AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS
As part of its ongoing efforts to provide high quality research and facts about the impact of arts and culture on education, the economy and quality of life in northeast Ohio, The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture makes the following publications available for a nominal fee.
For pricing information or for general inquiries, please contact Megan Van Voorhis, Vice President, at 216 575 0331 or via email at mlv@cpacbiz.org.
Advancing Support Systems for Artists in the Cleveland Metropolitan Area (2005).
Prepared by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture.
This report is the culmination of a seven-month planning process designed to strengthen the support systems for artists in Northeast Ohio in response to the Urban Institutes 2003 “Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for US Artists” in which the city of Cleveland as well as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles played a major role. Through research and collaboration with local professionals in the arts and cultural sector, CPAC was able to assess the four top needs of individual artists in Northeast Ohio. These artist-focused advisory committees began a planning process to address these problems and formed several strategic recommendations. Some of these recommendations include: low cost finance, health insurance and benefits, entrepreneurial training and assistance and artist service organization collaboration. This report was made possible with support from Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), a ten-year national campaign to improve conditions for artists in all disciplines, so that artists can more readily do their creative work and contribute to community life.
Arts and Cultural Festival Competitive Analysis (2004).
Prepared by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture.
This study is a comparative analysis of arts and culture festivals operating within a 250-mile radius of Cleveland. The purpose of the analysis was to better understand the competitive environment that Cleveland and Northeast Ohio festivals encounter. Through analyzing budget, attendance, theme, target audiences, marketing strategies, volunteer support, and the economic impact that festivals can being to a region, CPAC developed a valuable resource for festival and community planners. This comparative base of information on successful festivals is intended to arts and culture festival planners with a base of information that would help them determine how to develop, position or improve a festival. Twenty-two festivals were identified and assessed.
Economic Impact of Non-Local Arts & Culture Consumers (2004).
Prepared for the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, by the Greater Cleveland Growth Association.
This discreet study examines the dollar magnetism power of 9 out of over 100 Cuyahoga County-based arts and culture organizations to study a small cross-section of arts and cultural organizations. The organizations are distinct from each other, based on budget and discipline. The report was designed to improve regional understanding of the economic impact of arts and culture visitors to Cuyahoga County.
Arts & Culture Organizations: A Study of their Occupations (2004).
Prepared for the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, by the Greater Cleveland Growth Association.
This study analyzes the occupations supported by northeast Ohio arts and culture organizations, specifically those that are not typically associated with the arts and culture sector, such as trade, clerical, transportation, and maintenance workers. The report also examines the prevalence of arts and culture occupations in other industries.
Cuyahoga County Cultural Leadership Taskforce Report to Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners (2004).
Prepared by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture.
This report details findings and recommendations of the Cuyahoga County Cultural Leadership Taskforce. This team was convened by the Board of Commissioners of Cuyahoga County to develop a system for the distribution of local public sector funds for arts and culture.
A Survey of Arts and Culture Consumers in Northeast Ohio: Arts and Culture Participation – Benefits and Barriers (2002).
Prepared for the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, by Cypress Research Group.
This study outlines the major benefits and barriers of arts and culture participation in northeast Ohio. Intended to aid in the formulation of programming and marketing concepts for arts and cultural organizations in the region.
A Survey of Arts and Culture Consumers in the Greater Akron Area: Arts and Culture Participation – Benefits and Barriers (2003).
Prepared for the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, by Cypress Research Group.
This study, a supplement to the previous study A Survey of Arts and Culture Consumers in Northeast Ohio, outlines what drives consumers to participate in arts and cultural activities in greater Akron, as well as what prevents them from doing so. information was intended to aid in the formulation of programming and marketing concepts for arts and cultural organizations in greater Akron.
Cleveland City Council Arts and Cultural Summit Report (2002).
Prepared by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture.
This report highlights the findings of the Cleveland Arts and Cultural Summit, a community discussion initiated by Cleveland City Council in cooperation with Mayor Jane Campbell. The report covers recommended action items designed during the summit to help sustain the regional arts and cultural industry.
Northeast Ohio’s Arts and Culture Plan (2000).
Prepared by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture.
The Plan, the result of a community-wide process, outlines the goals, objectives, and action items necessary to holistically support the arts and culture communities of northeast Ohio.
Cultural Budget and Economic Activity Analyses for Northeast Ohio (1999).
Prepared for the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, by Wolf, Keens & Co.
This report summarizes research on the finances of the nonprofit cultural sector in the seven-county region including and surrounding Cleveland, Ohio. It includes analysis of the combined economic activity of the sector, as well as an economic profile of the organizations that compose it.
Target Markets (1999).
Prepared for the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, by AMS Planning and Research.
A secondary analysis of the geographic, lifestyle and demographic characteristics of cultural and entertainment participants in the Cleveland area.
Facilities Analysis Report (1999).
Prepared for the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, by van Dijk Pace Westlake Architects.
This report, part of the original research conducted during northeast Ohio’s cultural planning process, is an identification and inventory of arts and cultural organizations’ facilities and plans with respect to those facilities.
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