The number of U.S. adults who said they had visited a crafts fair or a visual arts festival in the past year decreased from a peak of 75 million in 1992 to 54 million in 2008. This reflects a decrease in participation from 41% to 25% of the adult population. Any idea what caused the huge rise from 1985 to 1992? Could we make that happen again?
Number of U.S. adults visiting a crafts fair or visual art festival in the past year
The data is from the NEA Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, a great source of information regarding U.S. adult participation in such things as attending concerts and plays, visiting museums, playing a musical instrument, creating a craft, or reading literature.