SMU Giving Day begins at midnight on March 11

Help SMU DataArts continue its work tracking the health of the arts and cultural sector, informing policy, funding decisions, and advocacy across the country with a gift of just $10 or more on Wednesday, March 11!

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Photo captures Jen Benoit-Bryan standing against a sunlit concrete wall. Her hair is short and curly, she's wearing a cobalt blue blouse and black suit jacket with red lipstick.

Andy Draper from SMU Meadows School of the Arts interviews Jen Benoit-Bryan to discuss what SMU DataArts does, the kind of research we conduct, how that research is applied to arts communities, and several mentions in the New York Times.

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Image shows two graphs: income composition between earned and contributed revenue re-adjusting to pre-pandemic levels; and contributed revenue by source showing all sources of unrestricted contributed revenue decline compared to 2019.

The picture that emerges is one of ongoing adaptation to pressure: organization’s funding mix has been restored to pre-2020 patterns, but new hurdles have emerged as the overall pie shrinks.

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➡️ Follow us as we continue investigating which organizations were most impacted by these revenue declines.

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