What is the best way to teach a craft or art technique? Is it through a person (class), printed text, diagrams and photos, and videos, or the blend of these now found in online classes? The NAMTA Artists & Art Materials … Read More
Category: Artists
Canadian Arts and Culture Participation Data Sources
Go to Hart’s Industry Information page and click on International Data to see a list of links to good data sources regarding Canadian participation, spending, and employment in the arts and cultural activities. Hart put this together as part of the research for … Read More
U.S. Adult Participation in Creative Activities 1992-2008
More than 33 million adults created a painting, drawing, or sculpture or engaged in printmaking in 2008, according to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. Participation in these fine arts grew 14% from … Read More
2012 Artist Survey Drawing Winners
Hart Business Research and NAMTA are pleased to announce the two winners of the Artists & Art Materials 2012 artist survey drawing. Winners received their gift certificates in April 2012, soon after the survey closed. The International Art Materials Association (NAMTA) … Read More
Q&A on Artists & Art Materials Presentation at NAMTA
Several attendees submitted questions about the Artists & Art Materials Study 2012 presentation at the NAMTA show on May 10, 2012. Here are answers from India Hart Wood of Hart Business Research, the author of the study. Do you have … Read More
The Positive Impact of Arts Education on Students
Creating art is not only fun, it is good for your mind and heart. Two major studies, one from the UK and one from the USA, highlight the benefits: UK Cultural Learning Alliance – evidence supporting the importance of art … Read More
Hart and NAMTA Announce 2012 Business Innovation Award Winners
Hart Business Research and the International Art Materials Association (NAMTA) are honored to announce the 2012 finalists and winners of the third annual Art Materials Business Innovation Awards, given May 10, 2012 at the NAMTA show in Orlando, FL. The … Read More
How do I create a great survey for my creative customers?
Local independent art supply and needlearts stores often don’t have the money for a custom professional survey but do have the business skills to make good use of the results. Hart recently put together a Creative Customer Survey Builder tool … Read More
Why the artist drawing rules exclude Québec, why math question
Our current Artist Survey for the Artists & Art Materials Study has some fine print in the drawing rules that respondents are scratching their heads about. The drawing rules note potential winners have to answer a math question and notes Quebec … Read More
Has the number of art students increased?
The number of students receiving degrees in fine art-related subjects has grown by 25% in the past nine years, to about 29,000 students in 2009-10. Enrollment in the much larger category of visual and performing arts grew 31% from 2003-2004 to 2007-2008, to … Read More