Information on Artists [1989 - 2007]

Produced By: Research Center for Arts and Culture, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY

Author: Jeffri, Joan  (Research Center for Arts and Culture, Teachers College, Columbia University)

Abstract (CPANDA): The Information on Artists series, conducted by the Research Center for Arts and Culture at Columbia University, studied American artists' work-related human and social service needs in 1989, 1997, 2004, and 2007. The initial study included artists from ten cities: Boston, Cape Cod, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and western Massachusetts. The 1997 wave was conducted in four of the original cities: Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, and San Francisco. The 2004 wave consisted only of artists in the San Francisco Bay area and included a longitudinal component. The 2007 provides the first needs assessment of aging artists in the New York Metro Area. The surveys asked questions about artists' work-related, human and social service needs, including health coverage and insurance, life insurance, retirement plans, credit, live/work space, legal and financial service needs. The 2008 Taking Note study includes insights into composers’ work, business practices, income, affiliations, collaborations, diversity and education along with extensive discussion on the opportunities and challenges facing the field of new music. Additionally, RCAC posits a series of recommendations for how composers’ work may be better employed within the American musical ecology and provides a series of spotlights showcasing the work of organizations breaking new ground for composers in the United States

The data from the study are archived at:

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: Boston

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: Cape Cod

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: Chicago

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: Dallas

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: Los Angeles

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: Minneapolis/St. Paul

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: New York City

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: Philadelphia

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: San Francisco

• File Name: Information on Artists 1989: Western Massachusetts

• File Name: Information on Artists II [1997]

• File Name: Information on Artists III: San Francisco [2004]

• File Name: Information on Artists III: Above the Ground: Special Focus New York City Aging Artists [2007]

• File Name: Taking Note: A Study of Composers and New Music Activity in the U.S. (2008)