Research Guides: Researching Arts Organizations: Overview

Recommended General Resources

Americans for the Arts
Organization that supports advocacy of arts at the local and national level. Includes research and practical tools.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Start here for statistics.
View the Finding Data tutorial for more insights.
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Look up your organization to get a profile. Look for the related industry report by clicking on the industry tab.
To access First Research industry reports, click on First Research below the main search box and then, the orange Submit button on the left side of the page.
View the Company Searching tutorial for more insights.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Look up the related industry profile to understand trends and growth opportunities.
View the Industry Research tutorial for more insights.
Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
U.S. business-to-consumer market research & psychographics
Restricted to only current SMU students, faculty & staff.
View the Market Research tutorial for more insights.

Regional Newspapers

Dallas Morning News (1997 - present)
Use Search Within this Publication. Contains 1997 to current, but doesn't have good date filtering options among the results.
Dallas Morning News (1984 - 2016)
Has better date filtering options.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (1990-present)

Dallas Business Journal Portal This link opens in a new window
***NOTE: To access DBJ Portal, sign in with the username and password found in the Box folder.***
View the Finding News tutorial for more insights.

Journal Search
Use this search to check our access for other subscription newspapers.

DataArts Tools

DataArts is a research organization (based at SMU) that studies the arts in the United States. There are several helpful free tools and reports linked below.

DataArts
The easiest way to use this website is to do a site search in Google. Example: site:https://culturaldata.org/ ballet
DataArts: Reports
DataArts: White Papers
DataArts: COVID-19 Sector Benchmark Dashboard
The links on the left to different insight reports lead to reports over time, with Insight Report X being the most recent.
DataArts: Arts Vibrancy Index 2022
KIPI Dashboard
This Key Intangible Performance Indicator Dashboard provides your organization's financial and operating performance results relative to similar organizations.

Need More Help?

Naomi Schemm

Contact:

nschemm@smu.edu

214-768-6155

Subjects: Advertising, Applied Physiology and Sport Management, Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship, Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, Design and Innovation, Education, Writing & Reasoning

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