Understanding Arts Service Organizations in a Changing Arts Ecosystem aims to understand the role, impact, and ongoing evolution of arts service organizations in the United States today.

ASOs play a critical role in nourishing the arts ecosystem and have been doing so for generations. This research focuses specifically on the ways in which arts service manifests within the framework of art as “industry,” and more specifically within the nonprofit industrial complex. As members of this ecosystem, a better understanding of the role ASOs play, their story, typology framework, service roster, support structure and ongoing evolution is necessary. 

Our hope is that this research can serve as a starting point for sectoral organizing and can provide insight into this segment of the field.

National ASO List & Data Tool: Published on May 31, 2024, this tool includes details on 4,860 arts service entities that were operational in the United States and its territories from 2018-2022.

Raw Data: While filtered data can be downloaded directly from the data tool, users can also download the raw data set through a public Google sheet.

Data Play Time & Orientation: Acknowledging the accessibility limitations of the National ASO List & Data Tool, users can sign up to use the tool alongside an ADC Consulting team member who can provide live audio description and/or any guidance for use of the tool.

Phase 1 Data Tool Correction Form: This form allows users to submit data correction requests for an entity that is already included in the National ASO List & Data Tool. 

ASO Research Interest Form: Sign up to be considered for future phases of the research, if your entity is not already included in the National ASO List & Data Tool.

On Friday, May 31, 2024, ADC Consulting and colleagues presented the findings of Phase 1 Background Research through a digital research release event. The event also unpacked the learnings, challenges, and focus areas for the next phase of research— including the release of the National ASO List & Data Tool which acts as an open data resource for the sector.

 

ADC Consulting is a fiscally sponsored project of IndieSpace. The first phase of Understanding Arts Service Organizations in a Changing Arts Ecosystem is made possible with the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. ADC Consulting is a grantee of the Mellon Foundation. The research, its process, and outcomes is not a commissioned project of the foundation and does not represent its views.

 

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