National and Local Profiles of Cultural Support 2001: Local Government Support of Arts and Culture

Produced By: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive, June 5, 2002, Princeton, NJ: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive

Funding Agency/Sponsor: Pew Charitable Trusts

Author:

• Cohen, Randy  (Americans for the Arts)
• Filicko, Therese   (Arts Policy and Administration Program, The Ohio State University )
• Wyzomirski, Margaret  (Arts Policy and Administration Program, The Ohio State University )

Abstract (CPANDA): One of three related data collection efforts in the National and Local Profiles of Cultural Support study, the Local Government Support Survey involved semi-structured interviews with local officials in non-arts government agencies across 13 service areas in the ten communities profiled in this study. Among the agencies represented in these service areas were Administrative Services, Community Planning/Economic Development, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Police/Public Safety, and others. Two sets of interview forms were used, one to document the agency's mission and level of current and future arts involvement and a case form to document specific instances of arts support. A collaborative effort of Americans for the Arts and the Arts Policy and Administration Program at The Ohio State University, the study was supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts and local arts agencies in each of the ten communities.

Methodology (CPANDA) : A total of 275 semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of local government officials in ten communities between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2001. Most of the interviews were conducted in person, while some were conducted by phone.