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NEA 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts

Big brother is watching, sort of. The National Endowment for the Arts has been tracking national arts audience trends since 1982. This 2008 report measures current participation levels against past studies. Some report findings include:
- 1 in 3 adults attended an art museum or live performance between June 2007 and May 2008
- outdoor performing arts festivals drew 47 million adults
- the number of adults attending arts events, both performance and visual arts, declined from 2002 to 2008
Download the report from the NEA website here. See what else the NEA has been researching.

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