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.
Dallas, TX / January 23, 2023 – A new study, Following the Funding: Distribution of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds for the Arts and Culture Sector, from SMU DataArts illuminates the breadth and distribution of federal COVID-19 relief funding that helped to keep the arts and culture sector afloat in the wake of the pandemic.
Dallas (SMU), Thursday, October 26, 2023 – SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, today released its 8th Arts Vibrancy Index, which identifies the 40 most arts-vibrant communities in the United States through an analysis of the level of supply, demand, and government support for the arts in more than 900 communities across the country. Organized into three separate lists based on community population size, this year’s Arts Vibrancy Index is the first to include rankings since 2020, a reflection of arts organizations returning to in-person activities and performances following the easing of pandemic restrictions. The new rankings reveal that San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA has reclaimed the top spot on the list of the most arts-vibrant large communities for the first time since 2018.
Dallas, TX / May 4, 2023 – New research findings from SMU DataArts indicate that Local Arts Agencies (LAA) positively and irrefutably contribute to their communities’ level of Arts Vibrancy. With funding for LAAs frequently challenged, this report shines a light on the importance of these agencies and organizations within their communities.
Dallas, TX / March 29, 2023 — SMU DataArts announced today that Research Director Glenn Voss, Ph.D., is retiring, effective May 31, 2023. Jen Benoit-Bryan, Ph.D., will assume the role of Research Director on June 1, 2023. Benoit-Bryan will also hold a position as Research Professor in the Division of Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship in the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.