Creativity, Culture, Education and the Workforce, the fifth issue paper in the Center's Art, Culture and the National Agenda series, is now available from the Center. Ann Galligan, co-director of the Cultural and Arts Policy Research Center at Northeastern University, looks at the relationship of education, creativity, and the 21st century workforce.  Obtain a PDF copy.

Globalization and Cultural Diplomacy, the fourth installment of Art, Culture and the National Agenda, is available.  Written by Harvey Feigenbaum from George Washington University, looks at trade, cultural diplomacy, and foreign policy implications of globalization.  Obtain a PDF copy.

Strengthening Communities through Culture, third in the Center's Art, Culture and the National Agenda series, is now available from the Center.  Written by Elizabeth Strom from Rutgers University, the paper provides and overview and analysis of federal policies and practices and the ways culture intersects with civic life in communities.  Obtain a PDF copy. (print copies no longer available)

Preserving Our Heritage is the second in a series of issue papers, part of the Center's Art, Culture, and the National Agenda project.  Written by Keith Donohue, Preserving our Heritage examines federal cultural heritage preservation policies and practices.  Obtain a PDF copy.

Forum on Freedom and Diversity of Expression, third in the Center's Cultural Comment series and moderated by James Fitzpatrick, senior partner in the Washington law firm Arnold & Porter, provides an overview and analysis of key first amendment issues, the need for diversity in programming, and the future of cultural programming in a digital environment. Obtain a PDF copy.

Forum on Preservation, the second installment in the Center's Comment series, addresses the state of preservation and the policies that underpin it.  Significant parts of our national cultural heritage -- historic sites and buildings, collections of documents, archives of film, and the skills and techniques of artisans and folk artists -- are at serious risk of being lost.  Obtain a PDF copy.

Copyright as Cultural Policy is the first paper in the Art, Culture and the National Agenda series.  Written by Dr. Michael Shapiro, former general counsel for the National Endowment for the Humanities and a leading scholar on intellectual property law, the issue paper provides and overview, historical analysis and legal implications of copyright law for the creative sector and cultural organization in the United States.  Contact the Center for a print version of the report, or obtain a PDF copy of the executive summary.

From the Information Economy to the Creative Economy:  Moving Culture to the Center of International Public Policy argues that "the globalization of the information Economy and the internationalization of cyberspace makes it imperative that concepts of culture and creativity be reassessed and repositioned at the center of public policy."   Written by Shalini Venturelli of the School of International Services at American University, this is the first essay of Cultural Comment, a new Center series designed to highlight fresh perspectives on major cultural policy issues. Obtain a PDF copy.

Crossroads: Religion and Art in American Life explores both the points of tension and the areas of common ground for understanding the relationship between religion and the arts in American life.  Produced in collaboration with the Henry Luce Foundation, this anthology is available through explores both the points of tension and the areas of common ground for understanding the relationship between religion and the arts in American life.  Produced in collaboration with the Henry Luce Foundation, this anthology is available through W.W. Norton.  View a promotional flyer in PDF format.

America's Cultural Capital, a new report by the Center for Arts and Culture, calls upon the President and the Congress to create new focal points for cultural policies within the Federal government. America's Cultural Capital is part of Art, Culture and the National Agenda, a project designed to broaden and deepen the national conversation on culture. Download a PDF copy of America's Cultural Capital. (print copies no longer available)

The Politics of Culture: Policy Perspectives for Individuals, Institutions and Communities, a volume of essays introduced and edited by Center staff and published by the New Press in early 2000, surveys issues we will face in the next century.

In “Art and Commerce at the Crossroads: An Uneasy Relationship in National Newspapers,” the Center for Arts and Culture surveyed three national dailies, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, as its contribution to the study: “Reporting the Arts: News Coverage of the Arts and Culture in America.” This major new study by the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia Journalism School focuses on local, regional, and national coverage of the arts, culture, and entertainment. “Reporting the Arts” studied fifteen daily newspapers in ten metropolitan areas during the month of October 1998.

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