Artists Training and Career Project [United States]

Produced By: Columbia University, School of the Arts; The Research Center for Arts and Culture, New York, NY

Author:

• Columbia University, School of the Arts
• The Research Center for Arts and Culture

Abstract (CPANDA): The Artists Training and Career Project , conducted by the Research Center for Arts and Culture (RCAC), studied the training and career choices and patterns of craftspeople, painters, and actors through national surveys of a sampling of artists in each discipline. Topics include training and preparation, acceptance in the marketplace, critical evaluation, public response, involvement in professional organizations, and career satisfaction. As a complement to the surveys, RCAC also conducted personal narrative interviews with artists and related experts. The survey of craftspeople was conducted in 1990, painters in 1991, and actors in 1992. Funding for the study was provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).

The data from the study are archived at:

• File Name: Artists Training and Career Project: Painters. 1991 [United States]

• File Name: Artists Training and Career Project: Craftspeople. 1990 [United States]