Other Chicago Research Studies of Interest
Chicago Area Audience Development/Engagement
1996 to present
OTHER LOCAL RESEARCH STUDIES OF INTEREST
Chicago Music City: A Report on the Music Industry in Chicago
By The Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago
Prepared for The Chicago Music Commission
Funded primarily by The Chicago Community Trust and Chicago Federation of Musicians
Published 2007
Report available at http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/pdfs/CMCFullReport.pdf
This is the first comparative study of music industries and music scenes in 50 of the most populous metropolitan areas in the United States. It defines the scope of the music industry by employment, variety, consumption (ticket and record sales), size and focus of venues, and critical ranking of artists.
The Arts Scan Project: Nonprofit Arts Organizations in the Greater Chicago Region 2006
By Paul Botts; data collection and analysis by Robert Sinnott
A research project of the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Published January 2007
Click here for Executive Summary; Click here for Full Report
The Arts Scan Project provides a fact based, comprehensive snapshot of the nonprofit arts community in the greater Chicago region (City of Chicago and 13 surrounding counties). It examines the size, impact and trends of and within this community, including operations, finances, geography, organizational roles and artistic disciplines.
Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student
Conducted by Illinois Arts Alliance
Commissioned by Illinois Creates (launched by Illinois Arts Alliance and The Chicago Community Trust)
Funded by the Illinois Arts Council, Polk Brothers Foundation, The Joyce Foundation and The Field Foundation of Illinois
Published 2005
Click here for Summary Report; Click here for full report.
Arts at the Core summarizes findings from research conducted on the state of arts education in Illinois culled from surveys sent to Illinois principals and superintendents throughout the state. It provides information on attitudes about arts education and the scope and depth of arts programming available in the schools, as well as recommendations for action.
Producing Local Color: a Study of Networks and Resource Mobilization in Three Local Chicago Communities
By Diane Grams
Working paper created for Cultural Policy Center at University of Chicago workshop on March 2, 2004
Published March 2004
Report available at http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/pdfs/grams_producing.pdf
Producing Local Color discusses the “circuits” of interplay among individuals within three communities - Pilsen, Rogers Park, and Bronzeville - and their impact on the creation of markers defining racial, ethnic and class dimensions of their communities. It demonstrates how art producers mobilize local cultural capital in innovative ways to distinguish the local community and attract resources to the local economy.
Mapping the Chicago Dance Community: A Benchmark Study 2002
Conducted by Dance/USA; written by John Munger
Funded by The Chicago Community Trust
Published May 2004
Click here for Report.
Mapping the Chicago Dance Community provides a census of dance activity in the greater Chicago area in 2002. Information was gathered from dance companies and related entities (collaboratives, soloists and collectives), individual choreographers, presenters, commercial and nonprofit dance studios, and colleges with dance programs in six counties (Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will). It presents a profile of dance activity by geography; genre; organizational type; gender of leadership, dancers, choreographers, etc.; audience size; and types of performance sites.
Leveraging Assets: How Small Budget Arts Activities Benefit Neighborhoods
By Diane Grams and Michael Warr
Commissioned by The Richard Driehaus Foundation
Funded by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Published March 2003
Report available at http://www.luc.edu/curl/escd/discussions/links/gramssmall_budget_arts_activities.pdf
Leveraging Assets provides a detailed framework for describing the role that small arts organizations (budgets under $100,000) and activities play in benefiting neighborhoods. It examines ten Chicago neighborhoods: Logan Square, Kenwood, Oakland, Woodlawn, Grand Boulevard, North Lawndale, Rogers Park, Uptown, Little Village, and Humboldt Park. It maps arts activities in these neighborhoods and explores the role small arts organizations play in neighborhood improvement through their capacity to provide access to resources, enable problem solving and build social relationships and networks. It includes profiles of 30 organizations located in these neighborhoods.
A Survey of Chicago’s Cultural Landscape
Conducted by City of Chicago – Department of Cultural Affairs, Metropolitan Chicago Information Center, and the Nonprofit Finance Fund
Funded by the Chicago Community Trust, City of Chicago, Joyce Foundation, Metropolitan Chicago Information Center and the Nonprofit Finance Fund
Published July 2002
Click here for Report.
A Survey of Chicago’s Cultural Landscape provides database information about Chicago’s nonprofit arts organizations including where they are located, how they are funded, financial health and facility planning and related issues.
The Metro Chicago Information Center (MCIC) is an independent not-for-profit research and consulting resource that provides information and insight into program and planning decisions made by civic, social service, and philanthropic organizations and individuals working to improve social condition and quality of life. It has produced a number of reports related to the arts, tourism and culture. By becoming a member of MCIC (free membership) one can access the related studies listed below at http://info.mcfol.org/web/index.aspx.
Arts Participation in the Metropolitan Chicago Region (Growing Audiences in a Region of Cultural Over-Achievers)
Published January 2006
This paper examines overall cultural participation among 6.7 million adults who live in the metro Chicago region using findings presented in the National Endowment for the Arts report, Geography and Public Participation in the Arts: Ten Metro Regions. It provides a point of comparison with these other regions and a snapshot of Chicago area arts audiences. Compared to other communities, Chicagoans attend more cultural activity and spend a higher percent of household income on cultural activity, but lag in arts education and building new audiences.
More than a Pastime: Informal Arts Improve Communities and Increase Formal Arts Participation
Published October 2006
Building on the findings of Informal Arts (Wali and Longoni study published in 2002) and Mapping Cultural Participation in Chicago (Cultural Polity Center at the University of Chicago published in 2006), this report provides a mapping of the geography of informal arts participation based on the locations of sites where activities take place.
The Role of Neighborhood Arts Organization in Building Community Capacity
Published October 2000
Based on MCIC’s annual Metro Survey findings, this report provides insight into patterns of attendance by those who participate in their neighborhood and those who only go to events outside of their neighborhood. It examines the correlation of local participation in the arts with community building. Findings are highlighted in a shorter document, The Audience for the Arts in Chicago.
Members, Motives and Fees: Who Joins Arts & Cultural Organizations in Building Community Capacity
Published 1998
This report provides information related to individuals who become members of cultural organizations and what influences their decision to become members, including motivation, fees, price point, organizational type, education, family income, and presence or age of children.
The Prospects Are Favorable: Paths to Membership Growth for Arts & Cultural Organizations
Published 1998
This report provides information related to attracting prospects to membership in cultural institutions. It explores motivations, age, racial/ethnic, income, pricing, and premium influences on member prospects.
1996 to present
OTHER LOCAL RESEARCH STUDIES OF INTEREST
Chicago Music City: A Report on the Music Industry in Chicago
By The Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago
Prepared for The Chicago Music Commission
Funded primarily by The Chicago Community Trust and Chicago Federation of Musicians
Published 2007
Report available at http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/pdfs/CMCFullReport.pdf
This is the first comparative study of music industries and music scenes in 50 of the most populous metropolitan areas in the United States. It defines the scope of the music industry by employment, variety, consumption (ticket and record sales), size and focus of venues, and critical ranking of artists.
The Arts Scan Project: Nonprofit Arts Organizations in the Greater Chicago Region 2006
By Paul Botts; data collection and analysis by Robert Sinnott
A research project of the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Published January 2007
Click here for Executive Summary; Click here for Full Report
The Arts Scan Project provides a fact based, comprehensive snapshot of the nonprofit arts community in the greater Chicago region (City of Chicago and 13 surrounding counties). It examines the size, impact and trends of and within this community, including operations, finances, geography, organizational roles and artistic disciplines.
Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student
Conducted by Illinois Arts Alliance
Commissioned by Illinois Creates (launched by Illinois Arts Alliance and The Chicago Community Trust)
Funded by the Illinois Arts Council, Polk Brothers Foundation, The Joyce Foundation and The Field Foundation of Illinois
Published 2005
Click here for Summary Report; Click here for full report.
Arts at the Core summarizes findings from research conducted on the state of arts education in Illinois culled from surveys sent to Illinois principals and superintendents throughout the state. It provides information on attitudes about arts education and the scope and depth of arts programming available in the schools, as well as recommendations for action.
Producing Local Color: a Study of Networks and Resource Mobilization in Three Local Chicago Communities
By Diane Grams
Working paper created for Cultural Policy Center at University of Chicago workshop on March 2, 2004
Published March 2004
Report available at http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/pdfs/grams_producing.pdf
Producing Local Color discusses the “circuits” of interplay among individuals within three communities - Pilsen, Rogers Park, and Bronzeville - and their impact on the creation of markers defining racial, ethnic and class dimensions of their communities. It demonstrates how art producers mobilize local cultural capital in innovative ways to distinguish the local community and attract resources to the local economy.
Mapping the Chicago Dance Community: A Benchmark Study 2002
Conducted by Dance/USA; written by John Munger
Funded by The Chicago Community Trust
Published May 2004
Click here for Report.
Mapping the Chicago Dance Community provides a census of dance activity in the greater Chicago area in 2002. Information was gathered from dance companies and related entities (collaboratives, soloists and collectives), individual choreographers, presenters, commercial and nonprofit dance studios, and colleges with dance programs in six counties (Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will). It presents a profile of dance activity by geography; genre; organizational type; gender of leadership, dancers, choreographers, etc.; audience size; and types of performance sites.
Leveraging Assets: How Small Budget Arts Activities Benefit Neighborhoods
By Diane Grams and Michael Warr
Commissioned by The Richard Driehaus Foundation
Funded by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Published March 2003
Report available at http://www.luc.edu/curl/escd/discussions/links/gramssmall_budget_arts_activities.pdf
Leveraging Assets provides a detailed framework for describing the role that small arts organizations (budgets under $100,000) and activities play in benefiting neighborhoods. It examines ten Chicago neighborhoods: Logan Square, Kenwood, Oakland, Woodlawn, Grand Boulevard, North Lawndale, Rogers Park, Uptown, Little Village, and Humboldt Park. It maps arts activities in these neighborhoods and explores the role small arts organizations play in neighborhood improvement through their capacity to provide access to resources, enable problem solving and build social relationships and networks. It includes profiles of 30 organizations located in these neighborhoods.
A Survey of Chicago’s Cultural Landscape
Conducted by City of Chicago – Department of Cultural Affairs, Metropolitan Chicago Information Center, and the Nonprofit Finance Fund
Funded by the Chicago Community Trust, City of Chicago, Joyce Foundation, Metropolitan Chicago Information Center and the Nonprofit Finance Fund
Published July 2002
Click here for Report.
A Survey of Chicago’s Cultural Landscape provides database information about Chicago’s nonprofit arts organizations including where they are located, how they are funded, financial health and facility planning and related issues.
The Metro Chicago Information Center (MCIC) is an independent not-for-profit research and consulting resource that provides information and insight into program and planning decisions made by civic, social service, and philanthropic organizations and individuals working to improve social condition and quality of life. It has produced a number of reports related to the arts, tourism and culture. By becoming a member of MCIC (free membership) one can access the related studies listed below at http://info.mcfol.org/web/index.aspx.
Arts Participation in the Metropolitan Chicago Region (Growing Audiences in a Region of Cultural Over-Achievers)
Published January 2006
This paper examines overall cultural participation among 6.7 million adults who live in the metro Chicago region using findings presented in the National Endowment for the Arts report, Geography and Public Participation in the Arts: Ten Metro Regions. It provides a point of comparison with these other regions and a snapshot of Chicago area arts audiences. Compared to other communities, Chicagoans attend more cultural activity and spend a higher percent of household income on cultural activity, but lag in arts education and building new audiences.
More than a Pastime: Informal Arts Improve Communities and Increase Formal Arts Participation
Published October 2006
Building on the findings of Informal Arts (Wali and Longoni study published in 2002) and Mapping Cultural Participation in Chicago (Cultural Polity Center at the University of Chicago published in 2006), this report provides a mapping of the geography of informal arts participation based on the locations of sites where activities take place.
The Role of Neighborhood Arts Organization in Building Community Capacity
Published October 2000
Based on MCIC’s annual Metro Survey findings, this report provides insight into patterns of attendance by those who participate in their neighborhood and those who only go to events outside of their neighborhood. It examines the correlation of local participation in the arts with community building. Findings are highlighted in a shorter document, The Audience for the Arts in Chicago.
Members, Motives and Fees: Who Joins Arts & Cultural Organizations in Building Community Capacity
Published 1998
This report provides information related to individuals who become members of cultural organizations and what influences their decision to become members, including motivation, fees, price point, organizational type, education, family income, and presence or age of children.
The Prospects Are Favorable: Paths to Membership Growth for Arts & Cultural Organizations
Published 1998
This report provides information related to attracting prospects to membership in cultural institutions. It explores motivations, age, racial/ethnic, income, pricing, and premium influences on member prospects.
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