This report examines how gaps in data availability, quality, and governance limit transparency, policymaking, and equitable resource allocation in NYC’s culture and arts sector.
We’ve published a short op-ed in Hyperallergic outlining what the next Commissioner for Cultural Affairs must embody.
This session invites cultural leaders, researchers, technologists, policymakers, and funders to rethink data governance in the arts and to consider how collective data infrastructure can transform information into shared power.
This March, the Institute is hosting three stand-alone webinars focused on two essential themes for the culture and arts sector: culture budget and public data.
The Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity series monitors the implementation of the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions within the cultural and creative industries.
On February 9, 2026, the Institute testified before the NYC Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs on affordability in the arts and cultural sector.
The 1980 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist calls upon Member States to improve the professional, social, and economic status of artists by implementing policies and measures related to training, social security, employment, income and tax conditions, mobility, and freedom of expression.
The Culture & Arts Policy Institute has released a new advocacy brief examining New York State’s reliance on federal cultural funding and the risks posed by ongoing federal budget instability.
Our new board members bring valuable perspectives from cultural policy, community advocacy, and systemic innovation, deepening the Institute’s ability to serve the culture and arts ecosystem amid evolving public policy challenges.
Spain’s Cultural Rights Plan (2025–2027) is the country’s most comprehensive effort to place cultural rights at the core of public action.
