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California Faces Culture Crisis as Studies Show Art Workers Could Leave the State

by Matt Stromberg March 2, 2021March 4, 2021

Last year, 175,000 jobs were lost in the California creative economy, with almost 110,000 of those in LA County.

Matt Johnson, "Movie Money (1.75 Million Dollars in a Gym Bag)" (2018), carved wood with paint, 13 x 21 x 15 in, in 303 Gallery's booth at Frieze New York 2018 (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
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Artists Support Themselves Through Freelance Work and Don’t Find Galleries Especially Helpful, New Study Says

by Benjamin Sutton June 14, 2018June 15, 2018

A study based on a survey of more than 1,000 practicing visual artists sheds light on the economics of making art.

Laure Garcin, "L'Atelier" ("The Studio," 1930), Musée Calvet, Avignon, France (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
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Art by Women Sells for 47.6% Less Than Works by Men, Study Finds

by Benjamin Sutton December 14, 2017

In a study that included analysis of auction data and experiments with thousands of respondents, researchers found that perception of artists’ gender consistently affects how their work is valued.

Elmgreen & Dragset, “Temptation” (2012) (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
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Study Finds Museum Salaries Are Rising Across the Board, Despite Huge Disparities

by Benjamin Sutton July 4, 2017July 3, 2017

While salaries rose by 3% in 2016, museum directors are making about nine times what security guards do, according to the Association of Art Museum Directors.

Edvard Munch, "The Scream" (1910 version, Munch Museum, via Wikimedia Commons) juxtaposed with image of nacreous clouds over Asker, Norway (photo by Mathiasm, via Wikimedia Commons)
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Meteorologists: Munch Was Mad for Mother-of-Pearl Clouds When He Made “The Scream”

by Benjamin Sutton April 28, 2017

In a new study, three scientists claim that Edvard Munch’s iconic image was inspired by nacreous clouds, a rare meteorological phenomenon.

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Looking for a Job in the Arts? Try North Dakota, New Study Suggests

by Benjamin Sutton April 21, 2017

A new report by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the US Department of Commerce tracks the economic impact of the arts nationally and state by state.

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Cultural Organizations Improve Quality of Life in NYC’s Low-Income Neighborhoods, Report Finds

by Seph Rodney April 5, 2017

Among the report’s surprising findings is that the city’s cultural sector is phenomenally informal and extensive, with more than 4,700 nonprofit cultural providers and more than 17,000 for-profit cultural entities.

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Study of 500 Years of Still Lifes Confirms We’ve Long Had an Appetite for Exotic Foods

by Claire Voon July 27, 2016July 28, 2016

The Dutch loved painting lemons; Italians, oranges and pears. Meanwhile, artists from the US and France were the most likely to incorporate the humble cracker into their canvases.

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Study Suggests Creative People Are Kinda Psycho

by Carey Dunne May 3, 2016May 3, 2016

If you can’t get enough of the myth of the mad genius, you’ll love the results of this new study: In the journal Personality and Individual Differences, researchers suggest that creative individuals share more personality traits with psychopaths than their less creative peers do.

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The Art of Narcissists Earns More at Auction, Researchers Claim

by Carey Dunne March 30, 2016April 9, 2016

A new study confirms your suspicions that in the art world, delusional self-regard pays off: researchers found that work by narcissistic artists is likely to sell for more money at auction than work by their humbler counterparts.

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Can a Computer Program Discern the Value of an MFA?

by Carey Dunne March 11, 2016March 10, 2016

To MFA or not to MFA? The debate about the value of an Master of Fine Arts degree rages on in the art and literary worlds.

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Education, Not Wealth or Class, Matters Most When It Comes to Making Art

by Laura C. Mallonee September 17, 2015September 17, 2015

According to findings at the University of Oxford, wealth has absolutely nothing to do with whether people pick up a paintbrush or attend a dance class.

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