 1, 2024. Current Director Zannie Voss, Ph.D. is retiring on August 31, 2024.
Dallas (SMU), March 14, 2024 – SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, today released the first ever Arts Vibrancy State Rankings. The rankings are based upon SMU DataArts’ Arts Vibrancy Index, which identifies the most arts-vibrant areas in the United States through an analysis of the level of supply, demand, and government support for the arts across the country.