Whitepapers
In the course of our consulting, the AMS team is called upon to draft longer reports and reflections on the arts and entertainment industry. Here we post a few of those publicly available reports to share with our peers and colleagues.
A Time of Change! A Time for Change?
As we travel across the country to conduct research, assist in planning new endeavors, and help develop policy, we are privileged to visit with arts and community leaders and observe how the sector is responding to change. To be successful, arts leaders require professional expertise, an acute awareness of the markets in which they work, and leadership skills to manage change. This whitepaper explores eight themes, or "areas of change", that we believe affect every arts and culture organization and the way they do business.
Scanning the past and future of the arts
In 2007, Americans for the Arts partnered with AMS to undertake a national scan of arts issues. The process was designed to draw a wide range of perspectives on the future of the arts in America, and to engage the Americans for the Arts membership and constituents in a meaningful conversation about the organization's strategy. Results from our exploration are available in this Executive Summary report.