National Endowment for the Arts

New National Endowment for the Arts research finds arts attendance is rising, but remains below 2002 levels.

• By Tom Jacobs

The NEA reports an increased interest in poetry—but when we focus too much on numbers, we diminish the experience that makes poetry so vital.

• By Chad Bennett

Production of cultural goods and services took a huge hit with the recession, and has been slow to rebound.

• By Tom Jacobs